Appendix L Validation Messages Explained V1.0 Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection QHAPDC Contents INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 10 ACTIVITY (ACTV) ERRORS ...................................................................................................................................... 11 ACTV H93 ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 ACTV H115 ............................................................................................................................................................... 11 ACTV H119 ............................................................................................................................................................... 11 ACTV H154 ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 ACTV H179 ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 ACTV H379 ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 ACTV H398 ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 ACTV H400 ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 ACTV H405 ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 ACTV H411 ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 ACTV H744 ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 ACTV H745 ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 BOARDER EPISODE (BOARD) ERRORS .............................................................................................................. 16 BOARD H91 .............................................................................................................................................................. 16 BOARD H96 .............................................................................................................................................................. 16 BOARD H382 ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 BOARD H384 ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 BOARD H386 ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 BOARD H391 ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 CHECK ERRORS ......................................................................................................................................................... 18 CHECK H76 .............................................................................................................................................................. 18 CHECK H84 .............................................................................................................................................................. 18 CHECK H142 ............................................................................................................................................................ 18 CHECK H265 ............................................................................................................................................................ 18 CHECK H366 ............................................................................................................................................................ 18 CONGENITAL (CONG) ERRORS ............................................................................................................................. 19 CONG H722 .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 CONTRACT (CNTRCT) ERRORS ............................................................................................................................. 20 CNTRCT H122 ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 CNTRCT H163 ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 CNTRCT H165 ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 CNTRCT H339 ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 CNTRCT H596 ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 CNTRCT H730 ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 CNTRCT H731 ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 CNTRCT H742 ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 CNTRCT H356 ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 CNTRCT H363 ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 CNTRCT H396 ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 CNTRCT H397 ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 CNTRCT H408 ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 CNTRCT H409 ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 CNTRCT H410 ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 CNTRCT H416 ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 CNTRCT H417 ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 CNTRCT H418 ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 CNTRCT H419 ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 CNTRCT H420 ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 CNTRCT H421 ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Appendix L Validation Messages Page - 2 CNTRCT H422 ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 CNTRCT H423 ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 CNTRCT H424 ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 CNTRCT H425 ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 CNTRCT H426 ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 CNTRCT H427 ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 CNTRCT H437 ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 CNTRCT H491 ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 CNTRCT H507 ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 CNTRCT H508 ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 CNTRCT H743 ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 CNTRCT H825 ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 CNTRCT H828 ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 CNTRCT H829 ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 DATE ERRORS ............................................................................................................................................................ 28 DATE H68 ................................................................................................................................................................. 28 DATE H104 ............................................................................................................................................................... 28 DATE H123 ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 DATE H132 ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 DATE H144 ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 DATE H178 ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 DATE H203 ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 DATE H209 ............................................................................................................................................................... 30 DATE H244 ............................................................................................................................................................... 30 DATE H371 ............................................................................................................................................................... 30 DATE H399 ............................................................................................................................................................... 30 DATE H454 ............................................................................................................................................................... 30 DATE H456 ............................................................................................................................................................... 30 DATE H457 ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 DATE H458 ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 DATE H463 ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 DATE H706 ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 DATE H713 ............................................................................................................................................................... 31 PATIENT CONSENT FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION (CNSNT) ERRORS ............................................... 32 CNSNT H600 ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 CNSNT H601 ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 CNSNT H602 ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 CNSNT H603 ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS DETAILS (DVA) ERRORS ............................................................. 33 DVA H403 .................................................................................................................................................................. 33 DVA H404 .................................................................................................................................................................. 33 DVA H413 .................................................................................................................................................................. 33 DVA H414 .................................................................................................................................................................. 33 DVA H595 .................................................................................................................................................................. 33 DVA H659 .................................................................................................................................................................. 34 DVA H800 .................................................................................................................................................................. 34 ELECTIVE SURGERY ADMISSION /WAITING LIST DETAILS (EAS) ERRORS ............................................ 35 EAS H320 .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 EAS H321 .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 EAS H322 .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 EAS H323 .................................................................................................................................................................. 35 EAS H325 .................................................................................................................................................................. 36 EAS H326 .................................................................................................................................................................. 36 EAS H327 .................................................................................................................................................................. 36 EAS H330 .................................................................................................................................................................. 36 EAS H334 .................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Appendix L Validation Messages Page - 3 EAS H340 .................................................................................................................................................................. 36 EAS H341 .................................................................................................................................................................. 