Assessor profession [MDS Item] Definition: The profession of all Aged Care Assessment Team members and non-team members participating in the person’s comprehensive assessment via extensive consultation or discussion of the person’s situation, condition or care needs that contributes to their care plan. Context: Identifying the range of disciplines or areas of expertise contributing to the client’s comprehensive assessment provides a picture of the extent to which Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) comprehensive assessments are multidisciplinary. It is acknowledged that a multidimensional approach to comprehensive assessment does not necessarily require contribution from more than one discipline. For this reason this data element is only seen as a proxy measure of the extent to which the Aged Care Assessment Program is providing comprehensive, multidimensional assessments of the care needs of frail older people. This data element is not limited to ACAT members. That is, the profession of any person who has a significant involvement in the client’s comprehensive assessment via extensive consultation or discussion that contribute to the care plan should be reported. Data type: Numeric Representational form: CODE Field size: Min: 1 Max: 2 Representational layout: NN Occurrences: May have up to 26 occurrences (any combination of codes 1 – 26). Code: Medical practitioners Generalist medical practitioner Geriatrician Psychogeriatrician Psychiatrist 26 Rehabilitation specialist Other medical practitioner Nursing professionals Nurse manager Nurse educator & researcher Registered nurse Registered mental health nurse Registered developmental disability nurse Other nursing professional Health professionals Occupational therapist Physiotherapist Speech pathologist/therapist Podiatrist Pharmacist Aboriginal health worker Other health professional Social welfare professionals Social worker Welfare & community worker
Assessor profession [MDS Item] Definition: The profession of all Aged Care Assessment Team members and non-team members participating in the person’s comprehensive assessment via extensive consultation or discussion of the person’s situation, condition or care needs that contributes to their care plan. Context: Identifying the range of disciplines or areas of expertise contributing to the client’s comprehensive assessment provides a picture of the extent to which Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) comprehensive assessments are multidisciplinary. It is acknowledged that a multidimensional approach to comprehensive assessment does not necessarily require contribution from more than one discipline. For this reason this data element is only seen as a proxy measure of the extent to which the Aged Care Assessment Program is providing comprehensive, multidimensional assessments of the care needs of frail older people. This data element is not limited to ACAT members. That is, the profession of any person who has a significant involvement in the client’s comprehensive assessment via extensive consultation or discussion that contribute to the care plan should be reported. Data type: Numeric Representational form: CODE Field size: Min: 1 Max: 2 Representational layout: NN Occurrences: May have up to 26 occurrences (any combination of codes 1 – 26). Code: Medical practitioners Generalist medical practitioner Geriatrician Psychogeriatrician Psychiatrist 26 Rehabilitation specialist Other medical practitioner Nursing professionals Nurse manager Nurse educator & researcher Registered nurse Registered mental health nurse Registered developmental disability nurse Other nursing professional Health professionals Occupational therapist Physiotherapist Speech pathologist/therapist Podiatrist Pharmacist Aboriginal health worker Other health professional Social welfare professionals Social worker Welfare & community worker
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