NON-ADMITTED PATIENT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CARE DATABASE
Restrictions or conditions may apply to the release of some of the data in
this data holding - see "Data Availability" below.
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| The Non-Admitted Patient Emergency Department Care Database (NAPEDCD) is a compilation of electronic records of non-admitted patient service episodes from emergency departments of selected public hospitals. The hospitals included were classified as either a Principal referral and specialist women's and children's hospital or a Large hospital (Peer Group A or B) in the AIHW's Australian Hospital Statistics publication from the preceding financial year (see appendix 1 of Australian hospital statistics 2007-08 for further information).
The NAPEDCD is compiled by the Institute from data supplied by the state and territory health authorities. This data collection commenced on 1st July 2003. | |
| Coverage: | National | ||
| Period of coverage: | 01-Jul-2003 to 30-Jun-2008 | ||
| Collection Methodology: | OFFICIAL | ||
| Scope: | The scope of this data collection is non-admitted patients registered for care in emergency departments in selected public hospitals that were classified as either Peer Group A or B in the AIHW's Australian Hospital Statistics publication from the preceding financial year. | ||
| Keywords: | AUSTRALIAN, DATABASE, ED, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL STATISTICS, NATIONAL, NON-ADMITTED, PATIENT, WAITING TIME |
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| DSS in METeOR: | Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS The NMDS specifications do not completely match the content of the database. For more information please refer to the Data Dictionary displayed in the Documents page. |
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| Data Availability: | Publications Summary tables published in electronic form. Client specified tables on request which may be subject to data provider approval (charges apply) Restricted unit record access subject to Ethics Committee approval and/or the agreement of all relevant data custodians in all states and territories (charges may apply). There are restrictions and limitations governing the availability or use of other data in this holding. |
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| Contact | Hospitals Data Unit, Phone: 02 6244 1157 | |||||||||