37 EAS H345 .................................................................................................................................................................. 37 EAS H346 .................................................................................................................................................................. 37 EAS H352 .................................................................................................................................................................. 37 EAS H364 .................................................................................................................................................................. 37 EAS H365 .................................................................................................................................................................. 37 EAS H381 .................................................................................................................................................................. 38 EAS H620 .................................................................................................................................................................. 38 EAS H621 .................................................................................................................................................................. 38 EAS H622 .................................................................................................................................................................. 38 EAS H623 .................................................................................................................................................................. 38 EAS H624 .................................................................................................................................................................. 38 EAS H629 .................................................................................................................................................................. 38 EAS H630 .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 EAS H631 .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 EAS H632 .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 EAS H633 .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 EAS H634 .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 EAS H635 .................................................................................................................................................................. 39 EAS H636 .................................................................................................................................................................. 40 EAS H637 .................................................................................................................................................................. 40 EAS H638 .................................................................................................................................................................. 40 EAS H639 .................................................................................................................................................................. 40 EAS H640 .................................................................................................................................................................. 40 EAS H641 .................................................................................................................................................................. 40 EAS H642 .................................................................................................................................................................. 41 EAS H643 .................................................................................................................................................................. 41 EAS H661 .................................................................................................................................................................. 41 FUNDING SOURCE (FUND) ERRORS .................................................................................................................... 42 FUND H438 ............................................................................................................................................................... 42 FUND H439 ............................................................................................................................................................... 42 FUND H440 ............................................................................................................................................................... 42 FUND H441 ............................................................................................................................................................... 42 FUND H442 ............................................................................................................................................................... 42 FUND H443 ............................................................................................................................................................... 43 FUND H444 ............................................................................................................................................................... 43 FUND H445 ............................................................................................................................................................... 43 FUND H446 ............................................................................................................................................................... 43 FUND H447 ............................................................................................................................................................... 44 FUND H448 ............................................................................................................................................................... 44 FUND H449 ............................................................................................................................................................... 44 FUND H450 ............................................................................................................................................................... 44 FUND H597 ............................................................................................................................................................... 44 FUND H653 ............................................................................................................................................................... 45 FUND H662 ............................................................................................................................................................... 45 FUND H663 ............................................................................................................................................................... 45 FUND H664 ............................................................................................................................................................... 45 FUND H806 ............................................................................................................................................................... 45 FUND H807 ............................................................................................................................................................... 45 FUND H808 ............................................................................................................................................................... 46 FUND H809 ............................................................................................................................................................... 46 FUND H822 ............................................................................................................................................................... 46 FUND H823 ............................................................................................................................................................... 46 FUND H827 ............................................................................................................................................................... 46 GENERAL ERRORS .................................................................................................................................................... 47 GEN H63 ................................................................................................................................................................... 47 GEN H65 ................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Appendix L Validation Messages Page - 4 GEN H66 ................................................................................................................................................................... 48 GEN H69 ................................................................................................................................................................... 48 GEN H71 ................................................................................................................................................................... 48 GEN H73 ................................................................................................................................................................... 48 GEN H77 ................................................................................................................................................................... 48 GEN H79 ................................................................................................................................................................... 49 GEN H80 ................................................................................................................................................................... 49 GEN H82 ................................................................................................................................................................... 49 GEN H83 ................................................................................................................................................................... 49 GEN H87 ................................................................................................................................................................... 49 GEN H88 ................................................................................................................................................................... 50 GEN H89 ................................................................................................................................................................... 50 GEN H90 ................................................................................................................................................................... 