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Data Element Detail

Episode of admitted patient care-clinical assessment only indicator
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 041660 v3
Data Element
Derived Data Element
Draft
14-Mar-2016		Current
15-Aug-2016		Retired
28-Jun-2017
Standard
01-Jul-2016
30-Jun-2017
An indicator of whether an episode of admitted patient care resulted in the patient undergoing a clinical assessment only.
Sub-acute and non-acute admitted patient (SNAP) care
Clinical assessment only indicator
Assessment only indicator (HBCIS)
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
2No
1Yes
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
8Unknown
9Not stated/inadequately described
Collection and Usage Attributes
An episode of care is regarded as 'assessment only' if a patient was seen for clinical assessment only and no treatment or further intervention was planned by the assessing clinical team.

Code 1 Yes
This code is used when the patient was assessed by a clinical team but received no treatment during an episode. These episodes are usually of short duration, normally less than 3 days.

Code 2 No
This code is used when the patient was assessed and then goes on to receive treatment.

Code 8 Unknown
This code is used when it is unknown whether the patient was seen for assessment only.

Code 9 Not stated/inadequately described
This code is used when it is has not been reported whether the patient was seen for assessment only.
Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection:
Hospital service-care type (QHAPDC) must be code 09 Geriatric Evaluation and Management, 10 Psychogeriatric care, 11 Maintenance care, 20 Rehabilitation care or 30 Palliative care.
Must not be null for admitted patient sub-acute and non-acute records.
Must be 1 or 2.
Hospital Based Corporate Information System (HBCIS):
HBCIS uses a Y/N flag and maps in HQI as follows:
Y maps to code 1 Yes
N maps to code 2 No

Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC):
Only code 1 Yes and code 2 No are valid for QHAPDC.
Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC):
This data element no longer needs to be supplied for sub and non-acute separations on or after 1 July 2017.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Is derived fromData ElementData ElementEpisode of admitted patient care-SNAP typeQH 040599 Version 4Current
Is derived fromData ElementData ElementEpisode of admitted patient care-clinical assessment only indicator (HBCIS)QH 042077 Version 1Current
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 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2017
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017QH 020315 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2017
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017QH 020314 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2017
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Episode of admitted patient care-clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N, Identifier 550492, Health standard 11/04/2014 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/550492/meteorItemView/long
Assessment; SNAP;