Appointment—clinic category for appointment, code AAA{A}
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Clinic category code |
Synonymous names: | CLINIC_CATEGORY_CODE |
METEOR identifier: | 643409 |
Registration status: | WA Health, Standard 01/06/2017 |
Definition: | The code that identifies the specialty of the clinic where the appointment occurs. |
Data Element Concept: | Appointment—clinic category for appointment |
Value Domain: | Clinic category for appointment code AAA{A} |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | Clinic category for appointment | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | String | |
Format: | AAA{A} | |
Maximum character length: | 4 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | This data element is used to derive the mental health indicator. A value of Y (Yes) will be assigned to the mental health indicator for appointments with the following clinic category codes: APSY, CPSY, MPO1, MPO2, MPSY, NMPC, NMPL, ONPS, ONPY, PCOL, PSCD, PSCL, PSDC, PSED, PSGP, PSGV, PSOP, PSOS, PSTC, PSYC, PSYD, PSYE, PSYF, PSYG, PSYH, PSYL, PSYM, PSYN, PSYP, PSYR, PSYS, PSYT, PSYZ, PSG, PSY or PYO.
All other clinic category codes are not classified as a specialised mental health service although an appointment may still be assigned a value of Y (Yes) for the mental health indicator on the basis of the NMDS Tier 1 code or NHCDC Tier 2 code. |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Clinic—clinic category, code AAA{A} WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 Is used in the formation of Appointment—mental health indicator, (derived) yes/no code A WA Health, Standard 01/06/2017 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2016-17 WA Health, Standard 30/05/2017 |