Emergency status Urgency of Emergency status has been re-coded as follows: Formerly known as ‘emergncy’. (emergency_status_recode) admission. if source of referral =’Type change admission’' Indicates whether then emergency status is re-coded to ‘3’ or not, in the (Urgency Not Assigned). opinion of the if emergency status =’ 4’ then emergency status is treating clinician, re-coded to 3’. ‘ the admission was if emergency status recode =’ 5’ then emergency an emergency, that status is re-coded to 2. ‘ is, care or treatment was 1 = Emergency required within 24 2 = Non-Emergency/Planned Applies to 3 = Urgency Not Assigned Public Hospital 4 = Maternity/Newborn data only 5 = Regular Same Day Planned Admissions Emergency Department A flag that 1 =Entire episode within ED (for Level >=3) only Previously not available. Status (ed_status) indicates whether a 2= Episode includes ED (for Level >=3) and ward patient during an 3= Episode with no ED involvement episode of care has 4= Entire episode within ED (for 1 or 2) only been treated 5= Episode includes ED (for Level 1 or 2) and ward within the 9= Not assigned emergency department, and if so, whether they were also admitted to a ward.
Emergency status (emergency_status_recode) Urgency of admission. Indicates whether or not, in the opinion of the treating clinician, the admission was an emergency, that is, care or treatment was required within 24 Applies to Public Hospital data only Emergency status has been re-coded as follows: if source of referral =’Type change admission’' then emergency status is re-coded to ‘3’ (Urgency Not Assigned). if emergency status =’ 4’ then emergency status is re-coded to ‘ 3’. if emergency status recode =’ 5’ then emergency status is re-coded to ‘ 2. 1 = Emergency 2 = Non-Emergency/Planned 3 = Urgency Not Assigned 4 = Maternity/Newborn 5 = Regular Same Day Planned Admissions Formerly known as ‘emergncy’. Emergency Department Status (ed_status) A flag that indicates whether a patient during an episode of care has been treated within the emergency department, and if so, whether they were also admitted to a ward. 1 =Entire episode within ED (for Level >=3) only 2= Episode includes ED (for Level >=3) and ward 3= Episode with no ED involvement 4= Entire episode within ED (for 1 or 2) only 5= Episode includes ED (for Level 1 or 2) and ward 9= Not assigned Previously not available.
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