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Data Element Detail

Facility-facility code
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040006 v2
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
06-Mar-2015		Current
16-Sep-2015
Standard
Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health
01-Jul-2014
A numeric code which uniquely identifies a facility.
Facility code
Hospital number; Extended source code (HBCIS)
Representational Attributes
Numeric Character
Identification Number
N(5)
5
5
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

A valid facility code from the Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) Facility data set maintained by Statistical Standards and Strategies, Statistical Services Branch (SSB).
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

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Collection and Usage Attributes
All facility codes are numeric with leading zeroes (e.g. "00123").

Exchange of data across information systems should always be based on the numeric facility code.
PREMs and PROMs Data Set-Definitions - Payload:
Must not be null.
Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) Facility data set:
CRDS is the state wide authoritative source of medical facility information: refer to Enterprise Information Architecture Implementation Standard.

Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC):
Transmit as a fixed length 5 character field, right justified and left filled with zeroes.
The following supplementary codes are used in QHAPDC:
00880 Australian Capital Territory
00810 New South Wales
00870 Northern Territory
00890 Overseas
00840 South Australia
00860 Tasmania
00820 Victoria
00850 Western Australia

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
The following birth centre facility codes are used in QPDC:
00988 Gold Coast University Hospital birthing centre
00995 Mackay Base Hospital birthing centre
00994 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital birthing centre
00989 The Townsville Hospital birth centre
00990 Toowoomba Hospital birth centre

The following supplementary facility codes are used in QPDC:
00987 Free births
00993 Planned Parenthood of Australia
00998 Home births
00999 Unknown hospital for QPDC

Note that birth centres have separate facility codes to the hospitals to which they are attached. Babies born before arrival (BBAs) are allocated the facility code of the hospital where the perinatal data form is completed. Use this item in conjunction with QHDD data element "Actual place of birth" QHLTH 040752 vers 2 to exclude BBAs.

Queensland Cancer Registry (QCR):
The following supplementary facility code is used by the QCR:
00000 QCR - non-hospital deaths from Registrar General

Birth Notification File Data Supply Requirement (DSR):
The hospital or birthing centre where the baby was born.

PREMs and PROMs Data Set-Definitions - Payload:
Referred to as Department level 2 code in the PREMs and PROMs data set - definitions.
The facility code maps to a Questionnaire Manager Department level 2 concept represented by a code.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementFacility identifierQH 040006 Version 1Superseded
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementAdmitted patient hospital stay-facility baby transferred toQH 042489 Version 1Draft
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementAdmitted patient hospital stay-facility mother transferred toQH 042488 Version 1Draft
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementBirth event-place of delivery, codeQH 042520 Version 1Draft
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementContracted hospital care service-contract provider identifierQH 040129 Version 2Current
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementContracted hospital care service-contract purchaser facility identifierQH 042447 Version 1Current
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementContracted hospital care service-type 1 contract purchaser identifierQH 041711 Version 1Superseded
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementContracted hospital care service-type 2, 3, 4 or 5 contract purchaser identifierQH 041712 Version 1Superseded
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient service event-provider establishment identifierQH 041973 Version 2Current
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient service event-provider establishment identifierQH 041973 Version 1Superseded
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient service event-purchaser establishment identifierQH 041974 Version 2Current
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient service event-purchaser establishment identifierQH 041974 Version 1Superseded
Is equivalent toData ElementData ElementTelehealth session-provider facility codeQH 041567 Version 2Current
Is equivalent toData ElementDerived Data ElementContracted hospital care service-type 1 contract purchaser identifierQH 041711 Version 5Draft
Is equivalent toData ElementDerived Data ElementContracted hospital care service-type 1 contract purchaser identifierQH 041711 Version 4Current
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth NotificationsQH 020225 Version 2ConditionalCurrent01-Jul-2019
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth NotificationsQH 020225 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementOtherBirth Notifications File Data Supply Requirement (DSR)QH 020361 Version 1ConditionalCurrent01-Jul-2016
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth RegistrationsQH 020226 Version 2MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-2019
Information AssetData RepositoryBirth RegistrationsQH 020226 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementOtherBirth Registrations File Data Supply Requirement (DSR)QH 020360 Version 1MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-2016
Information AssetData CollectionCorporate Reference Data System (CRDS) - Facility Data SetQH 020271 Version 2MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-2019
Information AssetData CollectionCorporate Reference Data System (CRDS) - Facility Data SetQH 020271 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201430-Jun-2019
Information AssetData RepositoryDeath RegistrationsQH 020227 Version 2MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-2019
Information AssetData RepositoryDeath RegistrationsQH 020227 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementOtherDeath Registrations Data Supply Requirement (DSR)QH 020359 Version 1MandatoryDraft01-Jul-2016
Information AssetData CollectionElective Surgery Data Collection (ESDC)QH 020110 Version 3MandatoryDraft01-Jul-2021
Information AssetData CollectionElective Surgery Data Collection (ESDC)QH 020110 Version 2MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201930-Jun-2021
Information AssetData CollectionElective Surgery Data Collection (ESDC)QH 020110 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201430-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementElective Surgery Waiting List Census Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018QH 020304 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201730-Jun-2018
Source and Reference Attributes
Birthing centre; CRDI; CRDI EDC; CRDI NHCDC; CRDI QHAPDC; CRDI QHNAPDC; CRDI QPDC; Establishment; Facility; Facility ID; Hospital;