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16514

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Health sector data set specifications from METeOR, Australia's repository for national metadata standards, developed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/345165) Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- The main purpose of the Radiotherapy waiting times national minimum data set (RWT NMDS) is to describe the information that must be collected to calculate the waiting times for the following time period in the treatment pathway for radiotherapy services in Australia: The time between the patient's ready-for-care date and the date of the first megavoltage external beam radiotherapy treatment. Establishments in scope are only those healthcare establishments that provide megavoltage external beam radiotherapy treatment (in-scope radiotherapy treatment). Both public and private establishments are in scope. While it is mandatory for public establishments to report data to the national minimum data set (NMDS), private providers are also encouraged to participate. The scope is not limited by diagnosis: it includes people with cancer (notifiable and non-notifiable) and people who do not have cancer. People in scope are those who started a course of radiotherapy treatment within the reference period. For public establishments, all in-scope activity should be reported, including services provided by specialists operating under right of private practice arrangements. © Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015 Metadata and Classifications Unit Australian Institute of Health and Welfare GPO Box 570 Canberra ACT 2601

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Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Metadata Online Registry (METeOR)

Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Metadata Online Registry (METeOR)

Address
Description

Address

Statistical area level 2 (SA2)
Description

Address—statistical area, level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2011) N(9) Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Statistical area level 2 (SA2) Synonymous names: SA2 METeOR identifier: 457289 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/12/2011 Definition: A designated region describing location and contact details that represents a medium-sized area built from a number of Statistical areas level 1 (SA1s), as represented by a code. The aim is to represent a community that interacts together socially and economically. Data Element Concept: Address—statistical area Value domain attributes Representational attributes Classification scheme: Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2011 Representation class: Code Data type: String Format: N(9) Maximum character length: 9 Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: SA2 coding structure: An SA2 is identifiable by a 9-digit fully hierarchical code. The SA2 identifier is a 4-digit code, assigned in alphabetical order within an SA3. An SA2 code is only unique within a state/territory if it is preceded by the state/territory identifier. For example: State/territory SA4 SA3 SA2 N NN NN NNNN Comments: There are 2,196 SA2 spatial units. In aggregate, they cover the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island are each represented by an SA2. Source and reference attributes Origin: 1270.0.55.001 - Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011 http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/ 1270.0.55.001July%202011?OpenDocument Data set specification specific attributes Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- DSS specific information: In the Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS, this data element describes the geographic code that indicates the service provider organisation's geographic location. Data element attributes Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Address—Australian postcode, code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN} Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013, Health, Standard 07/12/2011, Early Childhood, Standard 09/03/2012, Homelessness, Standard 01/05/2013, Tasmanian Health, Final 30/06/2014, WA Health, Endorsed 04/03/2014, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012, Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015, National Health Performance Authority, Standard 09/08/2013, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 25/05/2015, Disability, Standard 07/10/2014, Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 See also Address—suburb/town/locality name, text X[X(45)] Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013, Health, Standard 07/12/2011, Early Childhood, Standard 09/03/2012, Homelessness, Standard 01/05/2013, Tasmanian Health, Draft 12/09/2012, WA Health, Draft 23/08/2012, Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015, Disability, Standard 13/08/2015, Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 See also Address—suburb/town/locality name, text X[X(49)] WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Care coordination mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Counselling—face-to-face mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Disability services provider details cluster Disability, Superseded 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability services provider details cluster Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Education, employment and training mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Family and carer support mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Group support activities mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Individual advocacy mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health organisation details cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health promotion mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental health seclusion and restraint DSS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Mental illness prevention mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Personalised support—linked to housing mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Personalised support—other mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Sector development and representation mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Service integration infrastructure mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Staffed residential services mental health service type cluster Health, Standard 13/11/2014

