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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040381 v4
Data Element
Data Element Concept
Draft
03-Sep-2018
Current
16-Jul-2019
Standard
Information Management Strategic Governance Committee (IMSGC), Queensland Health
01-Jul-2018
Admission is the process whereby the hospital accepts responsibility for the patient's care and/or treatment. Admission follows a clinical decision based upon specified criteria that a patient requires same-day or overnight care or treatment. An admission may be formal or statistical.

Formal admission:
The administrative process by which a hospital records the commencement of treatment and/or care and/or accommodation of a patient.

Statistical admission:
The administrative process by which a hospital records the commencement of a new episode of care, with a new care type, for a patient within one hospital stay.
Admitted patient care
Representational Attributes
Permissible Values

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Supplementary Values

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Collection and Usage Attributes
Admission follows a clinical decision that a patient requires same-day, overnight or multi-day care or treatment. Admitted care and/or treatment can occur in hospital and/or in the patient's home.

Admission Guideline
The clinical decision to admit a patient to a facility may be dependent on many factors including, but not limited to:
- severity of the patient's illness
- intensity of care required by the patient
- the patient is aged nine days or less
- there is a legal requirement to admit the patient
- the primary intent of the admission is to undergo an intended/planned procedure
- the primary intent of the admission is to receive same-day medical observation/care
- there are other exceptional circumstances.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData Element ConceptAdmissionQH 040381 Version 3Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptAdmitted patientQH 040380 Version 2Current
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 2Current01-Jul-2019
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)QH 020001 Version 1Superseded01-Jul-201830-Jun-2019
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; Queensland Health
METeOR glossary item: Admission, Identifier 327206, Health standard 01/03/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/327206
Queensland Hospital Hospital Admission Guidelines v2.0, see Appendix F of the Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection manual https://www.health.qld.gov.au/hsu/collections/qhapdc