Description 
The NT Emergency Department Activity Collection (EDAC) is an administrative data collection that contains de-identified, demographic, administrative and clinical data detailing presentations to Emergency Departments (ED). The EDAC is based on the "Non-admitted Patient Emergency Department Care‟ National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Scope
The Emergency Department data collection refers to data recorded during a patient’s presentation to the Emergency Department of any of the six public hospitals in the Northern Territory.
Limitations 
None listed
Purpose 
Administrative. The purpose of the collection is to enable comparisons of performance in respect to access to services, quality clinical outcomes and patient management. The collection aims to show patterns in presentations to assist in the planning of services and improvement of care and outcomes for the NT community.
Location 
Northern Territory state data
Legal Authority 
Health Services Act 2011
Information Act 2002
NT Information Privacy Principles (IPP)
NT Health is guided by the NT Health Privacy policy.
Access Rights 
Language | english |
Format | |
Coding | ICD-10; Urgency Related Group (URG) |