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text

Establishment
Description

Establishment

Establishment identifier
Description

Establishment—organisation identifier (Australian), NNX[X]NNNNN Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Establishment identifier METeOR identifier: 269973 Registration status: Health, Standard 01/03/2005 WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Indigenous, Draft 18/10/2012 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 25/07/2013 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 30/07/2015 Definition: The identifier for the establishment in which episode or event occurred. Each separately administered health care establishment to have a unique identifier at the national level. Data Element Concept: Establishment—organisation identifier Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Identifier Data type: String Format: NNX[X]NNNNN Maximum character length: 9 Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Concatenation of: Australian state/territory identifier (character position 1); Sector (character position 2); Region identifier (character positions 3-4); and Organisation identifier (state/territory), (character positions 5-9). Comments: Establishment identifier should be able to distinguish between all health care establishments nationally. Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Establishment identifier, version 4, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (17.0 KB) Is formed using Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Health, Standard 01/03/2005, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 See also Establishment—WA identifier, NNN[N] WA Health, Endorsed 04/03/2014 Is formed using Establishment—organisation identifier (state/territory), NNNNN Health, Standard 01/03/2005, National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/11/2013, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Is formed using Establishment—region identifier, X[X] Health, Standard 01/03/2005, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Is formed using Establishment—sector, code N Health, Standard 01/03/2005, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 See also Hospital—hospital identifier, XXXXX Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Activity based funding: Emergency service care DSS 2013-2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Activity based funding: Emergency service care DSS 2014-15 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 14/01/2015 Activity based funding: Emergency service care DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Activity based funding: Mental health care DSS 2015-16 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014 Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS 2013- Health, Standard 02/05/2013 Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Elective surgery waiting times (census data) NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 12/06/2015 Elective surgery waiting times (removals data) NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 12/06/2015 Elective surgery waiting times cluster Health, Standard 11/04/2014 Hospital teaching and training activities DSS 2014-15 Health, Standard 07/03/2014 Hospital teaching, training and research activities DSS 2015- Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 17/08/2015 Maternity model of care DSS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Non-admitted patient care hospital aggregate NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 24/10/2014 Non-admitted patient care Local Hospital Network aggregate DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 13/09/2014 Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 23/07/2014 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Perinatal NMDS 2014- Health, Standard 07/03/2014 Public hospital establishment address details DSS Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14 WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15 WA Health, Endorsed 24/04/2015 Implementation in Indicators: Used as numerator National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Median waiting time for elective surgery 2012-13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 25/07/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Median waiting time for elective surgery, 2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 28/05/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Median waiting time for elective surgery, 2015 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 30/04/2015 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Number of elective surgeries 2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 28/05/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Patients who received their surgery within clinically recommended times 2012-13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 25/07/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Patients who waited more than 365 days for elective surgery 2012-13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 25/07/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Percentage of patients who waited longer than 365 days for elective surgery, 2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 28/05/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Percentage of patients who waited longer than 365 days for elective surgery, 2015 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 30/04/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20a-Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20b-Waiting times for elective surgery: proportion seen on time, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 Used as denominator National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Patients who received their surgery within clinically recommended times 2012-13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 25/07/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Patients who waited more than 365 days for elective surgery 2012-13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 25/07/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Percentage of patients who waited longer than 365 days for elective surgery, 2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 28/05/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Percentage of patients who waited longer than 365 days for elective surgery, 2015 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 30/04/2015 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Waiting times for emergency hospital care: Percentage completed within four hours, 2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 28/05/2014

Data type

text

Patient
Description

Patient

Clinical emergency indicator
Description

Patient—clinical emergency indicator, yes/no code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Clinical emergency indicator METeOR identifier: 448126 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Definition: An indicator of whether the treatment required for the patient is clinically assessed as an emergency, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Patient—clinical emergency indicator Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Boolean Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Yes 2 No Data set specification specific attributes Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- DSS specific information: Assigning the clinical urgency category is a clinical decision by the radiation oncologist. Individual service providers may use various more detailed clinical urgency sub-categories to assist in prioritising patients for treatment (e.g. semi-urgent, routine, etc), all of these sub-categories should be mapped to one of the two urgency categories provided. If the emergency status of a course of radiotherapy treatment changes during the planning of a course of radiotherapy treatment, the new status should be reported, not the original. Each separate course delivered to a patient may have a different emergency status. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: CODE 1 Yes The treating clinician has assessed the waiting time for treatment cannot exceed 24 hours. CODE 2 No The treating clinician has assessed the waiting time for treatment can exceed 24 hours. Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Person with cancer—clinical emergency indicator, code A WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Data type

boolean

Intention of treatment
Description

Patient—intention of treatment, code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Intention of treatment METeOR identifier: 583857 Registration status: Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Definition: The reason treatment is provided to a patient, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Patient—intention of treatment Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Prophylactic 2 Curative 3 Palliative Supplementary values: 9 Not stated/inadequately described Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: CODE 1 Prophylactic This code is used when treatment is given to prevent the occurrence of disease at a site that exhibits no sign of active disease but is considered to be at risk. CODE 2 Curative This code is used when treatment is given with the intention of curing disease. CODE 3 Palliative This code is used when treatment is given primarily for the purpose of pain or other symptom control. Consequent benefits of the treatment are considered secondary contributions to quality of life. CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is used when treatment is given and the intention is not stated or is inadequately described. This code is not intended for use in primary data collection but can be assigned for reporting purposes where there is missing data. Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Data set specification specific attributes Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- DSS specific information: This data element records the intention of treatment for the course of radiotherapy. Assigning the intention of treatment is a clinical decision by the radiation oncologist. Individual service providers may use various more detailed sub-categories of intention of treatment, these sub-categories should be mapped to one of the categories in this data element. If the intention of a course of radiotherapy treatment changes during the planning of a course of radiotherapy treatment, the new intention of treatment should be reported, not the original intent of treatment. Separate courses delivered to a patient may have different intentions of treatment. Data element attributes Source and reference attributes Submitting organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Patient—intention of treatment, code N Health, Superseded 13/11/2014, WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Adolescent and young adult cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Lung cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Data type

