Definition
The category into which the patient's diagnosis and the associated Australian refined diagnosis related group (ARDG) falls, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
-
Data Element ConceptEpisode of admitted patient care—major diagnostic category
-
Object ClassEpisode of admitted patient care
-
PropertyMajor diagnostic category
-
-
Value DomainMajor diagnostic category code (AR-DRG v 6) NN
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Major diagnostic category code (AR-DRG v 6) NN ".| Data Type | String |
|---|---|
| Format | NN |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
Comments
Comments:
This metadata item has been created to reflect the development of Australian refined diagnosis related groups (AR-DRGs) (as defined in the metadata item Episode of admitted patient care—diagnosis related group, code (AR-DRG v 6) ANNA) by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. Due to the modifications in the diagnosis related group logic for the AR-DRGs, it is necessary to generate the major diagnostic category to accompany each diagnosis related group. The construction of the pre-major diagnostic category logic means diagnosis related groups are no longer unique. Certain pre-major diagnostic category diagnosis related groups may occur in more than one of the 23 major diagnostic categories.