Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Metadata Online Registry (METeOR)

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Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid), average N[NNN{.N}] Maximum occurences: 10 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Full-time equivalent staff—average METeOR identifier: 270543 Registration status: Health, Retired 11/04/2014 Definition: The average number of full-time equivalent staff units paid for all staffing categories within an establishment. Data Element Concept: Establishment—full-time equivalent staff (paid) Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Average Data type: Number Format: N[NNN{.N}] Maximum character length: 5 Unit of measure: Full-time equivalent (FTE) staff Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Calculated by adding the full-time equivalents for each staffing category listed below: C1.1 Salaried medical officers C1.2 Registered nurses C1.3 Enrolled nurses C1.4 Student nurses C1.5 Trainee/pupil nurses C1.6 Other personal care staff C1.7 Diagnostic and health professionals C1.8 Administrative and clerical staff C1.9 Domestic and other staff The average is to be calculated from pay period figures. The length of the pay period is assumed to be a fortnight. If under the relevant award of agreement a full-time nurse is paid for an 80 (ordinary time) hour fortnight, the full-time equivalent for a part-time nurse who works 64 hours is 0.8. If a full-time nurse under the same award is paid for a 100 hours for that fortnight (20 hours overtime), then the full-time equivalent is 100 divided by 80 = 1.25. Data on full-time equivalent staffing numbers by category should be consistent with data on salaries and wages by staffing category. If the full-time equivalent for contract staff is not collected then salaries for those contract staff should be included in other recurrent expenditure data items. Where staff provide services to more than one establishment, full-time equivalent staff members should be apportioned between all establishments to which services are provided on the basis of hours paid for in each (salary costs should be apportioned on the same basis). Full-time equivalent staff units are the on-job hours paid for (including overtime) and hours of paid leave of any type for a staff member (or contract employee where applicable) divided by the number of ordinary-time hours normally paid for a full-time staff member when on the job (or contract employee where applicable) under the relevant award or agreement for the staff member (or contract employee occupation where applicable). Hours of unpaid leave are to be excluded. Contract staff employed through an agency are included where the contract is for the supply of labour (e.g. nursing) rather than of products (e.g. photocopier maintenance). In the former case, the contract would normally specify the amount of labour supplied and could be reported as full-time equivalent units. Comments: This metadata item was amended during 1996-97. Until then, both average and end of year counts of full-time equivalent staff were included, and the end of year counts used as surrogates for the average counts if the latter were unavailable. The average count is more useful for accurate analysis of staffing inputs for establishment outputs and for assessments and comparisons of labour costs. Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Full-time equivalent staff, version 2, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (17.9 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Full-time equivalent staffing data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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integer

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Establishment—staffing categories, health code N[N] Maximum occurences: 10 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Establishment staffing categories METeOR identifier: 542001 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: The categories of staffing used types by an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—staffing categories Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N[N] Maximum character length: 2 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Administrative and clerical staff 2 Diagnostic and health professionals 3 Domestic and other staff 4 Enrolled nurses 5 Other personal care staff 6 Registered nurses 7 Specialist salaried medical officers (SMOs) 8 Other salaried medical officers (SMOs) 9 Student nurses 10 Trainee/pupil nurses Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: CODE 1 Administrative and clerical staff Administrative and clerical staff are staff engaged in administrative and clerical duties. Medical staff and nursing staff, diagnostic and health professionals and any domestic staff primarily or partly engaged in administrative and clerical duties are excluded. Civil engineers and computing staff are included in this category. CODE 2 Diagnostic and health professionals Diagnostic and health professionals are qualified staff (other than qualified medical and nursing staff) engaged in duties of a diagnostic, professional or technical nature (but also including diagnostic and health professionals whose duties are primarily or partly of an administrative nature). This category includes all allied health professionals and laboratory technicians (but excludes civil engineers and computing staff). CODE 3 Domestic and other staff Domestic staff are staff engaged in the provision of food and cleaning services including domestic staff primarily engaged in administrative duties such as food services manager. Dieticians are excluded. This category also includes all staff not elsewhere included (primarily maintenance staff, trades people and gardening staff). CODE 4 Enrolled nurses Enrolled nurses are registered with the national registration board to practise in this capacity. Includes general enrolled nurse and specialist enrolled nurse (e.g. mothercraft nurses). CODE 5 Other personal care staff This category includes attendants, assistants or home assistance, home companions, family aides, ward helpers, warders, orderlies, ward assistants and nursing assistants engaged primarily in the provision of personal care to patients or residents, who are not formally qualified or undergoing training in nursing or allied health professions. CODE 6 Registered nurses Registered nurses include persons with at least a three year training certificate and nurses holding post graduate qualifications. Registered nurses must be registered with the national registration board. This is a comprehensive category and includes community mental health, general nurse, intellectual disability nurse, midwife (including pupil midwife), psychiatric nurse, senior nurse, charge nurse (now unit manager), supervisory nurse and nurse educator. This category also includes nurses engaged in administrative duties no matter what the extent of their engagement, for example, directors of nursing and assistant directors of nursing. CODE 7 Specialist salaried medical officers (SMOs) Specialist medical officers employed by the establishment on a full-time or part-time salaried basis. This excludes visiting medical officers engaged on an honorary, sessional or fee for service basis. This metadata item includes specialist salaried medical officers who are engaged in administrative duties regardless of the extent of that engagement (for example, clinical superintendent and medical superintendent). CODE 8 Other salaried medical officers (SMOs) Non-specialist medical officers employed by the establishment on a full-time or part-time salaried basis. This excludes visiting medical offices engaged on an honorary, sessional or fee for service basis. This category includes non-specialist salaried medical officers who are engaged in administrative duties regardless of the extent of that engagement (for example, clinical superintendent and medical superintendent). CODE 9 Student nurses Student nurses are persons employed by the establishment currently studying in years one to three of a three year certificate course. This includes any person commencing or undertaking a three year course of training leading to registration as a nurse by the national registration board. This includes full-time general student nurse and specialist student nurse, such as mental deficiency nurse, but excludes practising nurses enrolled in post basic training courses. CODE 10 Trainee/pupil nurses Trainee/pupil nurse includes any person commencing or undertaking a 1-year course of training leading to registration as an enrolled nurse on the national registration board (includes all trainee nurses). Data element attributes Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Establishment—full-time equivalent staff, average N[NNN{.N}] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Full-time equivalent staffing data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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Establishment—recurrent contracted care expenditure, National Health Reform Agreement 2011 product streams code N[N] Maximum occurences: 10 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Recurrent contracted care expenditure product streams METeOR identifier: 552598 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: The product streams relating to the National Health Reform Agreement for total recurrent contracted care expenditure incurred by an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—recurrent contracted care expenditure Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N[N] Maximum character length: 2 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Admitted acute care 2 Admitted subacute care 3 Other admitted care 4 Emergency care services 5 Non-admitted care (in-scope for NHRA) 6 Direct teaching, training and research 7 Commonwealth funded aged care 8 Other aged care 9 Non-admitted care (out of scope for NHRA) 88 Other (out of scope for NHRA) Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: The scope of the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA) should be defined using the most recent National Efficient Price Determination produced by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA). CODE 1 Admitted acute care The expenditure incurred by an establishment for admitted patients receiving acute care, including expenditure associated with the care of unqualified newborns (which would be reported under the mother's episode of care). CODE 2 Admitted subacute care The expenditure incurred by an establishment for admitted patients receiving subacute care. CODE 3 Other admitted care The expenditure incurred by an establishment for other admitted patients, including expenditure associated with maintenance care. CODE 4 Emergency care services The expenditure incurred by an establishment on non-admitted patients receiving care through emergency care services. Excludes admitted patients receiving care through the emergency department. The definition of emergency care services for ABF purposes is available at the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority website - http://www.ihpa.gov.au/internet/ihpa/publishing.nsf/Content/emergency-care CODE 5 Non-admitted care (in-scope for NHRA) The expenditure incurred by an establishment on non-admitted patients receiving services deemed to be in-scope of the National Health Reform Agreement. CODE 6 Direct teaching, training and research The expenditure incurred by an establishment for direct teaching, training and research. CODE 7 Commonwealth funded aged care The expenditure incurred by an establishment for Australian Government funded aged care patients (including residential aged care and Multi-Purpose Services). CODE 8 Other aged care The expenditure incurred by establishments for other aged care patients, excluding Australian Government funded aged care patients (such as residential aged care and Multi-Purpose Services). CODE 9 Non-admitted care (out of scope for NHRA) The expenditure incurred by an establishment on non-admitted patients receiving services deemed not to be in-scope of the National Health Reform Agreement. CODE 88 Other (out of scope for NHRA) The expenditure incurred by an establishment on services not reported elsewhere for a financial year. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Public Hospital Establishments NMDS Working Group Reference documents: http://www.ihpa.gov.au/internet/ihpa/publishing.nsf/Content/national-efficient-price-determination-lp Data element attributes Relational attributes Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Recurrent contracted care expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 20/05/2015

