Emergency service stay—type of visit to emergency service, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Type of visit to emergency service |
METEOR identifier: | 684960 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 |
Definition: | The reason a patient presents to an emergency service, as represented by a code. |
Context: | Emergency service care. |
Data Element Concept: | Emergency service stay—type of visit to emergency service |
Value Domain: | Emergency service visit type code N |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 1 Emergency presentation This code includes attendance at the emergency service for an actual or suspected condition which is sufficiently serious to require acute unscheduled care. CODE 2 Return visit, planned This code includes a planned return to the emergency service as a result of a previous emergency service presentation (Code 1) or return visit (Code 2). The return visit may be for planned follow-up treatment, as a consequence of test results becoming available indicating the need for further treatment, or as a result of a care plan initiated at discharge. Exclusion: Where a visit follows general advice to return if feeling unwell, this should not be recorded as a planned visit. CODE 3 Pre-arranged admission This code includes presentation by a patient at the emergency service for either clerical, nursing or medical processes to be undertaken, and admission has been pre-arranged by the referring medical officer and a bed allocated. CODE 4 Patient in transit This code includes where the emergency service is responsible for care and treatment of a patient awaiting transport to another facility. CODE 5 Dead on arrival This code should only be used for patients who are dead on arrival and an emergency service clinician certifies the death of the patient. This includes where the clinician certifies the death outside the emergency service (e.g. in an ambulance outside the emergency service). Exclusion: Where resuscitation of the patient is attempted, this should be recorded as an emergency presentation (Code 1). Note: Where Code 5 is recorded for a patient, an Episode end status Code 7 (Dead on arrival) should also be recorded. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Comments: | Required for analysis of emergency services. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Institution Based Ambulatory Model Reference Group |
Origin: | National Health Data Committee |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Emergency service stay—type of visit to emergency service, code N Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Has been superseded by Emergency service stay—type of visit to emergency service, code N Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 See also Emergency department stay—type of visit to emergency department, code N Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 See also Emergency service stay—episode end status, code N Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Activity based funding: Emergency service care NBEDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 |