Definition
The type of maintenance care provided to an admitted patient during an episode of care, as represented by a code.
Maintenance care is care in which the clinical intent or treatment goal is prevention of deterioration in the functional and current health status of a patient with a disability or severe level of functional impairment.Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptEpisode of admitted patient care—type of maintenance care provided
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Object ClassEpisode of admitted patient care
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PropertyType of maintenance care provided
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Value DomainType of maintenance care code N[N]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Type of maintenance care code N[N] ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N[N] |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Convalescent care | ||
| 2 | Respite care | |||
| 3 | Nursing home type care | |||
| 8 | Other maintenance care | |||
| Supplementary Values | 98 | Unknown | ||
| 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
References
Eagar K. et al (1997) The Australian National Sub-acute and Non-acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP): Report of the National Sub-acute and Non-acute Casemix Classification Study. Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong.
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