07/2016 — Ongoing 2016 — Ongoing Not specified.
The Queensland Health Non-Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHNAPDC) provides non-admitted patient service event details, at the service event level. QHNAPDC includes service events at the facility level and hospital and health service level as well as service events that are delivered in person, through telehealth, telephone, etc.
All activity regardless of the source from which the service derives the funds, regardless of location, setting or mode that meets the definition of "an interaction between one of more healthcare provider(s) with one non-admitted patient, which must contain therapeutic/clinical content and result in a dated entry in the patient's medical record." Excludes activity covered by admitted patient care, admitted patient mental health care, non-admitted patient emergency department care, and services which deliver non-clinical care, e.g. activities such as home cleaning, meals on wheels or home maintenance.
This dataset is linked routinely. The time lag for finalised linked data available for researchers is available here - Data collections available for linkage | Queensland Health
To collect demographic data and service event information on all non-admitted patients from all public hospitals within Queensland. Information is used for national and state reporting. It also allows Queensland Health to meet national obligations through submissions to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for statistical reporting purposes and the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority for funding purposes.
Queensland state data
Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 (Qld)
Private Health Facilities Act 1999 (Qld)
Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)
| Language | english |
| Format | csv ASCII text file |
| Coding | Nil |
