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Data Element Detail

Episode of admitted patient care-consent indicator, Department of Veterans' Affairs
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 042444 v2
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
14-Mar-2019		Current
16-Jul-2019
Standard
Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health
01-Jul-2018
Indicates whether or not the patient consents to the release of their personal, admission, and health details related to their admitted patient episode to the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA).
Admitted patient care
Consent indicator, Department of Veterans' Affairs
Representational Attributes
Alphabetic
Code
A
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
NNo
UUnable to obtain
YYes
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
In some instances, Queensland Health may be required to release patient details to a funding agency for billing and debt collection purposes. For example, a patient who indicates they hold a DVA card and are entitled to and choose to have DVA fund their hospital treatment, may have their details released to this agency to facilitate payment of their expenses.

Current legislation prevents Queensland Health releasing a patient's details without their specific consent. A patient admitted to a public hospital is required to complete or have completed a Patient Election Form (PEF) to:
- indicate their election to be treated as a 'public' or 'private' patient; and
- identify the funding source for the admission.

On signing the PEF, the patient consents to the release of information in relation to billing and debt recovery to an appropriate funding agency.

This consent applies to all episodes of care within a specific hospital stay, unless otherwise indicated by the patient.

Note: Health details refers to data items only and does not include; documents, or copies of documents, or the patient's medical record.

Information that may be released under this consent could include:

Personal details:
- Name
- Address
- Date of Birth

Admission details:
- Admission date
- Separation/discharge date
- Episode type

Health details:
- Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)
- Nature of injury

For a multiple admission PEF, the status of each consent data item will apply to all episodes of care within the time frame of the PEF (default 6 months from the date the PEF was signed).

Should a patient wish to change the status of consent, they will need to complete a new PEF.

Note: 'U' is only used where the patient can not physically or legally provide the consent.
Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC):
Must not be null.
Must be Y, N or U.
The Patient Election Form (PEF) must be completed by a patient on admission, unless they have an existing multiple admission PEF that is current.

If the patient wishes to change the status of any or all of their consents, a new PEF is required.

In some instances the patient will be unable to complete a PEF (for example, they are unconscious or in a critical condition on arrival). If the patient is unable to complete a PEF on admission, please follow your facility's procedure for collecting information after admission.

Note that the Unable to obtain code U is not to be used for any reason other than the person cannot physically or legally provide their consent.
Current legislation does not permit release of a patient's details without the patient's specific consent to release the details for a specific purpose.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementEpisode of admitted patient care-consent indicator, Department of Veterans' AffairsQH 042444 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptEpisode of admitted patient careQH 041604 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-201830-Jun-2019
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
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2022-2023QH 0140697 Version 1ConditionalCurrent01-Jul-202230-Jun-2023
Source and Reference Attributes
Consent flag; DVA; Department of Veterans' Affairs;