50 GEN H92 ................................................................................................................................................................... 50 GEN H94 ................................................................................................................................................................... 51 GEN H95 ................................................................................................................................................................... 51 GEN H120 ................................................................................................................................................................. 51 GEN H130 ................................................................................................................................................................. 51 GEN H146 ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 GEN H147 ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 GEN H148 ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 GEN H161 ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 GEN H164 ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 GEN H176 ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 GEN H177 ................................................................................................................................................................. 53 GEN H202 ................................................................................................................................................................. 53 GEN H242 ................................................................................................................................................................. 53 GEN H263 ................................................................................................................................................................. 53 GEN H283 ................................................................................................................................................................. 54 GEN H285 ................................................................................................................................................................. 54 GEN H354 ................................................................................................................................................................. 54 GEN H355 ................................................................................................................................................................. 54 GEN H377 ................................................................................................................................................................. 55 GEN H394 ................................................................................................................................................................. 55 GEN H395 ................................................................................................................................................................. 55 GEN H406 ................................................................................................................................................................. 55 GEN H428 ................................................................................................................................................................. 55 GEN H435 ................................................................................................................................................................. 55 GEN H436 ................................................................................................................................................................. 56 GEN H460 ................................................................................................................................................................. 56 GEN H461 ................................................................................................................................................................. 56 GEN H462 ................................................................................................................................................................. 56 GEN H464 ................................................................................................................................................................. 56 GEN H465 ................................................................................................................................................................. 56 GEN H466 ................................................................................................................................................................. 57 GEN H469 ................................................................................................................................................................. 57 GEN H470 ................................................................................................................................................................. 57 GEN H487 ................................................................................................................................................................. 57 GEN H503 ................................................................................................................................................................. 57 GEN H504 ................................................................................................................................................................. 57 GEN H509 ................................................................................................................................................................. 58 GEN H510 ................................................................................................................................................................. 58 GEN H511 ................................................................................................................................................................. 58 GEN H512 ................................................................................................................................................................. 58 GEN H513 ................................................................................................................................................................. 58 GEN H516 ................................................................................................................................................................. 59 GEN H518 ................................................................................................................................................................. 59 GEN H532 ................................................................................................................................................................. 59 GEN H588 ................................................................................................................................................................. 59 GEN H589 ................................................................................................................................................................. 59 Appendix L Validation Messages Page - 5 GEN H590 ................................................................................................................................................................. 60 GEN H592 ................................................................................................................................................................. 60 GEN H593 ................................................................................................................................................................. 60 GEN H594 ................................................................................................................................................................. 60 GEN H598 ................................................................................................................................................................. 60 GEN H605 ................................................................................................................................................................. 60 GEN H606 ................................................................................................................................................................. 60 GEN H607 ................................................................................................................................................................. 61 GEN H610 ................................................................................................................................................................. 61 GEN H619 ................................................................................................................................................................. 61 GEN H651 ................................................................................................................................................................. 61 GEN H660 ................................................................................................................................................................. 61 GEN H666 ................................................................................................................................................................. 61 GEN H667 ................................................................................................................................................................. 61 GEN H708 ................................................................................................................................................................. 62 GEN H709 ................................................................................................................................................................. 62 GEN H711 ................................................................................................................................................................. 62 GEN H718 ................................................................................................................................................................. 62 GEN H799 ................................................................................................................................................................. 63 GEN H824 ................................................................................................................................................................. 63 GEN H858 ................................................................................................................................................................. 63 GROUPING (GRP) ERRORS ..................................................................................................................................... 