integer

Principal diagnosis - patient
Description

Patient—principal diagnosis, (ICD-10-AM 9th edn) ANN{.N[N]} Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Principal diagnosis—patient METeOR identifier: 592046 Registration status: Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Definition: The diagnosis established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning a patient's service event or episode, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Patient—principal diagnosis Value domain attributes Representational attributes Classification scheme: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification 9th edition Representation class: Code Data type: String Format: ANN{.N[N]} Maximum character length: 6 Data element attributes Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Patient—principal diagnosis, (ICD-10-AM 8th edn) ANN{.N[N]} Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Data type

text

Radiotherapy start date
Description

Patient—radiotherapy start date, DDMMYYYY Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Radiotherapy start date METeOR identifier: 448147 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Definition: The date on which a patient commences a course of radiotherapy treatment, expressed as DDMMYYYY. Data Element Concept: Patient—radiotherapy start date Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Date Data type: Date/Time Format: DDMMYYYY Maximum character length: 8 Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: This item should be used when collecting information about service volumes for the purpose of calculating radiotherapy waiting times. If collecting radiotherapy start date to examine cancer patient care for safety and quality monitoring and other public health purposes use Cancer treatment—radiotherapy start date, DDMMYYYY. Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Cancer treatment—radiotherapy start date, DDMMYYYY Health, Standard 08/05/2014 See also Cancer treatment—radiotherapy start date, DDMMYYYY Health, Superseded 08/05/2014 See also Person with cancer—radiotherapy start date, DDMMYYYY WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014

