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Clinical ward specialty-standard ward code

Identifying and Definitional Attributes

Identifier & Version

QH 040608 v7

Metadata Item Type

Data Element

Data Element Type

Data Element

Approval Status

Draft
12-May-2021

Current
31-Jan-2023

Superseded
26-Mar-2023

Approval Type

Standard

Approving Authority

Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health

Effective From

01-Jul-2021

Effective To

26-Mar-2023

Definition

Denotes clinical specialisation of a discrete area, as represented by a code.

Context

Admitted patient care

Short Name

Standard ward code (QHAPDC)

Name in Other Contexts

Representational Attributes

Datatype

Character

Representation Class

Code

Format

A(3)X

Minimum Character Length

Maximum Character Length

For more codes contact Statistical Standards and Strategies, Statistical Services Branch (SSB).

Permissible Values

Permissible_values

Code	Description
CCU4	Coronary Care Unit Level 4
CCU5	Coronary Care Unit Level 5
CCU6	Coronary Care Unit Level 6
CHEM	Chemotherapy
CIC4	Children's Intensive Care Service Level 4
CIC5	Children's Intensive Care Service Level 5
CIC6	Children's Intensive Care Service Level 6
DIAL	Renal Dialysis
EDSS	Emergency Department Short Stay Unit
EMER	Emergency
HOME	Hospital in the home
ICU4	Intensive Care Unit Level 4
ICU5	Intensive Care Unit Level 5
ICU6	Intensive Care Unit Level 6
MATY	Maternity
MENA	Specialised Mental Health Acute Psychiatric
MENC	Specialised Mental Health Acute Crisis Care
MENN	Specialised Mental Health Non-Acute Psychiatric
MENR	Specialised Mental Health Residential
MIXC	Mixed Ward - Critical Care
MIXG	Mixed Ward - Non-Critical Care
NSV4	Neonatal Service Level 4
NSV5	Neonatal Service Level 5
NSV6	Neonatal Service Level 6
OBSV	Observation
PAED	Paediatric
SNAP	Sub and Non-Acute Patient
STKU	Stroke Unit
TRNL	Transit Lounge
VCAR	Virtual Care

Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

Collection and Usage Attributes

Guide for Use

CCU4 Coronary Care Unit Level 4
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Cardiac services module, section 1 Cardiac (Coronary) Care Unit Services (Levels 4 to 6).

CCU5 Coronary Care Unit Level 5
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Cardiac services module, section 1 Cardiac (Coronary) Care Unit Services (Levels 4 to 6).

CCU6 Coronary Care Unit Level 6
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Cardiac services module, section 1 Cardiac (Coronary) Care Unit Services (Levels 4 to 6).

CHEM Chemotherapy
A discrete area assigned for chemotherapy treatment.

CIC4 Children's Intensive Care Service Level 4
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Intensive care services - children's module.

CIC5 Children's Intensive Care Service Level 5
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Intensive care services - children's module.

CIC6 Children's Intensive Care Service Level 6
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Intensive care services - children's module.

DIAL Renal Dialysis
A discrete area assigned for renal dialysis treatment.

EDSS Emergency Department Short Stay Unit
As per clause C48 of the National Health Reform Agreement-National Partnership Agreement on Improving Public Hospital Services (NPA IPHS), as follows:
a) Designated and designed for the short term treatment, observation, assessment and reassessment of patients initially triaged and assessed in the emergency department (ED);
b) Have specific admission and discharge criteria and policies;
c) Designed for short term stays no longer than 24 hours;
d) Physically separated from the ED acute assessment area;
e) Have a static number of beds with oxygen, suction, patient ablution facilities; and
f) Not a temporary ED overflow area nor used to keep patients solely awaiting an inpatient bed nor awaiting treatment in the ED.

EMER Emergency
Emergency Department (excludes Observation Ward and Emergency Department Short Stay Unit).

HOME Hospital in the home
Credentialed services funded and/or provided to admitted patients in their home environment.

ICU4 Intensive Care Unit Level 4
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Intensive care services.

ICU5 Intensive Care Unit Level 5
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Intensive care services.

ICU6 Intensive Care Unit Level 6
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Intensive care services.

MATY Maternity
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Maternity services.

MENA Specialised Mental Health Acute Psychiatric
A ward that has been assigned to a Specialised Mental Health Psychiatric Unit for the provision of acute psychiatric care.

MENC Specialised Mental Health Acute Crisis Care
A ward that has been assigned to a Specialised Mental Health Psychiatric Unit for the provision of acute crisis care.