64 GRP H134 ................................................................................................................................................................. 64 GRP H135 ................................................................................................................................................................. 64 GRP H136 ................................................................................................................................................................. 64 GRP H375 ................................................................................................................................................................. 64 GRP H376 ................................................................................................................................................................. 64 GRP H378 ................................................................................................................................................................. 65 GRP H582 ................................................................................................................................................................. 65 DIAGNOSIS OR MORBIDITY (ICD and ICDSEQ) ERRORS ............................................................................... 66 ICD H45 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 66 ICD H55 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 66 ICDSEQ H67 ............................................................................................................................................................. 66 ICD H125 ................................................................................................................................................................... 66 ICD H129 ................................................................................................................................................................... 67 ICD H149 ................................................................................................................................................................... 67 ICD H150 ................................................................................................................................................................... 67 ICD H245 ................................................................................................................................................................... 67 ICD H281 ................................................................................................................................................................... 67 ICD H293 ................................................................................................................................................................... 68 ICD H390 ................................................................................................................................................................... 68 ICD H429 ................................................................................................................................................................... 68 ICD H431 ................................................................................................................................................................... 68 ICD H432 ................................................................................................................................................................... 68 ICD H455 ................................................................................................................................................................... 69 ICD H459 ................................................................................................................................................................... 69 ICD H467 ................................................................................................................................................................... 69 ICD H489 ................................................................................................................................................................... 69 ICD H490 ................................................................................................................................................................... 69 ICD H505 ................................................................................................................................................................... 69 ICD H548 ................................................................................................................................................................... 70 ICD H549 ................................................................................................................................................................... 70 ICD H550 ................................................................................................................................................................... 70 ICD H551 ................................................................................................................................................................... 70 ICD H552 ................................................................................................................................................................... 70 ICD H553 ................................................................................................................................................................... 71 ICD H555 ................................................................................................................................................................... 71 ICD H556 ................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Appendix L Validation Messages Page - 6 ICD H557 ................................................................................................................................................................... 71 ICD H558 ................................................................................................................................................................... 72 ICD H559 ................................................................................................................................................................... 72 ICD H560 ................................................................................................................................................................... 72 ICD H608 ................................................................................................................................................................... 72 ICD H611 ................................................................................................................................................................... 72 ICD H645 ................................................................................................................................................................... 72 ICD H741 ................................................................................................................................................................... 73 ICDSEQ H561........................................................................................................................................................... 73 ICDSEQ H562........................................................................................................................................................... 73 ICDSEQ H563........................................................................................................................................................... 73 ICDSEQ H564........................................................................................................................................................... 73 ICDSEQ H565........................................................................................................................................................... 74 ICDSEQ H570........................................................................................................................................................... 75 ICDSEQ H578........................................................................................................................................................... 76 ICDSEQ H579........................................................................................................................................................... 76 ICD H584 ................................................................................................................................................................... 76 ICD H586 ................................................................................................................................................................... 77 ICD H609 ................................................................................................................................................................... 77 ICD H613 ................................................................................................................................................................... 77 ICD H614 ................................................................................................................................................................... 77 ICD H647 ................................................................................................................................................................... 78 ICD H648 ................................................................................................................................................................... 78 ICD H649 ................................................................................................................................................................... 78 ICD H650 ................................................................................................................................................................... 78 ICD H652 ................................................................................................................................................................... 78 ICD H655 ................................................................................................................................................................... 78 ICD H656 ................................................................................................................................................................... 79 ICD H863 ................................................................................................................................................................... 79 ICD H655 ................................................................................................................................................................... 79 ICD H656 ................................................................................................................................................................... 