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Data Element Detail

Number of leave days (admitted patient)
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040984 v1
Data Element
Derived Data Element
Current
01-Mar-2005		Superseded
03-Aug-2014
Standard
01-Jul-1996
30-Jun-2014
Sum of the length of leave (date returned from leave minus date went on leave) for all periods within the hospital stay.
Number of admitted patient leave days
Episode of admitted patient care
Representational Attributes
Integer
Quantitative Value
[N(2)]N
1
3
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

-
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
A day is measured from midnight to midnight.

The following rules apply in the calculation of leave days for both overnight and same-day patients:
- The day the patient goes on leave is counted as a leave day.
- The day the patient is on leave is counted as a leave day.
- The day the patient returns from leave is counted as a patient day.
- If the patient is admitted and goes on leave on the same day, this is counted as a patient day, not a leave day.
- If the patient returns from leave and then goes on leave again on the same day, this is counted as a leave day.
- If the patient returns from leave and is separated on the same day, the day should not be counted as either a patient day or a leave day.
Recording of leave days allows for exclusion of these from the calculation of patient days. This is important for analysis of costs per patient and for planning. The maximum limit allowed for leave affects admission and separation rates, particularly for long-stay patients who may have several leave periods.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementDerived Data ElementEpisode of admitted patient care-number of leave daysQH 040984 Version 2Superseded
Is derived fromData ElementData ElementDate of starting leaveQH 040121 Version 1Superseded
Is derived fromData ElementData ElementDate returned from leaveQH 040124 Version 1Superseded
Is used in the derivation ofData ElementDerived Data ElementEpisode of admitted patient care-diagnosis related group (AR-DRG v7.0)QH 041587 Version 7Superseded
Is used in the derivation ofData ElementDerived Data ElementEpisode of admitted patient care-major diagnostic category (AR-DRG v7.0)QH 041588 Version 7Superseded
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)QH 020001 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-199630-Jun-2014
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Episode of admitted patient care-number of leave days, total N[NN], identifier 270251, Health standard 01/03/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/270251/meteorItemView/long
Leave; Number of;