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Definition

The organisational unit or organisational arrangement through which a hospital provides healthcare services in an outpatient setting, 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 " Outpatient clinic type code N[N] ".
Data Type Number
Format N[N]
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Allied Health
2 Dental
3 Gynaecology
4 Obstetrics
5 Cardiology
6 Endocrinology
7 Oncology
8 Respiratory
9 Gastroenterology
10 Medical
11 General practice/primary care
12 Paediatric medical
13 Endoscopy
14 Plastic surgery
15 Urology
16 Orthopaedic surgery
17 Ophthalmology
18 Ear, nose and throat
19 Pre-admission and pre-anaesthesia
20 Chemotherapy
21 Dialysis
22 Surgery
23 Paediatric surgery
24 Renal medical

Comments

Guide for use:
Does not include services provided through community health settings (such as community and child health centres).

References

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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 1
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