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Establishment—recurrent contracted care expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(13)] Maximum occurences: 10 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Recurrent contracted care expenditure in Australian dollars METeOR identifier: 608233 Registration status: Health, Standard 20/05/2015 Definition: All recurrent expenditure on the provision of contracted care by private hospitals incurred by an establishment, measured in Australian dollars. Data Element Concept: Establishment—recurrent contracted care expenditure Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Total Data type: Currency Format: N[N(13)] Maximum character length: 14 Unit of measure: Australian currency (AU$) Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Record as currency up to tens of trillions of dollars. Rounded to nearest whole dollar. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Establishment—recurrent contracted care expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Health, Superseded 20/05/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Recurrent contracted care expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 20/05/2015

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integer

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• AU$

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Establishment—data estimated indicator, yes/no code N Maximum occurences: 16 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Estimated data indicator METeOR identifier: 548891 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: An indicator of whether data relating to an establishment have been estimated, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—data estimated indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data set specification specific attributes Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N]. Recurrent non-salary expenditure data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Revenue data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: This data element is used to indicate where data have been estimated rather than directly sourced. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: PHE NMDS Working Group Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Recurrent non-salary expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Revenue data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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Establishment—recurrent non-salary expenditure categories, code N[N] Maximum occurences: 16 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Recurrent non-salary public hospital expenditure categories METeOR identifier: 542106 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: The categories of recurrent expenditure incurred by establishments, excluding salaries and wages, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—recurrent non-salary expenditure Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N[N] Maximum character length: 2 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Administrative expenses - insurance 2 Administrative expenses - other 3 Depreciation - building 4 Depreciation - other 5 Domestic services 6 Interest payments 7 Lease costs 8 Patient transport costs 9 Repairs and maintenance 10 Superannuation employer contributions 11 Other on-costs 12 Supplies - drug 13 Supplies - food 14 Supplies - medical and surgical 15 Visiting medical officer payments 88 Not elsewhere recorded Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: CODE 1 Administrative expenses - insurance The expenditure incurred by establishments for the purposes of insurance (excluding workers' compensation premiums and medical indemnity). CODE 2 Administrative expenses - other The expenditure incurred by establishments of a management expenses/administrative support nature such as any rates and taxes, printing, telephone, stationery but excluding insurance, workers' compensation premiums and medical indemnity. CODE 3 Depreciation - building A building is a rigid, fixed and permanent structure which has a roof (ABS 2011). Building depreciation includes depreciation charges for buildings and fixed fit-out such as items fitted to the building (e.g. lights, partitions etc.). This item includes charges from public private partnerships (PPP) involving the supply and use of buildings. For this purpose, 'supply' is considered to be the interest payments on the building and 'use' is considered to be the expenditure through the special purpose vehicle. Maintenance and repairs are excluded and should be reported against Code 9. A PPP contract may also include expense for other expenditure such as cleaning or security services. Expenditure relating to these services will be reported under the appropriate code such as Code 5 Domestic Services. Only PPP Interest and Special Purposes Vehicle (SPV) expense should be reported in Code 3 Depreciation - building. Building depreciation should be identified separately from other depreciation and other recurrent expenditure categories. CODE 4 Depreciation - other Other depreciation should be identified separately from building depreciation and other recurrent expenditure categories. CODE 5 Domestic services The expenditure incurred by establishments on domestic services include electricity, other fuel and power, domestic services for staff, accommodation and kitchen expenses but not including salaries and wages, food costs or equipment replacement and repair costs. CODE 6 Interest payments Payments made by or on behalf of the establishment in respect of borrowings (e.g. interest on bank overdraft) provided the establishment is permitted to borrow. This does not include the cost of equity capital (i.e. dividends on shares) in respect of profit-making private establishments. CODE 7 Lease costs A lease is an agreement whereby the lessor conveys to the lessee in return for a payment or series of payments the right to use an asset for an agreed period of time. CODE 8 Patient transport costs The expenditure incurred by establishments on transporting patients excluding salaries and wages of transport staff where payment is made by an establishment. CODE 9 Repairs and maintenance The expenditure incurred by establishments on maintaining, repairing, replacing and providing additional equipment, maintaining and renovating building and minor additional works. CODE 10 Superannuation employer contribution Contributions paid in Australian dollars or (for an emerging cost scheme) that should be paid (as determined by an actuary) on behalf of establishment employees by the establishment to a superannuation fund providing retirement and related benefits to establishment employees, for a financial year. The definition specifically excludes employee superannuation contributions (not a cost to the establishment) and superannuation final benefit payments. The following different funding bases are identified: • paid by hospital to fully funded scheme; • paid by Commonwealth Government or State government to fully funded scheme; • unfunded or emerging costs schemes where employer component is not presently funded. Fully funded schemes are those in which employer and employee contributions are paid into an invested fund. Benefits are paid from the fund. Most private sector schemes are fully funded. Emerging cost schemes are those in which the cost of benefits is met at the time a benefit becomes payable; that is, there is no ongoing invested fund from which benefits are paid. The Commonwealth superannuation fund is an example of this type of scheme as employee benefits are paid out of general revenue. CODE 11 Other on-costs The expenditure incurred by establishments on employee-related expenses, excluding salaries, wages and superannuation employer contributions, paid on behalf of establishment either by the establishment, or another organisation such as a state health authority. The definition specifically excludes: • salaries, wages and supplements for all employees of the organisation (including contract staff employed by an agency, provided staffing data are also available) • superannuation employer contributions paid or for an emerging cost scheme, that should be paid (as determined by an actuary) on behalf of establishment employees either by the establishment or another organisation such as a state health authority, to a superannuation fund providing retirement and related benefits to establishment employees. • workers' compensation premiums • all paid leave (recreation, sick and long-service). The definition includes: • salary and wage payments relating to workers' compensation leave • payroll tax, fringe benefits tax and redundancy payments. CODE 12 Supplies - drug The expenditure incurred by establishments on all drugs including the cost of containers. CODE 13 Supplies - food The expenditure incurred by establishments on all food and beverages but not including kitchen expenses such as utensils, cleaning materials, cutlery and crockery. CODE 14 Supplies - medical and surgical The expenditure incurred by establishments on all consumables of a medical or surgical nature (excluding drug supplies) but not including expenditure on equipment repairs. CODE 15 Visiting medical officer payments The expenditure incurred by establishments to visiting medical officers for medical services provided to hospital (public) patients on an honorary, sessionally paid, or fee for service basis. All payments made by an institutional health care establishment to visiting medical officers for medical services provided to hospital (public) patients on an honorary, sessionally paid, or fee for service basis. A visiting medical officer is a medical practitioner appointed by the hospital board to provide medical services for hospital (public) patients on an honorary, sessionally paid, or fee for service basis. This category includes the same Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations codes as the salaried medical officers category. CODE 88 Not elsewhere recorded The expenditure incurred by establishments on all other recurrent expenditure not elsewhere recorded. Gross expenditure should be reported with no revenue offsets (except for inter-hospital transfers). Includes expenditure by the establishment on contracted care arrangements. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Excludes salary and wage payments and premiums relating to workers' compensation leave. Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Establishment—recurrent non-salary expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Recurrent non-salary expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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Establishment—recurrent non-salary expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Maximum occurences: 16 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Recurrent non-salary expenditure total dollars METeOR identifier: 542155 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: The recurrent expenditure incurred by establishments, excluding salaries and wages, measured in Australian dollars. Data Element Concept: Establishment—recurrent non-salary expenditure Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Total Data type: Currency Format: N[N(8)] Maximum character length: 9 Unit of measure: Australian currency (AU$) Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Record as currency up to hundreds of millions of dollars. Round to nearest whole dollar. Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Establishment—recurrent non-salary expenditure categories, code N[N] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Recurrent non-salary expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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integer

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• AU$

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Establishment—data estimated indicator, yes/no code N Maximum occurences: 10 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Estimated data indicator METeOR identifier: 548891 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: An indicator of whether data relating to an establishment have been estimated, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—data estimated indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data set specification specific attributes Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N]. Recurrent non-salary expenditure data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Revenue data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: This data element is used to indicate where data have been estimated rather than directly sourced. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: PHE NMDS Working Group Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Recurrent non-salary expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Revenue data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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Establishment—recurrent salaries and wages expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Maximum occurences: 10 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Salaries and wages METeOR identifier: 541973 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: Recurrent expenditure on salaries and wages to employees of an establishment, measured in Australian dollars. Data Element Concept: Establishment—recurrent salaries and wages expenditure Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Total Data type: Currency Format: N[N(8)] Maximum character length: 9 Unit of measure: Australian currency (AU$) Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Record as currency up to hundreds of millions of dollars. Rounded to nearest whole dollar. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: PHE NMDS Working Group Relational attributes Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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integer