79 EPISODE LINKING (LINK) ERRORS ....................................................................................................................... 80 LINK H137 ................................................................................................................................................................. 80 LINK H139 ................................................................................................................................................................. 80 LINK H140 ................................................................................................................................................................. 80 LINK H166 ................................................................................................................................................................. 81 LINK H190 ................................................................................................................................................................. 81 MENTAL HEALTH (MH) ERRORS ........................................................................................................................... 82 MH M1........................................................................................................................................................................ 82 MH M2........................................................................................................................................................................ 82 MH M3........................................................................................................................................................................ 82 MH M4........................................................................................................................................................................ 82 MH M5........................................................................................................................................................................ 82 MH M6........................................................................................................................................................................ 83 MH M7........................................................................................................................................................................ 83 MH M8........................................................................................................................................................................ 83 MH M9........................................................................................................................................................................ 83 MH M10 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 83 MH M11 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 83 MH M12 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 84 MH M13 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 84 MH M14 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 84 MH M15 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 84 NATIONAL LOCALITY INDEX (NLI) ERRORS ...................................................................................................... 85 NLI H151 .................................................................................................................................................................... 85 NLI H152 .................................................................................................................................................................... 85 Appendix L Validation Messages Page - 7 NATIONAL MINIMUM DATA SET (NMDS) ERRORS ........................................................................................... 86 NMDS H74 ................................................................................................................................................................ 86 NMDS H75 ................................................................................................................................................................ 86 NMDS H78 ................................................................................................................................................................ 86 NMDS H81 ................................................................................................................................................................ 86 NMDS H86 ................................................................................................................................................................ 87 NMDS H97 ................................................................................................................................................................ 87 NMDS H99 ................................................................................................................................................................ 87 NMDS H101 .............................................................................................................................................................. 87 NMDS H102 .............................................................................................................................................................. 87 NMDS H105 .............................................................................................................................................................. 88 NMDS H106 .............................................................................................................................................................. 88 NMDS H107 .............................................................................................................................................................. 88 NMDS H108 .............................................................................................................................................................. 88 NMDS H109 .............................................................................................................................................................. 88 NMDS H110 .............................................................................................................................................................. 88 NMDS H111 .............................................................................................................................................................. 89 NMDS H113 .............................................................................................................................................................. 89 NMDS H118 .............................................................................................................................................................. 89 NMDS H121 .............................................................................................................................................................. 89 NMDS H145 .............................................................................................................................................................. 89 NMDS H347 .............................................................................................................................................................. 89 NMDS H350 .............................................................................................................................................................. 90 NMDS H501 .............................................................................................................................................................. 90 NMDS H502 .............................................................................................................................................................. 90 NMDS H801 .............................................................................................................................................................. 90 ORGAN PROCUREMENT EPISODE (ORGAN) ERRORS ................................................................................... 91 ORGAN H98 ............................................................................................................................................................. 91 ORGAN H383 ........................................................................................................................................................... 91 ORGAN H385 ........................................................................................................................................................... 91 ORGAN H387 ........................................................................................................................................................... 91 ORGAN H389 ........................................................................................................................................................... 92 ORGAN H393 ........................................................................................................................................................... 92 ORGAN H430 ........................................................................................................................................................... 92 ORGAN H434 ........................................................................................................................................................... 92 PALLIATIVE EPISODE (PAL) ERRORS ................................................................................................................. 93 PAL H401 .................................................................................................................................................................. 93 PAL H402 .................................................................................................................................................................. 93 PAL H412 .................................................................................................................................................................. 93 PAL H415 .................................................................................................................................................................. 93 SUB AND NON ACUTE PATIENT EPISODE (SNAP) ERRORS ......................................................................... 94 SNAP H370 ............................................................................................................................................................... 94 SNAP H517 ............................................................................................................................................................... 94 SNAP H520 ............................................................................................................................................................... 94 SNAP H521 ............................................................................................................................................................... 94 SNAP H522 ............................................................................................................................................................... 