Definition
An indicator of whether an episode of admitted patient care resulted in the patient undergoing a clinical assessment only, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptEpisode of admitted patient care—clinical assessment only indicator
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Object ClassEpisode of admitted patient care
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PropertyClinical assessment only indicator
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Value DomainYes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described 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 | Yes | ||
2 | No | |||
Supplementary Values | 3 | Unknown | ||
9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
An episode of care is regarded as ‘assessment only’ if a patient was seen for clinical assessment only and no treatment or further intervention was planned by the assessing clinical team.
CODE 1 Yes
This code is used when the patient was assessed by a clinical team but received no treatment during an episode. These episodes are usually of short duration, normally less than 3 days.
CODE 2 No
This code is used when the patient was assessed and then goes on to receive treatment.
CODE 3 Unknown
This code is used when it is unknown whether the patient was seen for assessment only.
CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described
This code is used when it is has not been reported whether the patient was seen for assessment only.