Data type

date

Ready-for-care date
Description

Patient—ready-for-care date, DDMMYYYY Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Ready-for-care date METeOR identifier: 448141 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/12/2011 WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Definition: The date, in the opinion of the treating clinician, on which a patient is ready to commence treatment, expressed as DDMMYYYY. Data Element Concept: Patient—ready-for-care date Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Date Data type: Date/Time Format: DDMMYYYY Maximum character length: 8 Data set specification specific attributes Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- DSS specific information: The purpose of collecting the ready-for-care date in the Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS is to enable the calculation of waiting times for radiotherapy treatment. Illustrative guidelines and examples of how to determine a ready-for-care date are included below. Category A: Factors that are expected to influence the ready-for-care date Patients are ready for care on the date on which the radiation oncologist and the patient agree to radiotherapy treatment, unless: 1. the radiation oncologist considers treatment should not commence because the patient requires other treatment prior to radiotherapy. This prior treatment may be for the same morbidity as the intended radiotherapy or a co-morbidity. Examples of prior treatments include: hormone therapy, chemotherapy, surgery, other types of radiotherapy (such as brachytherapy), dental work. This excludes treatments that would not have been necessary if the patient could have been treated by their ready-for-care date, for example, using chemotherapy to prevent tumour progression during the waiting time (see example scenarios i and v below); and/or 2. the radiation oncologist considers treatment should not commence because the patient is in a post-operative, post-chemotherapy or other type of healing phase; and/or 3. the radiation oncologist must wait for the results of a test or other information, which are required as part of the decision making process to set a ready-for-care date. For example: a patient has had previous radiotherapy and access to detailed information on what was previously treated needs to be established before a decision can be made on how to proceed, or a patient has had insufficient clinical work up before referral; and/or 4. a delay is requested by the patient, or the patient delays their decision to agree to treatment (see example scenario ii below); and/or 5. the patient declines radiotherapy treatment (in this case, there is no ready-for-care date). In situations 1 to 4, above, the ready-for-care date is the first date the patient is ready for care following these delays. In situation 5, above, the patient is not given a ready-for-care date. Category B: Factors that are not expected to influence the ready-for-care date The following are delays not expected to influence the ready-for-care date. Therefore, the patient is ready-for-care on the date on which the radiation oncologist and the patient agree to radiotherapy treatment, or the first date following a category A delay as listed above, even though: 1. the service is not usually open on that day (e.g. weekends and public holidays) (see example scenario iii below); and/or 2. the service does not usually start courses of radiotherapy treatment on that day (e.g. Fridays) (see example scenario iii below); and/or 3. the service cannot provide treatment on that day for other reasons either within or outside the control of the service (e.g. waiting lists, staff shortages, equipment unavailability or breakdown, industrial action, etc.) (see example scenario ii below); and/or 4. the necessary preparatory activities involved in planning and simulation such as imaging and tests have not been completed by that day, assuming that these tests are not required to make a decision about the ready-for-care date (see example scenario iv below); and/or 5. the patient might become temporarily not ready for care due to a category A delay which occurred after previously being ready for care. This includes situations where the patient is referred to other treatments (e.g. chemotherapy or hormone therapy) which are used to fill the gap in treatment caused by waiting times for radiotherapy. In this situation, the alternative treatments would not have been necessary if the patient did not have to wait for radiotherapy (see example scenario v below). Changing the ready-for-care date Once a ready-for-care date is set, the only justification for changing it is if one or more of the category A delays described above occur on or before the ready-for-care date. For example, if a patient takes a longer or shorter time than anticipated to heal from pre-radiotherapy surgery, the ready-for-care date may be changed to reflect this. If one or more of these delays happens after the ready-for-care date, the ready-for-care date should remain unchanged. This reflects the fact that had the patient been able to receive radiotherapy as soon as they were ready for care, the second delay would not have occurred. The exception to this rule is where there is a change to either the urgency or intent of treatment; in this case the ready-for-care date should be adjusted to reflect the new clinical assessment of the ready-for-care date. Example scenarios Example scenario i: During a consultation on 18 June, a radiation oncologist recommends radiotherapy and their patient agrees to this treatment. There are no category A delays, meaning that the patient's ready-for-care date is 18 June. However, there is a waiting time of 40 days to start a course of radiotherapy treatment. This is clinically unacceptable to the radiation oncologist, so the patient is prescribed chemotherapy to fill the gap caused by the wait for radiotherapy. However, chemotherapy is not the first choice for treatment and would not have been prescribed if radiotherapy had been available within a clinically acceptable timeframe. Therefore, the patient's ready-for-care date does not change—it remains 18 June. The period where the patient is having chemotherapy, and the subsequent recovery period, has no bearing on the ready-for-care date. Example scenario ii: During a consultation on 9 August, a radiation oncologist recommends radiotherapy and their patient agrees to this treatment. Although the patient is medically ready for treatment, family and work obligations result in the patient requesting a delay of 10 days. The ready-for-care date is therefore 19 August. The service provider has no appropriate timeslots for starting the course of radiotherapy treatment until a further 20 days after the ready-for-care date. The ready-for-care date remains 19 August, with the delay until the start date unrelated, in this case, to the patient's requested delay. Example scenario iii: A clinician determines that a patient requires surgery prior to radiotherapy. The expected recovery time for the surgery is 10 days. The first date after the 10-day healing phase is 30 November and this date is the patient's ready-for-care date. This date happens to be a Friday. For this patient, there is a clinical requirement that the first 5 days of treatment be on consecutive days, however the service is not open on the weekend, therefore the service cannot offer to start the course of radiotherapy treatment until the following Monday. This is a category B delay, therefore, the ready-for-care date should remain the date of the Friday, i.e. 30 November. Example scenario iv: A patient is deemed ready for care at a consultation with a radiation oncologist on 23 February. There are no category A delays. Therefore the patient's ready-for-care date is 23 February. If pre-treatment planning and simulation for that patient takes 7 days to complete, the ready-for-care date remains 23 February. The ready-for-care date is not moved 7 days later. Example scenario v: A radiation oncologist deems a patient will be ready for care on 29 March. Treatment is not available on 29 March and the start date is planned to be 18 April. On 6 April the patient becomes not ready for care for 20 days (regardless of whether this reason is category A (e.g. treatment for another health condition) or category B (e.g. the patient is sent for other treatment to relieve symptoms while they wait for radiotherapy)). On 26 April the patient becomes ready for care once again. This does not change the ready-for-care date. That is, the time between the ready-for-care date and the start of a course of radiotherapy treatment can include a period where the patient is not ready for care. The rationale for this is that had the patient received radiotherapy treatment on the ready-for-care date (i.e. before the period when the patient became not ready for care), the delay caused by the period of being not ready for care would not have occurred. Data element attributes Relational attributes Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14 WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15 WA Health, Endorsed 24/04/2015

