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V4.0 1999/2000 VEMD User Manual
VEMD Fields
CAMPUS CODE
Definition:Campus Code for the establishment to which this department is attached.
Four character numeric field.
The first digit of the new Campus Code indicates whether the hospital is
- Public (1-5)
- Private (6-8).
The second and third digits are the same (in most cases) as the previous Establishment Identifier digits two and three. The fourth digit indicates the site identifier.
Where the hospital transferring or receiving the patient is outside Victoria, the code format is set out in Appendix 2 .
Prison Hospitals and Armed Forces Hospitals are not generally recognised as hospitals by Department of Health and Family Services and therefore admission from, or separation to, such facilities is not an inter-hospital transfer.
The Campus Code field cannot be corrected. The record would have to be deleted and re-submitted with the correct Campus Code. Refer to Policies for collection of data - Procedure for deletion of record or alteration of Campus Code and Unique Key,
Definition:Consecutive number allocated to each presentation to the Emergency Department.
Nine-character numeric field.
Field should be right justified and zero filled.
A Unique Key cannot be corrected. The record would have to be deleted and re-submitted with the correct Unique Key. Refer to Policies for collection of data - Procedure for deletion of record or alteration of Campus Code and Unique Key,
Do not re-use a Unique Key; a Unique Key must not be re-assigned to another attendance for the same patient or to another patient.
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