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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040933 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Provisional
22-Sep-2005
Superseded
24-Jun-2011
Standard
01-Jul-2006
30-Jun-2010
The patient's elected choice of care/treatment.
Chargeable status (ODC)
Representational Attributes
Numeric
Code
N
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
1Public
2Private
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Code 1 Public
A patient who elects to be treated as a 'Public Patient' does not choose their own doctor and will be provided with a suitable doctor for their care.

Code 2 Private
'Private Patients' choose their own doctor. Doctors that treat patients privately do so with rights of private practice with that facility.
This data element is necessary in the analysis of system utilisation and for funding purposes.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementOutpatient clinic occasion of service-chargeable statusQH 040933 Version 2Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementNon-admitted patient care-principal funding sourceQH 040939 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptOccasion of serviceQH 040607 Version 1Retired
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

No Metadata Items
Source and Reference Attributes