Data type

date

Person
Description

Person

Area of usual residence (SA2)
Description

Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2011) N(9) Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Area of usual residence (SA2) METeOR identifier: 469909 Registration status: Health, Standard 07/12/2011 WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Definition: The geographical region in which a person or group of people usually reside, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Person—area of usual residence Value domain attributes Representational attributes Classification scheme: Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2011 Representation class: Code Data type: String Format: N(9) Maximum character length: 9 Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: SA2 coding structure: An SA2 is identifiable by a 9-digit fully hierarchical code. The SA2 identifier is a 4-digit code, assigned in alphabetical order within an SA3. An SA2 code is only unique within a state/territory if it is preceded by the state/territory identifier. For example: State/territory SA4 SA3 SA2 N NN NN NNNN Comments: There are 2,196 SA2 spatial units. In aggregate, they cover the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island are each represented by an SA2. Source and reference attributes Origin: 1270.0.55.001 - Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011 http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/ 1270.0.55.001July%202011?OpenDocument Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: The geographical location is reported using a nine digit numerical code to indicate the Statistical Area (SA) within the reporting state or territory, as defined in the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), catalogue number 1270.0.55.001). Collection methods: When collecting the geographical location of a person's usual place of residence, the ABS recommends that 'usual' be defined as: 'the place where the person has or intends to live for 6 months or more, or the place that the person regards as their main residence, or where the person has no other residence, the place they currently reside.' Apart from collecting a person's usual place of residence there is also a need in some collections to collect area of residence immediately prior to or after assistance is provided, or at some other point in time. Comments: Geographical location is reported using Statistical Area to enable accurate aggregation of information to larger areas within the ASGS as well as detailed analysis at the SA2 level. The use of SA2 also allows analysis relating the data to information compiled by the ABS on the demographic and other characteristics of the population of each SA2. Analyses facilitated by the inclusion of SA2 information include: • comparison of the use of services by persons residing in different geographical areas; • characterisation of catchment areas and populations for establishments for planning purposes; and • documentation of the provision of services to residents of states or territories other than the state or territory of the provider. Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Person—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2010) NNNNN Health, Superseded 22/11/2011, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Disability services carer details cluster Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability services client details cluster Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 23/07/2014 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Perinatal NMDS 2014- Health, Standard 07/03/2014 Public dental waiting times NMDS 2013- Health, Standard 09/11/2012 Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) (2011 Census, ASGS 2011) cluster Health, Standardisation pending 06/05/2014 Early Childhood, Standard 28/05/2014 Community Services (retired), Proposed 28/03/2013 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14 WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15 WA Health, Endorsed 24/04/2015

