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Contract hospital-contract type
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040807 v2
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
29-May-2012		Current
02-Nov-2012		Superseded
03-Aug-2014
Standard
01-Jul-2012
30-Jun-2014
The type of contract arrangement between the contractor and the contracted hospital. Contract types are distinguished by the physical movement of the patient between the contracting (where applicable) and contracted hospitals.
Admitted patient care and public hospital establishments.
Hospital contract type
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1B
2ABA
3AB
4(A)B
5BA
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
The contracting hospital (purchaser) is termed Hospital A.
The contracted hospital (provider) is termed Hospital B.

CODE 1 Contract Type B
A health authority/other external purchaser contracts hospital B for admitted service which is funded outside the standard funding arrangements.

CODE 2 Contract Type ABA
Patient admitted by Hospital A. Hospital A contracts Hospital B for admitted or non-admitted patient service.
Patient returns to Hospital A on completion of service by Hospital B.

For example, a patient has a hip replacement at Hospital A, then receives aftercare at Hospital B, under contract to Hospital A. Complications arise and the patient returns to Hospital A for the remainder of care.

CODE 3 Contract Type AB
Patient admitted by Hospital A. Hospital A contracts Hospital B for admitted or non-admitted patient service.
Patient does not return to Hospital A on completion of service by Hospital B.

For example, a patient has a hip replacement at Hospital A and then receives aftercare at Hospital B, under contract to Hospital A. Patient is separated from Hospital B.

CODE 4 Contract Type (A)B
This contract type occurs where a Hospital A contracts Hospital B for the whole episode of care. The patient does not attend Hospital A.

For example, a patient is admitted for endoscopy at Hospital B under contract to Hospital A.

CODE 5 Contract Type BA
Hospital A contracts Hospital B for an admitted patient service following which the patient moves to Hospital A for remainder of care.

For example, a patient is admitted to Hospital B for a gastric resection procedure under contract to Hospital A and Hospital A provides aftercare.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementContract typeQH 040807 Version 1Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementContracted hospital care service-contract typeQH 040807 Version 3Current
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementContract hospital-contract roleQH 040806 Version 2Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementContracted hospital care-other hospital identifierQH 041601 Version 1Superseded
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 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201230-Jun-2014
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR Hospital-contract type, code N, identifier 270475, Health, Standard 01/03/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/270475/meteorItemView/long
Contract care; Contract service; Contracted hospital; Contracting hospital;