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• AU$

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Establishment—staffing categories, health code N[N] Maximum occurences: 10 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Establishment staffing categories METeOR identifier: 542001 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: The categories of staffing used types by an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—staffing categories Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N[N] Maximum character length: 2 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Administrative and clerical staff 2 Diagnostic and health professionals 3 Domestic and other staff 4 Enrolled nurses 5 Other personal care staff 6 Registered nurses 7 Specialist salaried medical officers (SMOs) 8 Other salaried medical officers (SMOs) 9 Student nurses 10 Trainee/pupil nurses Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: CODE 1 Administrative and clerical staff Administrative and clerical staff are staff engaged in administrative and clerical duties. Medical staff and nursing staff, diagnostic and health professionals and any domestic staff primarily or partly engaged in administrative and clerical duties are excluded. Civil engineers and computing staff are included in this category. CODE 2 Diagnostic and health professionals Diagnostic and health professionals are qualified staff (other than qualified medical and nursing staff) engaged in duties of a diagnostic, professional or technical nature (but also including diagnostic and health professionals whose duties are primarily or partly of an administrative nature). This category includes all allied health professionals and laboratory technicians (but excludes civil engineers and computing staff). CODE 3 Domestic and other staff Domestic staff are staff engaged in the provision of food and cleaning services including domestic staff primarily engaged in administrative duties such as food services manager. Dieticians are excluded. This category also includes all staff not elsewhere included (primarily maintenance staff, trades people and gardening staff). CODE 4 Enrolled nurses Enrolled nurses are registered with the national registration board to practise in this capacity. Includes general enrolled nurse and specialist enrolled nurse (e.g. mothercraft nurses). CODE 5 Other personal care staff This category includes attendants, assistants or home assistance, home companions, family aides, ward helpers, warders, orderlies, ward assistants and nursing assistants engaged primarily in the provision of personal care to patients or residents, who are not formally qualified or undergoing training in nursing or allied health professions. CODE 6 Registered nurses Registered nurses include persons with at least a three year training certificate and nurses holding post graduate qualifications. Registered nurses must be registered with the national registration board. This is a comprehensive category and includes community mental health, general nurse, intellectual disability nurse, midwife (including pupil midwife), psychiatric nurse, senior nurse, charge nurse (now unit manager), supervisory nurse and nurse educator. This category also includes nurses engaged in administrative duties no matter what the extent of their engagement, for example, directors of nursing and assistant directors of nursing. CODE 7 Specialist salaried medical officers (SMOs) Specialist medical officers employed by the establishment on a full-time or part-time salaried basis. This excludes visiting medical officers engaged on an honorary, sessional or fee for service basis. This metadata item includes specialist salaried medical officers who are engaged in administrative duties regardless of the extent of that engagement (for example, clinical superintendent and medical superintendent). CODE 8 Other salaried medical officers (SMOs) Non-specialist medical officers employed by the establishment on a full-time or part-time salaried basis. This excludes visiting medical offices engaged on an honorary, sessional or fee for service basis. This category includes non-specialist salaried medical officers who are engaged in administrative duties regardless of the extent of that engagement (for example, clinical superintendent and medical superintendent). CODE 9 Student nurses Student nurses are persons employed by the establishment currently studying in years one to three of a three year certificate course. This includes any person commencing or undertaking a three year course of training leading to registration as a nurse by the national registration board. This includes full-time general student nurse and specialist student nurse, such as mental deficiency nurse, but excludes practising nurses enrolled in post basic training courses. CODE 10 Trainee/pupil nurses Trainee/pupil nurse includes any person commencing or undertaking a 1-year course of training leading to registration as an enrolled nurse on the national registration board (includes all trainee nurses). Data element attributes Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Establishment—full-time equivalent staff, average N[NNN{.N}] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Full-time equivalent staffing data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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Establishment—data estimated indicator, yes/no code N Maximum occurences: 11 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Estimated data indicator METeOR identifier: 548891 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: An indicator of whether data relating to an establishment have been estimated, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—data estimated indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data set specification specific attributes Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 DSS specific information: This data element is used in conjunction with Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N]. Recurrent non-salary expenditure data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Revenue data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: This data element is used to indicate where data have been estimated rather than directly sourced. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: PHE NMDS Working Group Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Recurrent non-salary expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Revenue data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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Establishment—public hospital related revenue, revenue streams code N[N] Maximum occurences: 11 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Public hospital related revenue categories METeOR identifier: 545906 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: Categories of revenue related to public hospitals received by an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—public hospital related revenue Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N[N] Maximum character length: 2 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Department of Veterans' Affairs 2 Compensable schemes 3 Other patient revenue 4 Commonwealth funding/subsidies 5 State or territory health authority funding 6 Other state or territory funding 7 National Health Funding Pool - state or territory government component 8 National Health Funding Pool - Commonwealth government component 9 Infrastructure/facility fees 10 Other recoveries 11 Revenue not elsewhere reported Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: CODE 1 Department of Veterans' Affairs All Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) patient revenue received by an establishment in respect of individual patient liability for accommodation and other establishment charges. Includes revenues received for health services provided to veterans, war widows and widowers with gold or white DVA cards. Types of services include public and private hospitals, local medical officers and specialists, residential aged care subsidy, allied health, rehabilitation appliances, dental services, community nursing, Veterans' Home Care and travel for treatment. Excludes revenues received for pharmaceuticals provided to veterans, war widows and widowers with gold, white or orange DVA cards. Also excludes revenue received from the Department of Defence. CODE 2 Compensable schemes All revenue from compensation schemes received by an establishment in respect of individual patient liability for accommodation and other establishment charges. Compensation schemes for this data element include workers compensation insurance, motor vehicle third party insurance and other compensation (e.g. public liability, common law, medical negligence). Workers compensation insurance includes benefits paid under workers compensation insurance to the establishment provided to workers, including trainees and apprentices, who have experienced a work-related injury. Type of benefits includes fees for medical or related treatment. Motor vehicle third party insurance includes personal injury claims arising from motor accidents and compensation for accident victims and their families for injuries or death. Other compensation includes revenues received from benefits paid under public liability, common law and medical negligence. Also includes revenue from: • accident and sickness insurance • life insurance • general insurance • other insurance business excluded by the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules • overseas visitors for whom travel insurance is the major funding source. CODE 3 Other patient revenue All revenue received by an establishment in respect of individual patient liability for accommodation and other establishment charges, but excluding Department of Veterans' Affairs and compensation scheme patient revenue. Other patient revenue includes revenue from private health insurance. Private health insurance includes revenue from businesses mainly engaged in providing insurance cover for hospital, medical, dental or pharmaceutical expenses or costs. Includes revenue received from the Department of Defence. Excludes: • Accident and sickness insurance • Liability insurance • Life insurance • General insurance • Other insurance business excluded by the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules • Overseas visitors for whom travel insurance is the major funding source. CODE 4 Commonwealth funding/subsidies All revenue paid directly by the Commonwealth Government to an establishment for services within the scope of the collection. Includes funding for transition care, residential aged care subsidies (including MPS payments), aged care assessment, Home and Community Care and Section 100 drugs. Excludes payments related to the National Health Funding Pool. CODE 5 State or territory health authority funding All revenue provided by the state or territory health authority, used by an establishment to support the delivery and/or administration of services within the scope of the collection. Excludes payments related to the National Health Funding Pool. CODE 6 Other state or territory funding All revenue provided by state or territory funding sources from government departments external to the state/territory health authority used to support the delivery and/or administration of services within the scope of the collection. CODE 7 National Health Funding Pool - state or territory component Revenue provided by the National Health Funding Pool, including Activity Based Funding payments, used by an establishment to support the delivery and/or administration of services within the scope of the collection. Includes only those funds in the pool that were provided by the state or territory government. CODE 8 National Health Funding Pool - Commonwealth government component Revenue provided by the National Health Funding Pool, including Activity Based Funding payments, used by establishment to support the delivery and/or administration of services within the scope of the collection. Includes only those funds in the pool that were provided by the Commonwealth government. CODE 9 Infrastructure/facility fees All infrastructure or facility fees revenue received by an establishment. Infrastructure or facility fees are income received from the use of hospital facilities by salaried medical officers exercising their rights of private practice and by private practitioners treating private patients in hospital. CODE 10 Other recoveries Revenue that is in the nature of a recovery or expenditure incurred, including income from provision of meals and accommodation, but excluding infrastructure and facility fees. CODE 11 Revenue not reported elsewhere Revenue that was received by the establishment that has not been reported elsewhere. Includes revenue received by the establishment for the provision of services under contracted care arrangements. Collection methods: Record as currency up to hundreds of millions of dollars. Rounded to nearest whole dollar. Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: PHE NMDS Working Group Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Establishment—public hospital related revenue, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Revenue data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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Establishment—public hospital related revenue, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Maximum occurences: 11 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Public hospital related revenue in Australian dollars METeOR identifier: 542019 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: The revenue relating to public hospitals received by an establishment, measured in Australian dollars. Data Element Concept: Establishment—public hospital related revenue Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Total Data type: Currency Format: N[N(8)] Maximum character length: 9 Unit of measure: Australian currency (AU$) Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Record as currency up to hundreds of millions of dollars. Rounded to nearest whole dollar. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: PHE NMDS Working Group Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Establishment—public hospital related revenue, revenue streams code N[N] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Revenue data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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integer