Data type

text

Date of birth
Description

Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Date of birth METeOR identifier: 287007 Registration status: Housing assistance, Standard 20/06/2005 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Tasmanian Health, Final 30/06/2014 WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/08/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 07/11/2013 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 25/05/2015 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005 Definition: The date of birth of the person, expressed as DDMMYYYY. Data Element Concept: Person—date of birth Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Date Data type: Date/Time Format: DDMMYYYY Maximum character length: 8 Data set specification specific attributes Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16 DSS specific information: This field must not be null. National minimum data sets: For the provision of state and territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies this field must: · be less than or equal to Admission date, Date patient presents or Service contact date · be consistent with diagnoses and procedure codes, for records to be grouped. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: If date of birth is not known or cannot be obtained, provision should be made to collect or estimate age. Collected or estimated age would usually be in years for adults, and to the nearest three months (or less) for children aged less than two years. Additionally, an estimated date flag or a date accuracy indicator should be reported in conjunction with all estimated dates of birth. For data collections concerned with children's services, it is suggested that the estimated date of birth of children aged under 2 years should be reported to the nearest 3 month period, i.e. 0101, 0104, 0107, 0110 of the estimated year of birth. For example, a child who is thought to be aged 18 months in October of one year would have his/her estimated date of birth reported as 0104 of the previous year. Again, an estimated date flag or date accuracy indicator should be reported in conjunction with all estimated dates of birth. Collection methods: Information on date of birth can be collected using the one question: What is your/(the person's) date of birth? In self-reported data collections, it is recommended that the following response format is used: Date of birth: _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ This enables easy conversion to the preferred representational layout (DDMMYYYY). For record identification and/or the derivation of other metadata items that require accurate date of birth information, estimated dates of birth should be identified by a date accuracy indicator to prevent inappropriate use of date of birth data. The linking of client records from diverse sources, the sharing of patient data, and data analysis for research and planning all rely heavily on the accuracy and integrity of the collected data. In order to maintain data integrity and the greatest possible accuracy an indication of the accuracy of the date collected is critical. The collection of an indicator of the accuracy of the date may be essential in confirming or refuting the positive identification of a person. For this reason it is strongly recommended that the data element Date—accuracy indicator, code AAA also be recorded at the time of record creation to flag the accuracy of the data. Comments: Privacy issues need to be taken into account in asking persons their date of birth. Wherever possible and wherever appropriate, date of birth should be used rather than age because the actual date of birth allows a more precise calculation of age. When date of birth is an estimated or default value, national health and community services collections typically use 0101 or 0107 or 3006 as the estimate or default for DDMM. It is suggested that different rules for reporting data may apply when estimating the date of birth of children aged under 2 years because of the rapid growth and development of children within this age group which means that a child's development can vary considerably over the course of a year. Thus, more specific reporting of estimated age is suggested. Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee National Community Services Data Committee Reference documents: AS5017 Health Care Client Identification, 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Date—accuracy indicator, code AAA Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010, Health, Standard 04/05/2005, Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010, Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010, Disability, Standard 07/10/2014, Community Services (retired), Standard 30/09/2005 See also Date—estimate indicator, code N Tasmanian Health, Draft 23/07/2012, Community Services (retired), Standard 27/04/2007 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care (antenatal)—length of stay (including leave days), total N[NN] Health, Superseded 04/07/2007 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care (postnatal)—length of stay (including leave days), total N[NN] Health, Superseded 04/07/2007 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—diagnosis related group, code (AR-DRG v 6) ANNA Health, Standard 30/06/2013, Tasmanian Health, Draft 23/07/2012, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—diagnosis related group, code (AR-DRG v5.1) ANNA Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (including leave days) (antenatal), total N[NN] Health, Standard 04/07/2007 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (including leave days) (postnatal), total N[NN] Health, Standard 04/07/2007 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—major diagnostic category, code (AR-DRG v 6) NN Health, Standard 30/06/2013, Tasmanian Health, Draft 23/07/2012, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—major diagnostic category, code (AR-DRG v5.1) NN Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 See also Person with cancer—date of initial medical specialist consultation, DDMMYYYY Health, Standard 04/02/2015 See also Person with cancer—date of initial primary health care consultation, DDMMYYYY Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Supersedes Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY Health, Superseded 04/05/2005, Community Services (retired), Superseded 25/08/2005 Is used in the formation of Record—linkage key, code 581 XXXXXDDMMYYYYN Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010, Health, Standard 07/12/2011, Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010, Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010, Disability, Standard 07/10/2014, Community Services (retired), Standard 21/05/2010 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS 2013- Health, Standard 02/05/2013 Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Audiology assessment client cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 11/08/2014 Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 01/09/2012 Child protection and support services (CPSS) client cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 Child protection and support services (CPSS) sibling cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory: Dental Services DSS, 2011 Indigenous, Endorsed 08/10/2014 Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Computer Assisted Telephone Interview demographic module DSS Health, Standard 03/12/2008 Diabetes (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 21/09/2005 Ear nose and throat services patient cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 05/09/2014 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Home purchase assistance DSS 2012-13 Housing assistance, Standard 03/07/2014 Household file cluster (Indigenous community housing) Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Endorsed 01/05/2013 Juvenile Justice Client file cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009 Medical indemnity DSS 2014- Health, Standard 21/11/2013 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program DSS 2014- Health, Standard 29/08/2014 Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 23/07/2014 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Perinatal NMDS 2014- Health, Standard 07/03/2014 Person (housing assistance) cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Person details data dictionary Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Person file cluster (Mainstream community housing) Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Prison clinic contact DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prison entrants DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prisoners in custody repeat medications DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Private rent assistance DSS 2012-13 Housing assistance, Standard 03/07/2014 Public dental waiting times NMDS 2013- Health, Standard 09/11/2012 Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Statistical linkage key 581 cluster Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Community Services (retired), Standard 21/05/2010 Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia DSS Health, Standard 15/11/2012 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14 WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15 WA Health, Endorsed 24/04/2015 Implementation in Indicators: Used as numerator National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2012 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/03/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2013 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/08/2015 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Immunisation rates for children, 2012–13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/03/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Number of selected potentially avoidable hospitalisations per 100,000 people, 2011–12 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 07/11/2013 National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 02-Mortality rate by leading causes, 2014 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/12/2013 National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 03-Rates of current daily smokers, 2014 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/12/2013 National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 06-Under five mortality rate by leading cause, 2014 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/12/2013 National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 10-The proportion of Indigenous children aged 4 and 5 years who are enrolled in, and attending, a preschool program in the year before full-time schooling, by remoteness, 2014 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/12/2013 Used as denominator National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2012 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/03/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2013 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/08/2015 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Immunisation rates for children, 2012–13 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/03/2014 National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 03-Rates of current daily smokers, 2014 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/12/2013

