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Mental health service contact—service contact duration, total minutes NNN

This item has been superseded by a newer version by one or more Registration Authorities.

Definition

The time from the start to finish of a service contact.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Mental health service contact—service contact duration, total minutes NNN

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total minutes NNN ".
Data Type Number
Format NNN
Maximum character length 3

Comments

Guide for use:

For group sessions the time for the patient/client in the session is recorded for each patient/client, regardless of the number of patients/clients or third parties participating or the number of service providers providing the service.

Writing up details of service contacts is not to be reported as part of the duration, except if during or contiguous with the period of patient/client or third party participation.

Travel to or from the location at which the service is provided, for example to or from outreach facilities or private homes, is not to be reported as part of the duration of the service contact.

Comments:
Counting the duration for each patient/client in a group session means that this data element cannot be used to measure the duration of service contacts from the perspective of the service provider.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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