94 SNAP H523 ............................................................................................................................................................... 95 SNAP H524 ............................................................................................................................................................... 95 SNAP H525 ............................................................................................................................................................... 95 SNAP H526 ............................................................................................................................................................... 95 SNAP H527 ............................................................................................................................................................... 95 SNAP H528 ............................................................................................................................................................... 95 SNAP H529 ............................................................................................................................................................... 96 SNAP H530 ............................................................................................................................................................... 96 SNAP H531 ............................................................................................................................................................... 96 SNAP H533 ............................................................................................................................................................... 96 SNAP H534 ............................................................................................................................................................... 96 Appendix L Validation Messages Page - 8 SNAP H536 ............................................................................................................................................................... 96 SNAP H538 ............................................................................................................................................................... 97 SNAP H539 ............................................................................................................................................................... 97 SNAP H540 ............................................................................................................................................................... 97 SNAP H541 ............................................................................................................................................................... 97 SNAP H542 ............................................................................................................................................................... 97 SNAP H543 ............................................................................................................................................................... 98 SNAP H544 ............................................................................................................................................................... 98 SNAP H571 ............................................................................................................................................................... 98 SNAP H572 ............................................................................................................................................................... 98 SNAP H573 ............................................................................................................................................................... 98 SNAP H575 ............................................................................................................................................................... 98 SNAP H576 ............................................................................................................................................................... 99 SNAP H577 ............................................................................................................................................................... 99 SNAP H615 ............................................................................................................................................................... 99 SNAP H616 ............................................................................................................................................................... 99 SNAP H618 ............................................................................................................................................................... 99 SNAP H703 ............................................................................................................................................................. 100 SNAP H704 ............................................................................................................................................................. 100 SNAP H705 ............................................................................................................................................................. 100 SNAP H716 ............................................................................................................................................................. 101 SNAP H810 ............................................................................................................................................................. 101 SNAP H811 ............................................................................................................................................................. 101 SNAP H812 ............................................................................................................................................................. 101 TELEHEALTH (TID) ERRORS ................................................................................................................................. 102 TID H850 ................................................................................................................................................................. 102 TID H851 ................................................................................................................................................................. 102 TID H852 ................................................................................................................................................................. 102 TID H853 ................................................................................................................................................................. 102 TID H854 ................................................................................................................................................................. 102 TID H855 ................................................................................................................................................................. 102 TID H856 ................................................................................................................................................................. 102 TID H857 ................................................................................................................................................................. 103 TID H860 ................................................................................................................................................................. 103 TID H861 ................................................................................................................................................................. 103 TID H862 ................................................................................................................................................................. 103 WORKERS COMPENSATION QUEENSLAND (WCP) ERRORS ..................................................................... 104 WCP H235 .............................................................................................................................................................. 104 WCP H374 .............................................................................................................................................................. 104 WCP H481 .............................................................................................................................................................. 104 Appendix L Validation Messages Page - 9 INTRODUCTION This appendix is designed to assist hospitals in the completion of Validation Reports. There are two categories of validation messages: 'warning' and 'fatal'. All messages that appear on a Validation Report should be checked, however warnings will appear only once (ie will not be repeated on the next validation report, unless a change is made to a record, or a fatal error exists). All fatal messages are mandatory and must either be corrected by the hospital or confirmed as correct by the hospital and then accepted as correct by the Health Statistics Unit (HSU). Where the hospital is asked to contact HSU, hospital staff should ask to speak with their usual contact within HSU. This person will be able to either answer the query or put the call through to someone who can answer the query. Errors are listed in numerical order under identified report types in the following pages. Link Facility Stays Validation Report Patient episodes are linked by HSU to form the patient’s complete hospital stay. The hospital stay may relate to more than one episode. Episodes are linked using the following fields: patient id, episode start and end dates, source of referral, mode of separation and episode type. All episodes in a full hospital stay should have the same patient id but different episode numbers for each episode. A full hospital stay is identified by a linking number. The same linking number is given to each episode in the hospital stay. Morbidity Classification Note that all references to morbidity type in the following pages relate to the prefix for all ICD codes. These prefixes are: PD for the principal diagnosis, OD for other diagnoses, PR for procedures, EX for external causes, and M for morphologies. Responses by hospitals should follow these naming conventions. If the hospital does not use this convention, the hospital’s extract program should convert the morbidity type codes used by the hospital to those required by HSU. Symbols The symbol | that appears in some messages in the following pages indicates a parameter. This symbol will not appear on validation reports, instead it will be replaced by further information to the error message (eg the date or invalid code that the message refers to). Note: There may be changes to validations contained in Appendix L, including additional validations, and a subsequent version of this Appendix will be published at a later date. For additional information please email [email protected]. Appendix L Validation Messages Page - 10