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Date of ward/unit transfer
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 040125
Version
1
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Current
15-Jan-1998  		Superseded
15-Jul-2019  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
-
Effective From
01-Jul-1984
Effective To
30-Jun-2018
Definition 
The date on which a patient transfers from one ward or unit to another for a different level of care, within the same hospital.
Context 
Institutional health care
Short Name
Date of ward/unit transfer
Name in Other Contexts
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Representational Attributes
Datatype
Numeric character
Representation Class
Date
Format
DDMMYYYY
Minimum Character Length
8
Maximum Character Length
8
Permissible Values
-
Supplementary Values
-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use 
A ward/unit transfer is recorded every time the patient moves from one ward or unit to another, within the same hospital.
Verification Rules 
Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC):
Must not be null for admitted patient records with ward/unit transfer activity.
Must be a valid date.
Must not be in the future (ie. past the current date).
Must not be before the admission date.
Must not be within any leave periods.
Must not be after the separation date.
Collection Methods
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Comment
Some Queensland Health information systems restrict date storage to CCYYMMDD format e.g. Oracle systems.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References
Has been superseded by Episode of care-date of ward/unit transfer QH 040125 Version 2
Is used in conjunction with Time of ward/unit transfer QH 040126 Version 1
Relates to Episode of admitted patient care-date of ward/unit transfer (QHAPDC DSR) QH 042903 Version 1
 
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Otherrelational

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Set TypeNameAscendingIdentifier & VersionObligationEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)QH 020001 Version 1Conditional01-Jul-198430-Jun-2018
Data Quality Declaration 
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Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation 
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Source Document 
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