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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 041944 v4
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
09-Nov-2017
Current
30-Jan-2018
Superseded
16-Jul-2018
Standard
Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health
01-Jul-2017
30-Jun-2018
The method of communication between a non-admitted patient and a healthcare provider during a service event.
Non-admitted patient care
Service delivery mode (QHNAPDC)
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1In person
2Telephone
4Electronic mail
5Postal/courier service
6Telehealth - provider
7Telehealth - recipient
8Other
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
The Non-admitted patient (NAP) data set is intended to capture instances of healthcare provision from the point of view of the patient. This may be for assessment, examination, consultation, treatment and/or education.

One service event is recorded for each interaction, regardless of the number of healthcare providers present.

Events broken in time:
The period of interaction can be broken but still regarded as one service event if it was intended to be unbroken in time. This covers those circumstances in which treatment during a service event is temporarily interrupted for unexpected reasons, for example, a healthcare provider is called to assess another patient who requires more urgent care. Where a healthcare provider is unable to complete the interaction, it is considered to be a service event only if the definition of service event is met.

Setting:
Service events can occur in an outpatient clinic or other setting.

Mode:
Service events delivered via Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (including but not limited to telephone and where the patient is participating via a video link) are included if:
- they are a substitute for a face-to-face service event, and
- the definition of a service event is met.

Accompanied patients:
If a patient is accompanied by a carer/relative, or the carer/relative acts on behalf of the patient with or without the patient present (e.g. the mother of a two-year-old patient, or the carer for an incapacitated patient), only the patient's service event is recorded unless the carer/relative interaction meets the definition of a service event.

Note: carer refers to an informal carer only.

Service events delivered in groups:
Care provided to two or more patients by the same service provider(s) at the same time can also be referred to as a group session.

One service event is recorded for each patient who attends a group session regardless of the number of healthcare providers present, where the definition of a service event is met.

Service requests:
A service event is the result of a service request (including formal referral and self-referral or attendance at a walk-in clinic).

Activities which do not meet the definition of a service event include:
- Work-related services provided in clinics for staff.
- Non-attendances for a booked outpatient or booked outpatient services that did not go ahead.

Code 1 In person
The healthcare provider delivers the service in the physical presence of the patient (i.e. in the same room).

Code 2 Telephone
The healthcare provider delivers the service using a telephone. This includes teleconference.

Code 4 Electronic mail
The healthcare provider delivers the service via electronic mail.

Code 5 Postal/courier service
The healthcare provider delivers the service via postal (including courier) services.

Code 6 Telehealth - provider
The healthcare provider delivers the service via videoconference. Telehealth - provider should be recorded by the establishment that is delivering the service to a patient that is located at another establishment (either on or off the campus of that establishment).

Code 7 Telehealth - recipient
The healthcare service is received by videoconference. Telehealth - recipient should be recorded by the establishment that is receiving the service by a healthcare provider that is located at another establishment (either on or off the campus of that establishment).

Code 8 Other
The healthcare provider delivers the service via a method of communication not listed above.
Must not be blank.
The mode is from the point of view of the patient in relation to the healthcare provider who records the service event in the patient's medical record.

This data element is mapped to the Non-admitted patient service event-service delivery mode (NHDD) data element as follows:
Code 1 In person maps to code 1 In person
Code 2 Telephone maps to code 2 Telephone
Code 4 Electronic mail maps to code 4 Electronic mail
Code 5 Postal/courier service maps to code 5 Postal/courier service
Code 6 Telehealth - provider maps to code 3 Videoconference
Code 7 Telehealth - recipient maps to code 3 Videoconference
Code 8 Other maps to code 8 Other
Non-admitted care provides a consistent framework for counting non-admitted patient service events for costing and funding purposes.
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 service event-service delivery mode (QHNAPDC)QH 041944 Version 3Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient service event-service delivery mode (QHNAPDC)QH 041944 Version 5Superseded
Is mappable fromData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient service event-service delivery mode (HBCIS)QH 041971 Version 3Superseded
Is mappable fromData ElementData ElementService delivery modeQH 040780 Version 2Current
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient service event-service delivery settingQH 041943 Version 3Superseded
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementTelehealth participating site-telehealth participation role typeQH 041097 Version 3Current
Is used in the derivation ofData ElementDerived Data ElementNon-admitted patient service event-service delivery modeQH 041972 Version 2Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptNon-admitted patient service eventQH 041679 Version 2Current
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Health Non-Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHNAPDC)QH 020262 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201730-Jun-2018
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Non-admitted patient service event-service delivery mode, code N, Identifier 652467, Health standard 05/10/2016 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/652467/meteorItemView/long