Patient Activity Data

MP 0164/21 - Patient Activity Data (pdf 175KB)

Applicable to: This Policy is applicable to the WA health system.

Description: The purpose of the Patient Activity Data Policy is to maintain the integrity of patient activity data collected within the WA health system.

This Policy is a mandatory requirement for Health Service Providers under the Information Management Policy Framework pursuant to section 26(2)(k) of the Health Services Act 2016.

This Policy is also a mandatory requirement for the Department of Health pursuant to section 29 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994.

This Policy supersedes:

• MP 0058/17 Admission Policy
• MP 0056/17 Clinical Coding Policy
• MP 0143/20 Emergency Department Data Collection and Reporting Policy
• MP 0059/17 Hospital Morbidity Data Reporting Cycle and Edit Protocol Policy
• MP 0088/18 Elective Services Wait List Data Collection Data Reporting Requirements Policy
• MP 0087/18 Non-admitted Activity Recording and Reporting Policy
• MP 0036/16 Data Reporting Requirements for Episodes of Admitted Maintenance Care Policy
• MP 0061/17 Data Reporting Requirements for Episodes of Admitted Palliative Care Policy.

Related documents:

Admitted Activity

• Admitted Patient Activity Data Business Rules
• Hospital Morbidity Data Collection Data Specifications
• Hospital Morbidity Data Collection Data Dictionary
• Elective Services Wait List Data Collection Data Specifications
• Elective Services Wait List Data Collection Data Dictionary
• Subacute and Non-acute Data Collection Data Specifications
• Subacute and Non-acute Data Collection Data Dictionary

Emergency Department Activity

• Emergency Department Patient Activity Data Business Rules
• Emergency Department Data Collection Data Specifications
• Emergency Department Data Collection Data Dictionary

Community Mental Health Activity

• Community Mental Health Patient Activity Data Business Rules
• Mental Health Data Collection Data Specifications
• Mental Health Data Collection Data Dictionary

Non-Admitted Activity

• Non-Admitted Patient Activity Data Business Rules
• Non-Admitted Patient Data Collection Data Specifications
• Non-Admitted Patient Data Collection Data Dictionary

Supporting documents:

The following document is not mandatory but informs and/or supports the implementation of this Policy:

• Patient Activity Data Policy Information Compendium

Archived documents:

The following documents are for internal auditing purposes only

2021-2022

Admitted Activity

• Admitted Patient Activity Data Business Rules
• Hospital Morbidity Data Collection Data Specifications
• Hospital Morbidity Data Collection Data Dictionary
• Elective Services Wait List Data Collection Data Specifications
• Elective Services Wait List Data Collection Data Dictionary
• Subacute and Non-acute Data Collection Data Specifications
• Subacute and Non-acute Data Collection Data Dictionary

Emergency Department Activity

• Emergency Department Patient Activity Data Business Rules
• Emergency Department Data Collection Data Specifications
• Emergency Department Data Collection Data Dictionary

Community Mental Health Activity

• Community Mental Health Patient Activity Data Business Rules
• Mental Health Data Collection Data Specifications
• Mental Health Data Collection Data Dictionary

Non-Admitted Activity

• Non-Admitted Patient Activity Data Business Rules
• Non-Admitted Patient Data Collection Data Specifications
• Non-Admitted Patient Data Collection Data Dictionary

The following document is not mandatory but informs and/or supports the implementation of this Policy:

• Patient Activity Data Policy Information Compendium

2020-2021

• Admission Policy Reference Manual
• HMDS Reference Manual
• SANADC Reference Manual
• Emergency Department and Emergency Services Patient Level Data Collection and Reporting Manual
• Elective Services Wait List Data Collection Reference Manual
• Elective Services Wait List Data Collection - Data Extract Provision Requirements
• Non-Admitted Activity Reference Manual

Date of effect: 01 July 2022

Policy Framework

Information Management