MENN Specialised Mental Health Non-Acute Psychiatric
A ward that has been assigned to a Specialised Mental Health Psychiatric Unit for the provision of non-acute psychiatric care.

MENR Specialised Mental Health Residential
A ward that has been assigned to a Specialised Mental Health Residential Unit for the provision of residential psychiatric care.

MIXC Mixed Ward - Critical Care
Hospitals that have wards with mixed critical care specialisation/s should use a standard ward code of MIXC. This will highlight that the ward has a Critical Service capability of a mixed nature. Example: ICU/CCU ward.

MIXG Mixed Ward - Non-Critical Care
Hospitals that have wards with mixed specialisation/s of a non-critical care nature should use a standard ward code of MIXG.
Examples: maternity/gynaecology ward, chemotherapy/surgical ward, medical/general acute.

NSV4 Neonatal Service Level 4
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Neonatal services.

NSV5 Neonatal Service Level 5
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Neonatal services.

NSV6 Neonatal Service Level 6
As per Queensland Health Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) version 3.2, Neonatal services.

OBSV Observation
A designated observation ward within an Emergency Department as defined by the ED Clinical Networks.

PAED Paediatric
A ward that has been assigned for the treatment of children's services, not including children's intensive care services.

SNAP Sub and Non-Acute Patient
A ward that has been assigned to a designated SNAP Unit.

STKU Stroke Unit
A designated stroke unit which has been assessed and approved by the Stroke Clinical Network.

TRNL Transit Lounge
A dedicated area used as an interim waiting area for overflow patients from the Emergency Department, or admitted patients waiting discharge, bed allocation on admission, or an outpatient appointment. The transit lounge is suitable for patients awaiting transport home or to another facility, awaiting for discharge medications and/or letters, awaiting minor procedures before discharge, awaiting final dose of IV antibiotics and post removal of epidural catheter (4 hour observation period).

VCAR Virtual Care
Services provided to admitted patients in their home environment under a virtual care model. Virtual care is real-time virtual exchange of images and information to provide care (source: Digital Metro North – Virtual Care).

New

Verification Rules

Collection Methods

Hospital Based Corporate Information System (HBCIS) only:
General Wards that do not have any specialisation use a 'NORM' standard ward code.

Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC):
'NORM' standard ward code is supplied as a null value.

Comments

The purpose of this data element is to inform patient safety initiatives and resource allocation.

Standard Ward code MENC has been set up to identify the Crisis Stabilisation Facility established within an existing mental health ward located at the Robina Hospital, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.

Standard ward code VCAR has been added to specifically identify admitted patient care provided under a virtual care model. Whilst not limited to, its primary inclusion is for mapping of local ward code VCOV virtual care established for services provided to COVID positive patients.
Note: HBCIS local ward codes HCOV and HOMECO should not be mapped to the standard ward code VCAR and should be mapped to the standard ward code HOME, as these services to COVID positive patients are provided in a standard Hospital in the home (HITH) environment in accordance with the Queensland HITH Guideline.
This standard ward code has been implemented in HBCIS from 01 July 2023.

Relational Attributes

Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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View	Relationship	Metadata Item Type	Metadata Item Subtype	Name	Identifier & Version	Approval Status
	Supersedes	Data Element	Data Element	Clinical ward specialty-standard ward code	QH 040608 Version 6	Superseded
	Is mappable from	Data Element	Data Element	Admission ward code	QH 040169 Version 1	Current

Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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Metadata Item Type	Metadata Item Subtype	Name	Identifer & Version	Obligation	Approval Status	Effective From	Effective To
Information Asset	Data Collection	Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)	QH 020001 Version 2	Conditional	Current	01-Jul-2021	26-Mar-2023
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2021-2022	QH 020780 Version 1	Conditional	Superseded	01-Jul-2021	30-Jun-2022
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2022-2023	QH 0139401 Version 1	Conditional	Current	01-Jul-2022	26-Mar-2023
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2021-2022	QH 020781 Version 1	Conditional	Superseded	01-Jul-2021	30-Jun-2022
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2022-2023	QH 0140697 Version 1	Conditional	Current	01-Jul-2022	26-Mar-2023

Data Quality Declaration

Source and Reference Attributes

Source Organisation

Department of Health

Source Document

Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) for Public and Licensed Private Health Facilities version 3.2; Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC);
INTERNAL QH LINK NOT AVAILABLE

Keywords

CRDI; CRDI QHAPDC; Specialty; Standard; Ward;