Definition
Referral to further care by health service agencies/facilities.
Components
Data Element
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Data Element Concept (this item)Episode of admitted patient care—referral destination
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Object ClassEpisode of admitted patient care
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PropertyReferral destination
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Conceptual DomainNone
Comments
Context:
Mental health care:
Many psychiatric inpatients have continuing needs for post-discharge care. Continuity of care across the hospital-community interface is a key policy theme emerging in the various states and territories. Inclusion of this metadata item allows the opportunity to monitor interagency linkages and is complementary to the metadata item the source of referral.
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