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• AU$

Description

Establishment—total recurrent expenditure, National Health Reform Agreement 2011 product streams code N[N] Maximum occurences: 10 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Recurrent expenditure by NHRA product streams METeOR identifier: 540184 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: The product streams related to the National Health Reform Agreement for all recurrent expenditure incurred by an establishment, including salaries and wages, depreciation, and other non-salary recurrent expenditure (such as lease costs, administration expenses, contracted care and domestic services), as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—total recurrent expenditure Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N[N] Maximum character length: 2 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Admitted acute care 2 Admitted subacute care 3 Other admitted care 4 Emergency care services 5 Non-admitted care (in-scope for NHRA) 6 Direct teaching, training and research 7 Commonwealth funded aged care 8 Other aged care 9 Non-admitted care (out of scope for NHRA) 88 Other (out of scope for NHRA) Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: The scope of the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA) should be defined using the most recent National Efficient Price Determination produced by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA). CODE 1 Admitted acute care The expenditure incurred by an establishment for admitted patients receiving acute care, including expenditure associated with the care of unqualified newborns (which would be reported under the mother's episode of care). CODE 2 Admitted subacute care The expenditure incurred by an establishment for admitted patients receiving subacute care. CODE 3 Other admitted care The expenditure incurred by an establishment for other admitted patients, including expenditure associated with maintenance care. CODE 4 Emergency care services The expenditure incurred by an establishment on non-admitted patients receiving care through emergency care services. Excludes admitted patients receiving care through the emergency department. The definition of emergency care services for ABF purposes is available at the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority website - http://www.ihpa.gov.au/internet/ihpa/publishing.nsf/Content/emergency-care CODE 5 Non-admitted care (in-scope for NHRA) The expenditure incurred by an establishment on non-admitted patients receiving services deemed to be in-scope of the National Health Reform Agreement. CODE 6 Direct teaching, training and research The expenditure incurred by an establishment for direct teaching, training and research. CODE 7 Commonwealth funded aged care The expenditure incurred by an establishment for Australian Government funded aged care patients (including residential aged care and Multi-Purpose Services). CODE 8 Other aged care The expenditure incurred by establishments for other aged care patients, excluding Australian Government funded aged care patients (such as residential aged care and Multi-Purpose Services). CODE 9 Non-admitted care (out of scope for NHRA) The expenditure incurred by an establishment on non-admitted patients receiving services deemed not to be in-scope of the National Health Reform Agreement. CODE 88 Other (out of scope for NHRA) The expenditure incurred by an establishment on services not reported elsewhere for a financial year. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Public Hospital Establishments NMDS Working Group Reference documents: http://www.ihpa.gov.au/internet/ihpa/publishing.nsf/Content/national-efficient-price-determination-lp Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: The total of recurrent expenditure for all product streams plus depreciation should equal the sum of all recurrent non-salary expenditure and recurrent salaries and wages expenditure. Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Establishment—total recurrent expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(13)] Health, Standard 20/05/2015 See also Establishment—total recurrent expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Health, Superseded 20/05/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Total recurrent expenditure on National Health Reform Agreement product streams data element cluster Health, Standard 20/05/2015

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Establishment—total recurrent expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(13)] Maximum occurences: 10 Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Total recurrent expenditure in Australian dollars METeOR identifier: 608186 Registration status: Health, Standard 20/05/2015 Definition: All recurrent expenditure incurred by an establishment, including salaries and wages, depreciation, and other non-salary recurrent expenditure (such as lease costs, administration expenses, contracted care and domestic services), measured in Australian dollars. Data Element Concept: Establishment—total recurrent expenditure Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Total Data type: Currency Format: N[N(13)] Maximum character length: 14 Unit of measure: Australian currency (AU$) Data set specification specific attributes Total recurrent expenditure on National Health Reform Agreement product streams data element cluster DSS specific information: Expenditure reported against this is estimated by jurisdictions. The costing methodology used in preparation of data for the National Hospital Costing Data Collection should also be applied in the generation for data for this item. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Record as currency up to tens of trillions of dollars. Rounded to nearest whole dollar. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Establishment—total recurrent expenditure, National Health Reform Agreement 2011 product streams code N[N] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Supersedes Establishment—total recurrent expenditure, total Australian currency N[N(8)] Health, Superseded 20/05/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Total recurrent expenditure on National Health Reform Agreement product streams data element cluster Health, Standard 20/05/2015

Data type

integer

Measurement units

• AU$

Description

Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2011) N(9) Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Statistical area level 2 (SA2) Synonymous names: SA2 METeOR identifier: 457289 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/12/2011 Definition: A designated region describing location and contact details that represents a medium-sized area built from a number of Statistical areas level 1 (SA1s), as represented by a code. The aim is to represent a community that interacts together socially and economically. Data Element Concept: Address—statistical area Value domain attributes Representational attributes Classification scheme: Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2011 Representation class: Code Data type: String Format: N(9) Maximum character length: 9 Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: SA2 coding structure: An SA2 is identifiable by a 9-digit fully hierarchical code. The SA2 identifier is a 4-digit code, assigned in alphabetical order within an SA3. An SA2 code is only unique within a state/territory if it is preceded by the state/territory identifier. For example: State/territory SA4 SA3 SA2 N NN NN NNNN Comments: There are 2,196 SA2 spatial units. In aggregate, they cover the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island are each represented by an SA2. Source and reference attributes Origin: 1270.0.55.001 - Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011 http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/ 1270.0.55.001July%202011?OpenDocument Data set specification specific attributes Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of each hospital establishment. Data element attributes Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013, Health, Standard 07/12/2011, Early Childhood, Standard 09/03/2012, Homelessness, Standard 01/05/2013, Tasmanian Health, Final 30/06/2014, WA Health, Endorsed 04/03/2014, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012, Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015, National Health Performance Authority, Standard 09/08/2013, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 25/05/2015, Disability, Standard 07/10/2014, Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 See also Address—suburb/town/locality name, text X[X(45)] Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013, Health, Standard 07/12/2011, Early Childhood, Standard 09/03/2012, Homelessness, Standard 01/05/2013, Tasmanian Health, Draft 12/09/2012, WA Health, Draft 23/08/2012, Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015, Disability, Standard 13/08/2015, Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 See also Address—suburb/town/locality name, text X[X(49)] WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Care coordination mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Counselling—face-to-face mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Disability services provider details cluster Disability, Superseded 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability services provider details cluster Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Education, employment and training mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Family and carer support mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Group support activities mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Individual advocacy mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health organisation details cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health promotion mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health seclusion and restraint DSS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental illness prevention mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Personalised support—linked to housing mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Personalised support—other mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Sector development and representation mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Service integration infrastructure mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Staffed residential services mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014

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Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Average available beds for admitted contracted care METeOR identifier: 552334 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: The number of beds available to care for admitted patients that an establishment provides via contractual arrangements with private hospitals. Data Element Concept: Available bed—admitted contracted care Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Average Data type: Number Format: N[NNN.N] Maximum character length: 5 Unit of measure: Bed Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Average available beds, rounded to the nearest decimal or whole number. Data set specification specific attributes Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 DSS specific information: This data element is reported in conjunction with Establishment—data estimate indicator, yes/no code N Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Where available, actual data should be reported. Where actual data are not available, this measure can be calculated by dividing the total contracted patient days by the number of days in the period, e.g. in a normal year, a hospital records 4000 contracted care patient days – the average available contracted care beds would be 4000/365 = 11.0. Collection methods: Beds exclusively or predominantly for overnight-stay admitted care and same-day admitted care are collected and reported. Comments: This data element is necessary to provide an indicator of the availability of admitted patient care provided under contracted care arrangements by an establishment. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: PHE NMDS Working Group Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Establishment—data estimated indicator, yes/no code N Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

