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Data Element Detail

Acute care episode for admitted patients
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040379 v1
Data Element
Data Element Concept
Current
01-Jul-1995		Superseded
28-Feb-2005
Standard
01-Jul-1995
28-Feb-2005
An episode of acute care for an admitted patient is one in which the principal clinical intent is to do one or more of the following:
- manage labour (obstetric);
- cure illness or provide definitive treatment of injury;
- perform surgery;
- relieve symptoms of illness or injury (excluding palliative care);
- reduce severity of illness or injury;
- protect against exacerbation and/or complication of an illness and/or injury which could threaten life or normal functions;
- perform diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Institutional health care
Representational Attributes
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

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Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

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Collection and Usage Attributes
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementData Element ConceptEpisode of acute careQH 040379 Version 2Current
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 1Superseded01-Jul-200030-Jun-2005
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
NHDD data element concept: Acute care episode for admitted patients, Knowledgebase ID 000004 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/item.phtml?itemId=273070&nodeId=file420ae5dbc5db6&fn=Acute%20care%20episode%20for%20admitted%20patients,%20version%201,%20DEC,%20NHDD,%20NHIMG,%20Superseded%2001/03/2005.pdf
Acute episode;