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Indigenous status
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Person—Indigenous status, code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Indigenous status METeOR identifier: 291036 Registration status: Housing assistance, Standard 15/04/2010 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Tasmanian Health, Final 30/06/2014 WA Health, Endorsed 04/03/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005 Definition: Whether a person identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, as represented by a code. This is in accord with the first two of three components of the Commonwealth definition. Data Element Concept: Person—Indigenous status Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin 2 Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin 3 Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin 4 Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin Supplementary values: 9 Not stated/inadequately described Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: This metadata item is based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) standard for Indigenous status. For detailed advice on its use and application please refer to the ABS Website as indicated in the Reference documents. The classification for Indigenous status has a hierarchical structure comprising two levels. There are four categories at the detailed level of the classification which are grouped into two categories at the broad level. There is one supplementary category for 'not stated' responses. The classification is as follows: Indigenous: • Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin. • Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin. • Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin. Non-Indigenous: • Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin. Not stated/ inadequately described: This category is not to be available as a valid answer to the questions but is intended for use: • Primarily when importing data from other data collections that do not contain mappable data. • Where an answer was refused. • Where the question was not able to be asked prior to completion of assistance because the client was unable to communicate or a person who knows the client was not available. Only in the last two situations may the tick boxes on the questionnaire be left blank. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Collection methods: The standard question for Indigenous Status is as follows: [Are you] [Is the person] [Is (name)] of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? (For persons of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, mark both 'Yes' boxes.) No.................................................... Yes, Aboriginal............................... Yes, Torres Strait Islander............ This question is recommended for self-enumerated or interview-based collections. It can also be used in circumstances where a close relative, friend, or another member of the household is answering on behalf of the subject. It is strongly recommended that this question be asked directly wherever possible. When someone is not present, the person answering for them should be in a position to do so, i.e. this person must know well the person about whom the question is being asked and feel confident to provide accurate information about them. This question must always be asked regardless of data collectors' perceptions based on appearance or other factors. The Indigenous status question allows for more than one response. The procedure for coding multiple responses is as follows: If the respondent marks 'No' and either 'Aboriginal' or 'Torres Strait Islander', then the response should be coded to either Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander as indicated (i.e. disregard the 'No' response). If the respondent marks both the 'Aboriginal' and 'Torres Strait Islander' boxes, then their response should be coded to 'Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Origin'. If the respondent marks all three boxes ('No', 'Aboriginal' and 'Torres Strait Islander'), then the response should be coded to 'Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Origin' (i.e. disregard the 'No' response). This approach may be problematical in some data collections, for example when data are collected by interview or using screen based data capture systems. An additional response category Yes, both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander... may be included if this better suits the data collection practices of the agency or establishment concerned. Comments: The following definition, commonly known as 'The Commonwealth Definition', was given in a High Court judgement in the case of Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 46 ALR 625. 'An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and is accepted as such by the community in which he or she lives'. There are three components to the Commonwealth definition: • descent; • self-identification; and • community acceptance. In practice, it is not feasible to collect information on the community acceptance part of this definition in general purpose statistical and administrative collections and therefore standard questions on Indigenous status relate to descent and self-identification only. Source and reference attributes Origin: National Health Data Committee National Community Services Data Committee Reference documents: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1999. Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables. Cultural Diversity Variables, Canberra. Viewed 3 August 2005. Relational attributes Related metadata references: See also Person—Indigenous status, code AAA WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Supersedes Person—Indigenous status, code N Health, Superseded 04/05/2005, Community Services (retired), Superseded 25/08/2005 Has been superseded by Person—Indigenous status, code N Health, Standardisation pending 05/03/2015 See also Service provider organisation—number of Indigenous children attending a preschool program, total number N[NNNN] Early Childhood, Superseded 28/05/2014, Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 See also Service provider organisation—number of Indigenous children attending an early childhood education program, total number N[NNNN] Early Childhood, Superseded 01/06/2015 See also Service provider organisation—number of Indigenous children attending an early childhood education program, total number N[NNNN] Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 See also Service provider organisation—number of Indigenous children enrolled in a preschool program, total N[NNNN] Early Childhood, Superseded 28/05/2014, Indigenous, Endorsed 08/04/2013 See also Service provider organisation—number of Indigenous children enrolled in a preschool program, total N[NNNN] Early Childhood, Superseded 08/04/2013, Indigenous, Archived 08/04/2013 See also Service provider organisation—number of Indigenous children enrolled in an early childhood education program, total N[NNNN] Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 See also Service provider organisation—number of Indigenous children enrolled in an early childhood education program, total N[NNNN] Early Childhood, Superseded 01/06/2015 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services paid full-time equivalent positions cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services unpaid full-time equivalent positions cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services non-residential/follow-up/aftercare client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services non-residential/follow-up/aftercare episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services paid full-time equivalent positions cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services residential treatment/rehabilitation client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services residential/rehabilitation episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services sobering up/residential respite/short-term care client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services sobering-up/residential respite/short term care episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services unpaid full-time equivalent positions cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS 2013- Health, Standard 02/05/2013 Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Adoptions DSS 2011-13 Community Services (retired), Standard 20/05/2013 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counselling Program client contacts cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Bringing them Home/Link Up Counselling Program