Data type

integer

Measurement units

• beds

Description

Available bed—overnight-stay admitted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Average available beds for overnight-stay patients METeOR identifier: 374151 Registration status: Health, Standard 03/12/2008 Definition: The number of beds available to provide overnight accommodation for patients (other than neonatal cots (non-special-care) and beds occupied by hospital-in-the-home patients), averaged over the counting period. Context: Public hospital establishments Data Element Concept: Available bed—overnight-stay admitted care Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Average Data type: Number Format: N[NNN.N] Maximum character length: 5 Unit of measure: Bed Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Average available beds, rounded to the nearest decimal or whole number. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: The number of available beds should be collected at least monthly at the same time on the same day. To improve accuracy data could be collected more frequently (e.g. daily). If so it should be collected at the same time on each day. More frequent data collection is preferable if a single monthly count is likely to be significantly different from the monthly average. Inclusions: Both occupied and unoccupied beds are included in the count as they are deemed as available beds. The number of beds available to provide overnight accommodation is recorded, e.g. maternity ward beds are counted but beds in the delivery suite are not. However, if in a delivery suite patients are admitted, deliver and are discharged from the same bed, such beds should be included because these beds are available for use for overnight-stay patients. Exclusions: surgical tables, recovery trolleys, delivery beds, discharge lounges for patients who have been formally discharged, medi-hotel beds, beds exclusively or predominantly for same-day admitted care, neonatal cots (non-special-care), hospital-in-the home beds, and beds exclusively or predominantly for non-admitted patients (e.g. emergency trolleys) or residential care. No adjustment should be made for contracted services, either provided by, or to this hospital. Collection methods: Beds exclusively or predominantly for overnight-stay admitted care, beds exclusively or predominantly for same-day admitted care and, if required, non-special care neonatal cots are to be collected and reported in separate categories. Hospitals should establish clear recording and reporting practices. Criteria should exist to ensure that each available bed is counted once and only once. A bed should first be assessed as available and then categorised to its predominant use. For large hospitals, a reconciliation of the sum of the bed types and an unduplicated establishment bed count is advisable. The assessment of availability must reflect the ability of the hospital to provide the necessary resources. This can be significantly impacted by seasonal demand or events such as a strike, clinical staff shortage, fire or renovation. This is illustrated by the following examples. Example 1: A large hospital, which conducts a daily bed count, has a ward containing 20 beds suitably equipped for overnight admitted patient care. The funding for this ward would allow an average of 15 beds to be staffed over the year. Provided demand is constant and there are no circumstances which prevent these beds from being available for patients, such as a strike, clinical staff shortage, fire or renovation, the hospital would report 15 available beds for this ward. Example 2: A small hospital, which conducts a monthly bed count, is located in a summer holiday area and has 30 beds suitably equipped for overnight admitted patient care. It manages its resources in such a way that 30 beds are fully staffed during the four months from December to March, but only 15 beds are staffed during the remaining eight months from April to November. The annual average number of available beds is the average of the twelve counts – i.e. ((30 beds x 4 months) + (15 beds x 8 months) divided by 12 counting periods) = 20 beds. Example 3: A hospital conducts a monthly bed count. Ward A containing 20 beds is closed for six months for a planned renovation. During this period a temporary 10 bed ward (B) is established and the necessary resources are provided. The annual average number of available beds for Ward A is the average of the twelve counts i.e. (20 beds X 6 months) + (0 beds X 6 months) divided by 12 counting periods = 10 beds. The annual average number of available beds for Ward B is (0 beds X 6 months) + (10 beds X 6 months) divided by 12 counting periods = 5 beds. Example 4: A hospital conducts a daily bed count. A 20 bed ward is closed during the first week of June because of a strike, but for the remainder of June it is fully staffed so that all 20 beds are available. So the average number of beds available for this ward in June is ((0 beds X 7 days) + (20 beds X 23 days) = 460/30 = 15.3. Comments: This data element is necessary to provide an indicator of the availability and type of service for an establishment. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Victorian Department of Human Services Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Establishment—number of available beds for admitted patients/residents, average N[NNN] Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Mental health establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

Data type

integer

Measurement units

• beds

Description

Available bed—same-day admitted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Average available beds for same-day patients METeOR identifier: 373966 Registration status: Health, Standard 03/12/2008 Definition: The number of beds, chairs or trolleys available to provide accommodation for same-day patients, averaged over the counting period. Data Element Concept: Available bed—same-day admitted care Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Average Data type: Number Format: N[NNN.N] Maximum character length: 5 Unit of measure: Bed Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Average available beds, rounded to the nearest decimal or whole number. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: The number of beds, chairs or trolleys available to provide accommodation for same-day patients is recorded. Same-day patients are accommodated in the following ways: 1. Patients occupy a single bed or chair in a single location throughout their stay, e.g. dialysis or chemotherapy chair. In this situation the bed or chair is counted as a bed available for same-day patients. 2. Patients occupy a trolley which is moved to different locations throughout their stay – e.g. endoscopy suite, where patients move from the same-day ward to a procedure room, onto a recovery room and back to the same-day ward. In this situation the trolley is counted as a bed available for same-day patients. 3. Same-day patients are accommodated in a general ward after being transferred from another area of the hospital (e.g. Emergency, another ward, etc). In this situation the beds may be counted as either overnight-stay or same-day according to their predominant use. The number of available same day beds should be collected at least monthly at the same time on the same day. To improve accuracy data could be collected more frequently (e.g. daily) at the same time on each day. More frequent data collection is preferable if a single monthly count is likely to be significantly different from the monthly average. Inclusions: Both occupied and unoccupied beds are included. Beds, chairs or trolleys available, exclusively or predominantly intended to accommodate same-day admitted care or treatment. This includes day surgery beds, dialysis, chemotherapy, electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) and dental chairs for admitted patients. Exclusions: Exclude beds, chairs or trolleys designated exclusively for same-day non-admitted patient care or predominantly used by non-admitted patients (e.g. emergency trolleys), medical ambulatory care, discharge lounges for patients who have been formally discharged, medi-hotel beds, hospital-in-the-home, neonatal cots (non-special-care), and beds for overnight-stay patients (even where overnight beds are used for unplanned same-day episodes e.g. patients who die or abscond on the day of admission). No adjustment should be made for contracted services, either provided by, or to this hospital. Collection methods: Beds exclusively or predominantly for overnight-stay admitted care, beds exclusively or predominantly for same-day admitted care and, if required, non-special-care neonatal cots are to be collected and reported in separate categories. Hospitals should establish clear recording and reporting practices. Criteria should exist to ensure that each available bed is counted once and only once. A bed should first be assessed as available and then categorised to the most appropriate accommodation category. For large hospitals, a reconciliation of the sum of the bed types and an unduplicated establishment bed count is advisable. The assessment of availability must reflect the ability of the hospital to provide the necessary resources, and this can be significantly impacted by seasonal demand or events such as a strike, clinical staff shortage, fire or renovation. This is illustrated by the following examples: Example 1: A large hospital, which conducts a daily bed count, has a ward containing 20 beds suitably equipped for same-day admitted patient care. The funding for this ward would allow an average of 15 beds to be staffed over the year. Provided demand is constant and there are no circumstances which prevent these beds from being available for patients, such as a strike, clinical staff shortage, fire or renovation, the hospital would report 15 available beds for this ward. Example 2: A hospital located in a summer holiday area, which conducts monthly bed counts, has 12 beds suitably equipped for same-day admitted patient care. It manages its resources in such a way that 12 beds are fully staffed during the four months from December to March, but only 9 beds are staffed during the remaining eight months from April to November. The annual average number of available beds is the average of the twelve monthly averages, i.e. ((12 beds x 4 months) + (9 beds x 8 months) divided by 12 counting periods) = 120/12 = 10 beds. Example 3: A hospital conducts a monthly bed count. Ward A containing 20 beds is closed for six months, for a planned renovation. During this period a temporary 10 bed ward (B) is established and the necessary resources are provided. The annual average number of available beds for Ward A is the average of the twelve counts, i.e. (20 beds X 6 months) + (0 beds X 6 months) divided by 12 counting periods = 120/12 = 10 beds. The annual average number of available beds for Ward B is (0 beds X 6 months) + (10 beds X 6 months) divided by 12 counting periods = 60/12 = 5 beds. Example 4: A 20 bed ward is closed during the first week of June because of a strike, but for the remainder of June it is fully staffed so that all 20 beds are available. So the average number of beds available for this ward in June is ((0 beds X 7 days) + (20 beds X 23 days) divided by 30 counting periods) = 460/30 = 15.3. Comments: This data element is necessary to provide an indicator of the availability and type of service for an establishment. Source and reference attributes Origin: Victorian Department of Human Services Relational attributes Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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integer

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• beds

Description

Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Australian State/Territory identifier (establishment) METeOR identifier: 269941 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Definition: An identifier of the Australian state or territory in which an establishment is located, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 New South Wales 2 Victoria 3 Queensland 4 South Australia 5 Western Australia 6 Tasmania 7 Northern Territory 8 Australian Capital Territory 9 Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: The order presented here is the standard for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Other organisations (including the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) publish data in state order based on population (that is, Western Australia before South Australia and Australian Capital Territory before Northern Territory). Source and reference attributes Reference documents: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC). Cat No. 1216.0. Canberra: ABS. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: This metadata item applies to the location of the establishment and not to the patient's area of usual residence. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Origin: National Health Data Committee National Community Services Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Australian State/Territory identifier, version 4, DE, Int. NCSDD & NHDD, NCSIMG & NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (18.8 KB) Is used in the formation of Establishment—Local Hospital Network identifier, code NNN Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Is used in the formation of Establishment—Local Hospital Network identifier, code NNN Health, Standard 13/11/2014, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014 Is used in the formation of Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2005) NNNNN Health, Superseded 14/09/2006 Is used in the formation of Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2006) NNNNN Health, Superseded 05/02/2008 Is used in the formation of Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2007) NNNNN Health, Superseded 04/02/2009 Is used in the formation of Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2008) NNNNN Health, Superseded 02/10/2009 Is used in the formation of Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2009) NNNNN Health, Superseded 17/12/2010 Is used in the formation of Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2010) NNNNN Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 Is used in the formation of Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2011) NNNNN Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Is used in the formation of Establishment—organisation identifier (Australian), NNX[X]NNNNN Health, Standard 01/03/2005, WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012, Indigenous, Draft 18/10/2012, National Health Performance Authority, Standard 25/07/2013, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 30/07/2015 Is used in the formation of Hospital—Local Hospital Network identifier, code NNN Health, Superseded 07/03/2014 Is used in the formation of Maternity model of care—identifier, NNNNNN Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Is used in the formation of Service delivery outlet—geographic location, code (ASGC 2004) NNNNN Health, Superseded 21/03/2006 Is used in the formation of Service delivery outlet—geographic location, code (ASGC 2005) NNNNN Health, Superseded 14/09/2006 Is used in the formation of Service delivery outlet—geographic location, code (ASGC 2006) NNNNN Health, Superseded 05/02/2008 Is used in the formation of Service delivery outlet—geographic location, code (ASGC 2007) NNNNN Health, Superseded 04/02/2009 Is used in the formation of Service delivery outlet—geographic location, code (ASGC 2008) NNNNN Health, Superseded 02/10/2009 Is used in the formation of Service delivery outlet—geographic location, code (ASGC 2009) NNNNN Health, Superseded 17/12/2010 Is used in the formation of Service delivery outlet—geographic location, code (ASGC 2010) NNNNN Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 Is used in the formation of Service delivery outlet—geographic location, code (ASGC 2011) NNNNNHealth, Standard 07/12/2011 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Bowel cancer diagnostic assessment cluster Health, Standard 29/08/2014 Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Mental health establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health seclusion and restraint DSS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Prison entrants DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prison establishments DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Implementation in Indicators: Used as numerator National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20a-Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20b-Waiting times for elective surgery: proportion seen on time, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015

