Definition
An overdue patient is one whose wait has exceeded the time that has been determined as clinically desirable in relation to the urgency category to which they have been assigned.
Components
Data Element
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Data Element Concept (this item)Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status
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Object ClassElective surgery waiting list episode
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PropertyOverdue patient status
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Conceptual DomainNone
Comments
Context:
Elective surgery:
The numbers and proportions of overdue patients represent a measure of the hospital's performance in the provision of elective hospital care.
References
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