Urgency related group version 1.2
Classification Scheme Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Classification Scheme |
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Synonymous names: | URG |
METEOR identifier: | 447793 |
Registration status: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 30/10/2012 |
Definition: | A classification for the reasons for patient attendance at an emergency department and the complexity of cases that an emergency department treats. |
Classification structure: | Episodes of care are grouped initially on the basis of episode end status (also known as disposition):
Within the disposition categories of admitted and non-admitted, episodes are grouped further based on the urgency of a patient's need for care (as reported by triage category) and the patient's diagnosis. For example:
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Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority 2012. Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Sydney. Viewed 2 October 2012, http://www.ihpa.gov.au/internet/ihpa/publishing.nsf/Content/ABF-Price-Model-Reference-Classifications-for-2012-13 |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Urgency Related Group classification (version 1.3) Health, Standard 07/02/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 |
Value Domains based on this classification scheme: | Urgency related group code [X]N[N] Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 31/10/2012 Urgency related group (v1.2) code [X]N[N] Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 31/10/2012 |