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Establishment—data estimated indicator, yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Estimated data indicator METeOR identifier: 548891 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: An indicator of whether data relating to an establishment have been estimated, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—data estimated indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data set specification specific attributes Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 DSS specific information: This data element is reported in conjunction with Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Recurrent non-salary expenditure data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Revenue data element cluster DSS specific information: This data element is used to indicate where financial data have been estimated rather than directly sourced from the general ledger, audited accounts or other financial systems. The PHE NMDS Working Group strongly supported the inclusion of a data element to indicate where data had been estimated or apportioned, as a way of informing data users of situations where the data do not reflect the actual items in the general ledger. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: This data element is used to indicate where data have been estimated rather than directly sourced. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: PHE NMDS Working Group Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Available bed—admitted contracted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Recurrent non-salary expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Recurrent salaries and wages expenditure data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Revenue data element cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014

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Establishment—establishment type, sector and services provided code AN.N{.N} Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Establishment type METeOR identifier: 269971 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Type of establishment (defined in terms of legislative approval, service provided and patients treated) for each separately administered establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—establishment type Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: String Format: AN.N{.N} Maximum character length: 6 Permissible values: Value Meaning R1.1 Public acute care hospital R1.2 Private acute care hospital R1.3.1 Veterans Affairs hospital R1.3.2 Defence force hospital R1.3.3 Other Commonwealth hospital R2.1 Public psychiatric hospital R2.2 Private psychiatric hospital R3.1 Private charitable nursing home for the aged R3.2 Private profit nursing home for the aged R3.3 Government nursing home for the aged R3.4 Private charitable nursing home for young disabled R3.5 Private profit nursing home for young disabled R3.6 Government nursing home for young disabled R5.2 State government hostel for the aged R4.1 Public alcohol and drug treatment centre R4.2 Private alcohol and drug treatment centre R5.1 Charitable hostels for the aged R5.3 Local government hostel for the aged R5.4 Other charitable hostel R5.5 Other State government hostel R5.6 Other Local government hostel R6.1 Public hospice R6.2 Private hospice N7.1 Public day centre/hospital N7.2 Public freestanding day surgery centre N7.3 Private day centre/hospital N7.4 Private freestanding day surgery centre N8.1.1 Public community health centre N8.1.2 Private (non-profit) community health centre N8.2.1 Public domiciliary nursing service N8.2.2 Private (non-profit) domiciliary nursing service N8.2.3 Private (profit) domiciliary nursing service Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Establishments are classified into 10 major types subdivided into major groups: • residential establishments (R) • non-residential establishments (N) CODE R1 Acute care hospitals Establishments which provide at least minimal medical, surgical or obstetric services for inpatient treatment and/or care, and which provide round-the-clock comprehensive qualified nursing service as well as other necessary professional services. They must be licensed by the state health department, or controlled by government departments. Most of the patients have acute conditions or temporary ailments and the average stay per admission is relatively short. Hospitals specialising in dental, ophthalmic aids and other specialised medical or surgical care are included in this category. Hospices (establishments providing palliative care to terminally ill patients) that are freestanding and do not provide any other form of acute care are classified to R6. CODE R2 Psychiatric hospitals Establishments devoted primarily to the treatment and care of inpatients with psychiatric, mental, or behavioural disorders. Private hospitals formerly approved by the Commonwealth Department of Health under the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cwlth) (now licensed/approved by each state health authority), catering primarily for patients with psychiatric or behavioural disorders are included in this category. Centres for the non-acute treatment of drug dependence, developmental and intellectual disability are not included here (see below). This code also excludes institutions mainly providing living quarters or day care. CODE R3 Nursing homes Establishments which provide long-term care involving regular basic nursing care to chronically ill, frail, disabled or convalescent persons or senile inpatients. They must be approved by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services and/or licensed by the State, or controlled by Government departments. Private profit nursing homes are operated by private profit-making individuals or bodies. Private charitable nursing homes are participating nursing homes operated by religious and charitable organisations. Government nursing homes are nursing homes either operated by or on behalf of a state or territory Government. CODE R4 Alcohol and drug treatment centres Freestanding centres for the treatment of drug dependence on an inpatient basis. CODE R5 Hostels and residential services Establishments run by public authorities or registered non-profit organisation to provide board, lodging or accommodation for the aged, distressed or disabled who cannot live independently but do not need nursing care in a hospital or nursing home. Only hostels subsidised by the Commonwealth are included. Separate dwellings are not included, even if subject to an individual rental rebate arrangement. Residents are generally responsible for their own provisions, but may be provided in some establishments with domestic assistance (meals, laundry, personal care). Night shelters providing only casual accommodation are excluded. CODE R6 Hospices Establishments providing palliative care to terminally ill patients. Only freestanding hospices which do not provide any other form of acute care are included in this category. CODE N7 Same-day establishments This code includes both the traditional day centre/hospital and also freestanding day surgery centres. Day centres/hospitals are establishments providing a course of acute treatment on a full-day or part-day non-residential attendance basis at specified intervals over a period of time. Sheltered workshops providing occupational or industrial training are excluded. Freestanding day surgery centres are hospital facilities providing investigation and treatment for acute conditions on a day-only basis and are approved by the Commonwealth for the purposes of basic table health insurance benefits. CODE N8 Non-residential health services Services administered by public authorities or registered non-profit organisations which employ full-time equivalent medical or paramedical staff (nurses, nursing aides, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists, but not trade instructors or teachers). This definition distinguishes health services from welfare services (not within the scope of the National Minimum Data Project) and thereby excludes such services as sheltered workshops, special schools for the intellectually disabled, meals on wheels and baby clinics offering advisory services but no actual treatment. Non-residential health services should be enumerated in terms of services or organisations rather than in terms of the number of sites at which care is delivered. Non-residential health services provided by a residential establishment (for example, domiciliary nursing service which is part of a public hospital) should not be separately enumerated. CODE N8.1 Community health centres Public or registered non-profit establishments in which a range of non-residential health services is provided in an integrated and coordinated manner, or which provides for the coordination of health services elsewhere in the community. CODE N8.2 Domiciliary nursing service Public or registered non-profit or profit-making establishments providing nursing or other professional paramedical care or treatment to patients in their own homes or in (non-health) residential institutions. Establishments providing domestic or housekeeping assistance are excluded by the general definition above. Comments: Note that national minimum data sets currently include only community health centres and domiciliary nursing services. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Comments: In the current data element, the term establishment is used in a very broad sense to mean bases, whether institutions, organisations or the community from which health services are provided. Thus, the term covers conventional health establishments and also organisations which may provide services in the community. This metadata item is currently under review by the Establishments Framework Working Group of the Health Data Standards Committee. Recommendations will provide a comprehensive coverage of the health service delivery sector. Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Is used in the formation of Episode of care—number of psychiatric care days, total N[NNNN] Health, Superseded 11/04/2014, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Is used in the formation of Episode of care—number of psychiatric care days, total N[NNNN] Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Supersedes Establishment type, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (31.2 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2011) NNNNN Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Geographical location of establishment METeOR identifier: 455521 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Definition: The geographical location of the main administrative centre of an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—geographic location Value domain attributes Representational attributes Classification scheme: Australian Standard Geographical Classification 2011 Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: NNNNN Maximum character length: 5 Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: The geographical location is reported using a five digit numerical code to indicate the Statistical Local Area (SLA) within the reporting state or territory, as defined in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), catalogue number 1216.0). It is a composite of state/territory identifier and SLA (first digit = state/territory identifier, next four digits = SLA). The Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) is updated by the ABS on an annual basis, with a date of effect of 1 July each year. Up until 2007, the ABS's National Localities Index (NLI) (catalogue number 1252.0.55.001) was available as a coding tool designed to assist users assign the ASGC Main Structure codes to street address information. However, the NLI is no longer produced by the ABS. To replace the Localities file of the NLI, the ABS has created a Locality to SLA correspondence file for 2011. This file is available on request by contacting ABS Geography at geography@abs.gov.au. Source and reference attributes Origin: Australian Standard Geographical Classification (Australian Bureau of Statistics catalogue number 1216.0) Relational attributes Related metadata references: Is formed using Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Health, Standard 01/03/2005, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Supersedes Establishment—geographical location, code (ASGC 2010) NNNNN Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—Independent Hospital Pricing Authority funding designation, code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Independent Hospital Pricing Authority funding designation Synonymous names: IHPA funding designation METeOR identifier: 548713 Registration status: Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Definition: The designation given to an establishment by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority relating to a type of funding the establishment receives, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—Independent Hospital Pricing Authority funding designation Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Activity based funded 2 Block funded 8 Not designated Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: CODE 1 Activity based funded Means that the hospital has been designated by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority as an Activity based funded (ABF) hospital. CODE 2 Block funded Means that the hospital has been designated by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority as a block funded hospital. CODE 8 Not designated Means that the hospital is not designated by Independent Hospital Pricing Authority as receiving funding. