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Information Asset Detail

Radiation Therapy Data Collection (RTDC)
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 020274 v1
Information Asset
Data Collection
Current
01-Jul-2015		Superseded
03-Jun-2019
Documented
Executive Director, Healthcare Improvement Unit
01-Jul-2015
30-Jun-2019
RTDC
Strategic Alignment Attributes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Collection and Usage Attributes
To collect demographic and radiation therapy service data from Queensland Health radiation services in scope of the RTDC, for state and national reporting purposes.
RTDC is a unit record level data collection where the unit record is a radiotherapy course of treatment.

Five public hospitals in Queensland Health are in-scope, with the list of hospitals included in the Site Implemented section below.

Records in scope for the RTDC are identified as those where a radiotherapy course of treatment was started within the reporting period. Treatment starts with the first fraction delivered and does not include the planning or simulation stages of radiotherapy.

A patient can receive more than one course of radiotherapy treatment at the same time (i.e. courses which are simultaneous or which overlap). These courses may have the same or different ready-for-care dates and the same or different radiotherapy start dates.

Only a radiation oncologist can prescribe a course of radiotherapy treatment. A prescription is not equal to a course of radiotherapy treatment. A prescription may be for one or more courses of radiotherapy treatment. A prescription outlines the anatomical region/sites to be treated and is for a prescribed dose at a defined volume (fractionation) over a defined period of time.

One course of radiotherapy treatment may cover multiple phases and multiple treatment plans.
Queensland
Demographic and radiation therapy service information.
Cairns and Hinterland HHS - Cairns Hospital
Mater Health Services - Mater Hospital Brisbane
Metro North HHS - Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Metro South HHS - Princess Alexandra Hospital
Townsville HHS - The Townsville Hospital
Data is collected on a quarterly basis.
IN-CONFIDENCE
Access to the RTDC is at the discretion of the Data Custodian.
Unit record information is supplied by facilities in electronic format, for all patients who started a radiotherapy course of treatment during the reporting quarter. Data is submitted to the Healthcare Improvement Unit by midnight on the last calendar day of the month after the reporting quarter.
Queensland Health is required to meet national reporting obligations to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The AIHW has established the Radiotherapy Waiting Times NMDS to collect patient level information in the radiation therapy domain.

The RTDC has been designed to collect the minimum required to meet the reporting outputs above, however the custodian, Healthcare Improvement Unit, can further support the radiation therapy domain through operational reporting and benchmarking across services in regard to access and service improvements.

Through the information collected the Department of Health can undertake planning, monitoring and purchasing activities for publicly funded health services on behalf of the state to optimise health gains, reduce inequalities and maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the health system.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byInformation AssetData CollectionRadiation Therapy Data Collection (RTDC)QH 020274 Version 2Current
Relates toData Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementRadiation Therapy Data Collection (RTDC) Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018QH 020288 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementRadiation Therapy Data Collection (RTDC) Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2018-2019QH 020434 Version 1Superseded
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

No Metadata Items
Included Data Elements and Performance Indicators

Included DE

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Data ElementData ElementData collection-data extract period beginningQH 042065 Version 1MandatoryDraft01-Jul-201730-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementData collection-data extract period endingQH 042066 Version 1MandatoryDraft01-Jul-201730-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementData collection-number of data extract recordsQH 042068 Version 1MandatoryDraft01-Jul-201730-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementFacility-facility codeQH 040006 Version 2MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201530-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementHealthcare Improvement Unit (HIU) data collection-data extract file nameQH 042785 Version 1MandatoryDraft01-Jul-201730-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementHealthcare Improvement Unit (HIU) data collection-data source systemQH 042067 Version 1MandatoryDraft01-Jul-201730-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementPerson (identifier)-identifier designationQH 040014 Version 4MandatoryCurrent20-Mar-201830-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementPerson (name)-family nameQH 040002 Version 5MandatoryCurrent20-Mar-201830-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementPerson (name)-family nameQH 040002 Version 4MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201519-Mar-2018
Data ElementData ElementPerson (name)-first given name (HIU)QH 042069 Version 1ConditionalCurrent01-Jul-201530-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementPerson (name)-second given name (HIU)QH 042070 Version 1ConditionalCurrent01-Jul-201530-Jun-2019
Data ElementDerived Data ElementPerson-area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) identifier (ASGS 2011)QH 041598 Version 2MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201430-Jun-2017
Data ElementDerived Data ElementPerson-area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) identifier (ASGS 2016)QH 041598 Version 3MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201730-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementPerson-date of birthQH 040163 Version 4MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201530-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementPerson-indigenous statusQH 040290 Version 5MandatorySuperseded15-Aug-201630-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementPerson-indigenous statusQH 040290 Version 4MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201514-Aug-2016
Data ElementData ElementPerson-sexQH 040000 Version 3MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201519-Mar-2018
Data ElementData ElementPerson-sex (code)QH 040000 Version 4MandatorySuperseded20-Mar-201830-Jun-2019
Data ElementData Element ConceptRadiation therapy treatmentQH 041932 Version 1Current01-Jul-201530-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementRadiation therapy treatment-clinical priority categoryQH 041935 Version 1MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201530-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementRadiation therapy treatment-intention of treatmentQH 041936 Version 1MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201530-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementRadiation therapy treatment-principal diagnosis code (ICD-10-AM 10th edn)QH 041937 Version 2MandatoryDraft01-Jul-201830-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementRadiation therapy treatment-principal diagnosis code (ICD-10-AM 9th edn)QH 041937 Version 1MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201530-Jun-2018
Data ElementData ElementRadiation therapy treatment-radiotherapy start dateQH 041934 Version 1MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201530-Jun-2019
Data ElementData ElementRadiation therapy treatment-ready for care dateQH 041933 Version 1MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201530-Jun-2019
Data ElementDerived Data ElementRadiation therapy treatment-waiting timeQH 041939 Version 1MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201530-Jun-2019
Source and Reference Attributes
Radiation therapy;