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Definition

Accommodation chargeable status elected by a patient on admission, as represented by a code

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Admitted patient elected accommodation status code N ".
Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Public
2 Private

Comments

Guide for use:

At the time of, or as soon as practicable after admission to a public hospital, the patient must elect in writing to be treated as either

  • a public patient;
  • a private patient in single accommodation; or
  • a private patient in shared accommodation.

This item is independent of patient's hospital insurance status. Private includes private-single and private-shared.

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Relation Count
Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 3
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0