Definition
The nature of the maintenance care provided to an admitted patient during an episode of care, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptEpisode of admitted patient care—type of maintenance care provided
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Object ClassEpisode of admitted patient care
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PropertyType of maintenance care provided
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Value DomainType of maintenance care provided code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Type of maintenance care provided code N ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Convalescent | ||
| 2 | Respite | |||
| 3 | Nursing home type | |||
| 5 | Other | |||
| 8 | Unknown | |||
| Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
This data element is required to be recorded for all maintenance care type episodes when reporting to the Admitted subacute and non-acute ABF DSS.
The type of maintenance care should be recorded at the start of the episode of care.
References
Eagar K. et al (1997) The Australian National Sub-acute and Non-acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP): Report of the National Sub-acute and Non-acute Casemix Classification Study. Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong.
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