Definition
Whether a patient is an extended wait patient, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptElective surgery waiting list episode—extended wait patient indicator
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Object ClassElective surgery waiting list episode
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PropertyExtended wait patient indicator
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Value DomainNone
Comments
Guide for use:
A patient is classified as an extended wait patient if the patient is in clinical urgency category 3 at the time of admission or at a census time and has been waiting for the elective surgery for more than one year.
This metadata item is used to identify clinical urgency category 3 patients who had waited longer than one year at admission or have waited longer than one year at the time of a census. An extended wait patient is not an overdue patient as there is no maximum desirable waiting time specified for patients in clinical urgency category 3 as they have been assessed as not having a clinically urgent need for the awaited procedure.