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Data Element Detail

Planned length of stay
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040090 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
15-Jan-1998
Standard
01-Jul-1997
The planned length of stay of a patient awaiting elective admission, as estimated by the clinician responsible for placing them on the waiting list.
Elective admission/Waiting list
Planned length of stay
Estimated stay (HBCIS); Planned LOS (HBCIS)
Representational Attributes
Integer
Quantitative Value
[N(2)]N
1
3
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

Positive integers in range 0 - 999
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
A planned same-day admission is recorded as zero days.

The value is estimated by the responsible clinician at the time the patient is placed on the waiting list. It is the expected or intended length of stay required when the patient will be admitted to receive the treatment for which they were placed on the waiting list.

The value of this data item may change whilst the patient is listed on the waiting list.
Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC):
Must not be null with admitted patient elective surgery admission records.
Must be transmitted as a 3 character string, right adjusted and zero filled from the left.
This is the intended length of stay of a patient awaiting an elective admission as estimated by the responsible clinician when placed on the list.

Hospital Based Corporate Information System (HBCIS):
A planned same day admission is recorded as a planned length of stay of zero days. For HBCIS Hospitals, value 'D' is used to denote zero days or 'Day cases'. Values of 'D' are converted to zero during HQI extraction.

Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC):
Between 1/7/97 and 30/6/98, QHAPDC received only the last recorded value of this data item.

Between 1/7/1998 and 1/7/2001 all values, both the initial and any changed values are received by QHAPDC. The initial value of this item is supplied to QHAPDC linked to the data item "Listing Date on waiting list". If there are subsequent change/s to this item, the new value/s are submitted linked to the data item "Date of change of waiting list details".

From 1/7/2001, QHAPDC receives the value collected at the time the patient was placed on the waiting list.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementDate of change of waiting list detailsQH 040358 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementWaiting list entry numberQH 040088 Version 1Current
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptElective surgery waiting list episodeQH 041716 Version 1Current
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 2ConditionalCurrent01-Jul-2019
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)QH 020001 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-199730-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017QH 020315 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2017
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018QH 020501 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201730-Jun-2018
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2018-2019QH 020503 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201830-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2019-2020QH 020581 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201930-Jun-2020
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2020-2021QH 020692 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-202030-Jun-2021
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2021-2022QH 020780 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-202130-Jun-2022
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2022-2023QH 0139401 Version 1ConditionalCurrent01-Jul-202230-Jun-2023
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017QH 020314 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2018
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018QH 020329 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201730-Jun-2018
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2018-2019QH 020504 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201830-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2019-2020QH 020582 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201930-Jun-2020
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2020-2021QH 020693 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-202030-Jun-2021
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2021-2022QH 020781 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-202130-Jun-2022
Source and Reference Attributes
Length of stay; Planned days in hospital; Planned length of stay;