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Data Element Detail

Outpatient clinic service request-source of request
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040938 v2
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
19-May-2011		Current
25-Jun-2011		Superseded
30-Jun-2014
Standard
01-Jul-2010
30-Jun-2014
The type of organisation or person that requests a service by an outpatient clinic for a patient.
Hospital outpatient clinic services excluding community mental health care (which includes hospital-based mental health ambulatory services).
Source of request (ODC)
Representational Attributes
Numeric Character
Code
N(2)
2
2
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
21Qld Health - this hospital - Emergency Dept
22Qld Health - this hospital - Outpatient Clinic
23Qld Health - this hospital - Unit/Ward
24Qld Health - this hospital - Private Practice Clinic
28Qld Health - this hospital - Other
31Qld Health - other hospital
41Qld Health - Community Health Service
48Qld Health - Other
51Other Government Service Provider - Correctional Facility
52Other Government Service Provider - Community Health Facility
53Other Government Service Provider - Department of Communities (Child Safety Services)
58Other Government Service Provider - Other
61Non-Government Service Provider - General Practice
62Non-Government Service Provider - Private Hospital Facility
63Non-Government Service Provider - Private Medical Specialist/Consulting Rooms/Agency
64Non-Government Service Provider - Family Support Alliance
65Non-Government Service Provider - Intensive Family Support Service
68Non-Government Service Provider - Other
70Health care client - Self
98Other
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
99Not stated/inadequately described
Collection and Usage Attributes
CODE 21 Qld Health - this hospital - Emergency Dept
A request for service by the Emergency Department of the same hospital as the Outpatient Clinic.

CODE 22 Qld Health - this hospital - Outpatient Clinic
A request for service by one Outpatient clinic to another Outpatient clinic of the same hospital (eg: from a diabetes clinic to a vascular clinic).

CODE 23 Qld Health - this hospital - Unit/Ward
A request for service by a Unit/Ward of the same hospital as the Outpatient Clinic. The patient can either be (a) a current inpatient in a Unit/Ward or (b) may have been recently discharged from their admitted episode of care in a Unit/Ward.

CODE 24 Qld Health - this hospital - Private Practice Clinic
A request for service by the Private Practice Clinic of the same hospital as the Outpatient Clinic.

CODE 28 Qld Health - this hospital - Other
A request for service by Queensland Health - this hospital not previously described in Codes: 21, 22, 23 and 24.

CODE 31 Qld Health - other hospital
A request for service from one Queensland Health Hospital to another Queensland Health Hospital. Service requests transferred from one Queensland Health Hospital waiting list to another Queensland Health Hospital waiting list should also be allocated this code.

CODE 41 Qld Health - Community Health Service
A request for service by a Community Health Service of Queensland Health.

CODE 48 Qld Health - Other
A request for service to an outpatient clinic by Queensland Health (excludes Community Health Service) e.g. ATODS, Aged Care, etc.

CODE 51 Other Government Service Provider - Correctional Facility
A request for service from facilities managed by the Department of Correctional Services.

CODE 52 Other Government Service Provider - Community Health Facility
A request for service by Other Government Community Health Facilities (non-Queensland Health).

CODE 53 Other Government Service Provider - Department of Communities (Child Safety Services)
A request for service from the Department of Communities (Child Safety Services).

CODE 58 Other Government Service Provider - Other
A request for service by Other Government Service Provider (excludes Correctional or Community Health).

CODE 61 Non-Government Service Provider - General Practice
A request for service by a General Practice/Practitioner (Non-Government).

CODE 62 Non-Government Service Provider - Private Hospital Facility
A request for service by a Private Hospital Facility (Non-Government).

CODE 63 Non-Government Service Provider - Private Medical Specialist/Consulting Rooms/Agency
A request for service by a Private Medical Specialist/Consulting Rooms/Agency (non-Queensland Health).

CODE 64 Non-Government Service Provider - Family Support Alliance
A request for service from the Family Support Alliance.

CODE 65 Non-Government Service Provider - Intensive Family Support Service
A request for service from the Intensive Family Support Service.

CODE 68 Non-Government Service Provider - Other
A request for service by a Non-Government Service Provider (excludes General Practice, Private Hospital Facility or Private Medical Specialist/Consulting Rooms/Agency).

CODE 70 Health care client - Self
A request for service by patients themselves (e.g. self referral).

CODE 98 Other
A request for service by an organisation or person not previously described.

CODE 99 Not stated/inadequately described
A request for service by an organisation or person not stated or inadequately described.
Must be a valid code.
Outpatient scheduling systems contain a mandatory field to collect this data element.
This data element provides an indication of the patient flow through the system for strategic planning and policy direction.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient care (outpatient)-source of referralQH 040938 Version 1Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient service event-source of requestQH 041948 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementOutpatient clinic service request-clinical urgency categoryQH 040936 Version 2Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementOutpatient clinic written referral-issue dateQH 040928 Version 2Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptNot ready for careQH 040377 Version 2Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptOutpatient clinicQH 041541 Version 1Current
Relates toData ElementDerived Data ElementOutpatient clinic service request-waiting time to initial attendanceQH 040937 Version 2Superseded
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

No Metadata Items
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Non-admitted patient service request-service request source, code N.N, Identifier 400747, Health standard 06/10/2010 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/400747/meteorItemView/long
Outpatient clinic; Referral source; Request source; Service request; Source of referral;