Outpatient clinic service
Glossary Item Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Glossary Item |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 327310 |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Superseded 04/07/2007 |
Definition:![]() | An examination, consultation, treatment or other service provided to non-admitted non-emergency patients in a specialty unit or under an organisational arrangement administered by a hospital. |
Context:![]() | Non-admitted patient service activity, excluding emergency department. Does not include services provided through community health settings (such as community and child health centre). |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | This glossary item relates to activity of a clinic. See the Outpatient Care National Minimum Data Set Scope statement for observations about use of the term ‘clinic’ in hospitals. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Outpatient NMDS Development Working Group 2004. |
Origin:![]() | NCCH consultants report to Outpatients NMDS Development Working Group, September 2004. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Has been superseded by Outpatient clinic service Health!, Superseded 25/01/2018 |
Metadata items which use this glossary item:![]() | Establishment—outpatient clinic type Health!, Superseded 04/07/2007 Establishment—outpatient clinic type, code N[N] Health!, Superseded 04/07/2007 Outpatient clinic type code N[N] Health!, Superseded 04/07/2007 |
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