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: PHE NMDS Working Group Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: The designation given by the IHPA may not reflect the full extent of the funding received by the hospital. For example, in some circumstances a hospital may receive both activity based funding and block funding. It is the designation that is intended to be collected. The IHPA lists those hospitals designated to be block funded hospitals on its website - http://www.ihpa.gov.au/internet/ihpa/publishing.nsf/Content/nec-determination-2013-14~appendix-A Relational attributes Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—Local Hospital Network identifier, code NNN Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Local Hospital Network identifier Synonymous names: LHN ID; Local Health District identifier (NSW); Hospital and Health Service identifier (Qld); Local Health Network identifier (SA); Tasmanian Health Organisation identifier METeOR identifier: 584333 Registration status: Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014 Definition: A unique Local Hospital Network (LHN) identifier for an establishment within a jurisdiction, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—Local Hospital Network identifier Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: NNN Maximum character length: 3 Permissible values: Value Meaning 101 South Eastern Sydney 102 Sydney 103 South Western Sydney 104 Western Sydney 105 Nepean Blue Mountains 106 Northern Sydney 107 Central Coast 108 Illawarra Shoalhaven 109 Hunter New England 110 Mid North Coast 111 Northern NSW 112 Western NSW 113 Southern NSW 114 Murrumbidgee 115 Far West 117 Sydney Children's Hospitals Network 118 St Vincent's Health Network 119 Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health 201 Beaufort and Skipton Health Service 202 East Grampians Health Service 203 Ballarat Health Services 204 Stawell Regional Health 205 East Wimmera Health Service 206 Hepburn Health Service 207 Maryborough District Health Service 208 Djerriwarrh Health Service (Vic) 209 Western Health (Vic) 210 Bendigo Health Care Group 211 Heathcote Health 212 Swan Hill District Health 213 Cohuna District Hospital 214 Echuca Regional Health 215 Kerang District Health 216 Maldon Hospital 218 Boort District Health 219 Rochester and Elmore District Health Service 220 Inglewood and District Health Service 221 Castlemaine Health 222 Kyneton District Health Service 223 Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne) 224 Royal Women's Hospital (Melbourne) 225 Melbourne Health 226 Northern Health (Vic) 227 Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health 228 Colac Area Health 229 Hesse Rural Health Service (Winchelsea) 230 Otway Health and Community Services (Apollo Bay) 231 Barwon Health 232 Lorne Community Hospital 233 Alexandra District Hospital 234 Eastern Health (Vic) 235 Goulburn Valley Health 236 Kyabram and District Health Service 237 Numurkah and District Health Service 238 Nathalia District Hospital 239 Cobram District Hospital 240 Seymour District Memorial Hospital 241 Kilmore and District Hospital 242 Yea and District Memorial Hospital 243 Northeast Health Wangaratta 244 Yarrawonga District Health Service 245 Alpine Health (Vic) 246 Mansfield District Hospital 247 Benalla and District Memorial Hospital 248 Tallangatta Health Service 249 Albury Wodonga Health 250 Upper Murray Health and Community Services (Corryong) 251 Beechworth Health Service 252 West Gippsland Healthcare Group 253 Bass Coast Regional Health 254 Gippsland Southern Health Service 255 South Gippsland Hospital (Foster) 256 Bairnsdale Regional Health Service 257 Yarram and District Health Service 258 Omeo District Health 259 Central Gippsland Health Service 260 Latrobe Regional Hospital 261 Orbost Regional Health 262 St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited 263 Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 264 Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (Vic) 266 Austin Health (Vic) 267 Mercy Public Hospital Inc. (Vic) 268 Alfred Health (Vic) 269 Monash Health 270 Peninsula Health (Vic) 271 Kooweerup Regional Health Service 274 Rural Northwest Health (Vic) 275 Wimmera Health Care Group 276 Dunmunkle Health Services 277 West Wimmera Health Service 278 Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital 279 Mildura Base Hospital 280 Mallee Track Health and Community Service 281 Robinvale District Health Services 282 Western District Health Service (Vic) 283 Casterton Memorial Hospital 284 South West Healthcare (Vic) 285 Heywood Rural Health 286 Timboon and District Healthcare Service 287 Moyne Health Services (Port Fairy) 288 Portland District Health 289 Terang and Mortlake Health Service (Terang) 290 Calvary Health Care Bethlehem Limited 312 Cairns and Hinterland 313 Townsville 314 Mackay 315 North West (Qld) 316 Central Queensland 317 Central West (Qld) 318 Wide Bay 319 Sunshine Coast 320 Metro North (Qld) 321 Children's Health Queensland 322 Metro South (Qld) 323 Gold Coast 324 West Moreton 325 Darling Downs 326 South West (Qld) 327 Torres and Cape 401 Northern Adelaide 402 Central Adelaide 403 Southern Adelaide 404 Country Health SA 405 Women's and Children's Health Network (SA) 501 North Metropolitan Health Service (WA) 502 South Metropolitan Health Service (WA) 503 WA Country Health Service 580 Child Adolescent Health Service (WA) 590 Notional Local Hospital Network (Royal St.) 601 Tasmanian Health Organisation - South 602 Tasmanian Health Organisation - North 603 Tasmanian Health Organisation - North West 701 Top End (NT) 702 Central Australia (NT) 801 Australian Capital Territory Supplementary values: 199 New South Wales Virtual Local Hospital Network 299 Victoria Virtual Local Hospital Network 399 Queensland Virtual Local Hospital Network 499 South Australia Virtual Local Hospital Network 599 Western Australia Virtual Local Hospital Network 699 Tasmania Virtual Local Hospital Network 799 Northern Territory Virtual Local Hospital Network 899 Australian Capital Territory Virtual Local Hospital Network 900 Virtual Local Hospital Network - Unknown 997 Not applicable 998 Unknown 999 Not stated/inadequately described Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: A total of 136 Local Hospital Networks have been established across the states and territories. Of these, 122 are geographically based networks and 14 are state or territory-wide networks that may deliver specialised hospital services across some jurisdictions. CODE 101 South Eastern Sydney Includes Lord Howe Island. Codes 217, 265, 272, 310 and 311 have been deleted from previous versions of the list of permissible values and are not to be reused. For activity based funding purposes, a virtual Local Hospital Network identifier exists for each jurisdiction. Virtual Local Hospital Networks are entities that are only used for reporting services that are in-scope for activity based funding but which cannot be allocated to an established Local Hospital Network. The various virtual Local Hospital Network identifiers are intended to be primarily used to enable reconciliation of activity reported for funding purposes. Comments: Some jurisdictions have their own local terminology for the areas and administrative units known nationally as Local Hospital Networks. For example, in New South Wales they are known as 'Local Health Districts', in Queensland they are known as 'Hospital and Health Services', in Western Australia they are known as Health Services, in South Australia they are known as 'Local Health Networks', and in Tasmania they are known as 'Tasmanian Health Organisations'. More information about Local Hospital Networks is available through the Local Hospital Network portal on the Department of Health website: Department of Health, Canberra. Viewed 15 November 2013, http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/ Content/lochospnetwork Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: A concatenation of: Australian state/territory identifier (character position 1); State/Territory-specific hospital network identifier (character positions 2-3). Comments: The Local Hospital Network identifier should be able to distinguish between all public hospital administrative areas or units nationally. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Relational attributes Related metadata references: Is formed using Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Health, Standard 01/03/2005, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Supersedes Establishment—Local Hospital Network identifier, code NNN Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Activity based funding: Mental health care DSS 2015-16 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014 Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Mental health establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Non-admitted patient care hospital aggregate NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 24/10/2014 Non-admitted patient care Local Hospital Network aggregate DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 13/09/2014 Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 23/07/2014 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—organisation identifier (state/territory), NNNNN Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Establishment number METeOR identifier: 269975 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/11/2013 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Definition: An identifier for an establishment, unique within the state or territory. Data Element Concept: Establishment—organisation identifier (state/territory) Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Identifier Data type: Number Format: NNNNN Maximum character length: 5 Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Comments: Identifier should be a unique code for the health care establishment used in that state/territory. Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Establishment number, version 4, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 .pdf (14.6 KB) Is used in the formation of Establishment—organisation identifier (Australian), NNX[X]NNNNN Health, Standard 01/03/2005, WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012, Indigenous, Draft 18/10/2012, National Health Performance Authority, Standard 25/07/2013, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 30/07/2015 See also Hospital—hospital identifier, XXXXX Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Local Hospital Networks DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia DSS Health, Standard 15/11/2012

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Establishment—sector, code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Establishment sector METeOR identifier: 269977 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Definition: A section of the health care industry with which a health care establishment can identify, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—sector Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Public 2 Private Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: This data element is used to differentiate between establishments run by the government sector (code 1) and establishments that receive some government funding but are run by the non-government sector (code 2). CODE 1 is to be used when the establishment: • operates from the public accounts of a Commonwealth, state or territory government or is part of the executive, judicial or legislative arms of government, • is part of the general government sector or is controlled by some part of the general government sector, • provides government services free of charge or at nominal prices, and • is financed mainly from taxation. CODE 2 is to be used only when the establishment: • is not controlled by government, • is directed by a group of officers, an executive committee or a similar body • elected by a majority of members, and • may be an income tax exempt charity. Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Establishment sector, version 4, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.8 KB) Is used in the formation of Establishment—organisation identifier (Australian), NNX[X]NNNNN Health, Standard 01/03/2005, WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012, Indigenous, Draft 18/10/2012, National Health Performance Authority, Standard 25/07/2013, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 30/07/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Activity based funding: Mental health care DSS 2015-16 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014 Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Implementation in Indicators: Used as numerator National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09-Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 23-Unplanned hospital readmission rates, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 Used as denominator National Healthcare Agreement: PI 23-Unplanned hospital readmission rates, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (acquired immune deficiency syndrome unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—acquired immune deficiency syndrome unit METeOR identifier: 270448 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients is provided within an establishment as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (acute renal dialysis unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—acute renal dialysis unit METeOR identifier: 270435 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to dialysis of renal failure patients requiring acute care is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (acute spinal cord injury unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—acute spinal cord injury unit METeOR identifier: 270432 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the initial treatment and subsequent ongoing management and rehabilitation of patients with acute spinal cord injury, largely conforming to Australian Health Minister's Advisory Council guidelines for service provision, is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (alcohol and drug unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—alcohol and drug unit METeOR identifier: 270431 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a facility/service dedicated to the treatment of alcohol and drug dependence is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (bone marrow transplantation unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—bone marrow transplantation unit METeOR identifier: 308862 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/09/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility for bone marrow transplantation is provided within the establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (burns unit (level III)), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—burns unit (level III) METeOR identifier: 270438 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the initial treatment and subsequent rehabilitation of the severely injured burns patient (usually >10 per cent of the patient's body surface affected) is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (cardiac surgery unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—cardiac surgery unit METeOR identifier: 270434 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to operative and peri-operative care of patients with cardiac disease is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (clinical genetics unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—clinical genetics unit METeOR identifier: 270444 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to diagnostic and counselling services for clients who are affected by, at risk of, or anxious about genetic disorders, is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (comprehensive epilepsy centre), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—comprehensive epilepsy centre METeOR identifier: 270442 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to seizure characterisation, evaluation of therapeutic regimes, pre-surgical evaluation and epilepsy surgery for patients with refractory epilepsy, is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (coronary care unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—coronary care unit METeOR identifier: 270433 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to acute care services for patients with cardiac diseases is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (diabetes unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—diabetes unit METeOR identifier: 270449 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the treatment of diabetics is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (domiciliary care service), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—domiciliary care service METeOR identifier: 270430 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a facility/service dedicated to the provision of nursing or other professional paramedical care or treatment and non-qualified domestic assistance to patients in their own homes or in residential institutions not part of the establishment is provided by the establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (geriatric assessment unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—geriatric assessment unit METeOR identifier: 270429 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not facilities dedicated to the Commonwealth-approved assessment of the level of dependency of (usually) aged individuals either for purposes of initial admission to a long-stay institution or for purposes of reassessment of dependency levels of existing long-stay institution residents, is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (heart, lung transplantation unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—heart, lung transplantation unit METeOR identifier: 308866 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/09/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility for heart including heart lung transplantation is provided within the establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (hospice care unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—hospice care unit METeOR identifier: 270427 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a facility dedicated to the provision of palliative care to terminally ill patients is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (in-vitro fertilisation unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—in-vitro fertilisation unit METeOR identifier: 270441 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the investigation of infertility provision of in-vitro fertilisation services is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

Data type

boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (infectious diseases unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—infectious diseases unit METeOR identifier: 270447 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the treatment of infectious diseases is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (intensive care unit (level III)), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—intensive care unit (level III) METeOR identifier: 270426 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the care of paediatric and adult patients requiring intensive care and sophisticated technological support services is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (liver transplantation unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—liver transplantation unit METeOR identifier: 308868 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/09/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility for liver transplantation is provided within the establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (maintenance renal dialysis centre), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—maintenance renal dialysis centre METeOR identifier: 270437 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: An indicator of a specialised facility dedicated to maintenance dialysis of renal failure patients, as represented by a code. It may be a separate facility (possibly located on hospital grounds) or known as a satellite centre or a hospital-based facility but is not a facility solely providing training services. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (major plastic/reconstructive surgery unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—major plastic/reconstructive surgery unit METeOR identifier: 270439 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to general purpose plastic and specialised reconstructive surgery, including maxillofacial, microsurgery and hand surgery, is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (neonatal intensive care unit (level III)), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—neonatal intensive care unit (level III) METeOR identifier: 270436 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the care of neonates requiring care and sophisticated technological support, is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Patients usually require intensive cardiorespiratory monitoring, sustained assistance ventilation, long-term oxygen administration and parenteral nutrition. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

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Establishment—specialised service indicator (neurosurgical unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—neurosurgical unit METeOR identifier: 270446 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the surgical treatment of neurological conditions is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (nursing home care unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—nursing home care unit METeOR identifier: 270428 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a facility dedicated to the provision of nursing home care is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (obstetric/maternity), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—obstetric/maternity METeOR identifier: 270150 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the care of obstetric/maternity patients is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (oncology unit) (cancer treatment), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—oncology unit, cancer treatment METeOR identifier: 270440 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to multidisciplinary investigation, management, rehabilitation and support services for cancer patients, is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Treatment services include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (pancreas transplantation unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—pancreas transplantation unit METeOR identifier: 308870 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/09/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility for pancreas transplantation is provided within the establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (psychiatric unit/ward), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—psychiatric unit/ward METeOR identifier: 270425 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised unit/ward dedicated to the treatment and care of admitted patients with psychiatric, mental, or behavioural disorders, is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (rehabilitation unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—rehabilitation unit METeOR identifier: 270450 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not dedicated units within recognised hospitals which provide post-acute rehabilitation and are designed as such by the State health authorities (see metadata item Type of episode of care) are provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (renal transplantation unit), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—renal transplantation unit METeOR identifier: 308864 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/09/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility for renal transplantation is provided within the establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

Data type

boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (sleep centre), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—sleep centre METeOR identifier: 270445 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility linked to a sleep laboratory dedicated to the investigation and management of sleep disorders is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

Data type

boolean

Description

Establishment—specialised service indicator (specialist paediatric), yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Specialised service indicators—specialist paediatric METeOR identifier: 270424 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: Whether or not a specialised facility dedicated to the care of children aged 14 or less is provided within an establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—specialised service indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Specialised service indicators, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (22.0 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

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boolean

Description

Establishment—teaching status (university affiliation), code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Teaching status METeOR identifier: 270148 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Definition: An indicator to identify the non-direct patient care activity of teaching for a particular establishment, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Establishment—teaching status (university affiliation) Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Supplementary values: 9 Unknown Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: In this context, teaching relates to teaching hospitals affiliated with universities providing undergraduate medical education as advised by the relevant state health authority. Comments: The initial intention based on the Taskforce on National Hospital Statistics approach had been to have non-direct care activity indicators for all of the following non-direct patient care activities: • teaching • research • group or community contacts • public health activities • mobile centre and/or part-time service. However, the Resources Working Party decided to delete 2, 3, 4 and 5 and place the emphasis on teaching where teaching (associated with a university) was a major program activity of the hospital. The working party took the view that it was extremely difficult to identify research activities in health institutions because many staff consider that they do research as part of their usual duties. The research indicator was thus deleted and the teaching indicator was agreed to relate to teaching hospitals affiliated with universities providing undergraduate medical education, as advised by the relevant state health authority. If a teaching hospital is identified by a Yes/no indicator then it is not necessary to worry about research (based on the assumption that if you have teaching, you have research). Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Teaching status, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.1 KB) Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015

Data type

integer