client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Bringing them Home/Link Up Counsellors cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 01/09/2012 Child protection and support services (CPSS) client cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Computer Assisted Telephone Interview demographic module DSS Health, Standard 03/12/2008 Cultural and language diversity cluster Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Diabetes (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 21/09/2005 Disability services client details cluster Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability Services NMDS 2012-14 Community Services (retired), Standard 13/03/2013 Disability Services NMDS 2014-15 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Community Services (retired), Proposed 23/04/2014 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Elective surgery waiting times (census data) NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 12/06/2015 Elective surgery waiting times (removals data) NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 12/06/2015 Estimated resident population (ERP) cluster (early childhood education and care) Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015- Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Juvenile Justice Client file cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009 Medical indemnity DSS 2014- Health, Standard 21/11/2013 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program DSS 2014- Health, Standard 29/08/2014 Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 23/07/2014 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Perinatal NMDS 2014- Health, Standard 07/03/2014 Person (housing assistance) cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Prison clinic contact DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prison entrants DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prisoners in custody repeat medications DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Public dental waiting times NMDS 2013- Health, Standard 09/11/2012 Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Registered chiropractic labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered dental and allied dental health professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered medical professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered midwifery labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered nursing professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered optometry labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered osteopathy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered pharmacy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered physiotherapy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered podiatry labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered psychology labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2014-15 Housing assistance, Standard 30/06/2014 Homelessness, Standard 30/06/2014 Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia DSS Health, Standard 15/11/2012 WA Abortion Notification System WA Health, Endorsed 04/03/2014 Implementation in Indicators: Used as numerator Indigenous primary health care: PI01a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI02a-Number of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI03a-Number of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI03b-Proportion of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was cllaaimed,, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI04a-Number of Indigenous children who are fully immunised, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI04b-Proportion of Indigenous children who are fully immunised, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI05a-Number of regular clients with Type II diabetes who have had an HbA1c measurement result recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI05b-Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes who have had an HbA1c measurement result recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI06a-Number of regular clients with Type II diabetes whose HbA1c measurement result was within a specified level, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI06b-Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes whose HbA1c measurement result was within a specified level, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI07a-Number of regular clients with a chronic disease for whom a GP Management Plan (MBS Item 721) was claimed, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI07b-Proportion of regular clients with a chronic disease for whom a GP Management Plan (MBS Item 721) was claimed, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI08a-Number of regular clients with a chronic disease for whom a Team Care Arrangement (MBS Item 723) was claimed, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI08b-Proportion of regular clients with a chronic disease for whom a Team Care Arrangement (MBS Item 723) was claimed, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI09a-Number of regular clients whose smoking status has been recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI09b-Proportion of regular clients whose smoking status has been recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI10a-Number of regular clients with a smoking status result, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI10b-Proportion of regular clients with a smoking status result, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI11a-Number of regular clients who gave birth within the previous 12 months with a smoking status of 'current smoker', 'ex-smoker' or 'never smoked', 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI11b-Proportion of regular clients who gave birth within the previous 12 months with a smoking status of 'current smoker', 'ex-smoker' or 'never smoked', 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI12a-Number of regular clients who are classified as overweight or obese, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI12b-Proportion of regular clients who are classified as overweight or obese, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI13a-Number of regular clients who had their first antenatal care visit within specified periods, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI13b-Proportion of regular clients who had their first antenatal care visit within specified periods, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI14a-Number of regular clients aged 50 years and over who are immunised against influenza, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI14b-Proportion of regular clients aged 50 years and over who are immunised against influenza, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI15a-Number of regular clients with Type II diabetes or COPD who are immunised against influenza, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI15b-Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes or COPD who are immunised against influenza, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI16a-Number of regular clients whose alcohol consumption status has been recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI16b-Proportion of regular clients whose alcohol consumption status has been recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI17a-Number of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI17b-Proportion of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI18a-Number of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI18b-Proportion of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI19a-Number of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI19b-Proportion of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI20a-Number of regular clients who have had the necessary risk factors assessed to enable CVD assessment, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI20b-Proportion of regular clients who have had the necessary risk factors assessed to enable CVD assessment, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI21a-Number of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI21b-Proportion of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22a-Number of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI23a-Number of regular clients with Type II diabetes who have had a blood pressure measurement result recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI23b-Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes who have had a blood pressure measurement result recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI24a-Number of regular clients with Type II diabetes whose blood pressure measurement result was less than or equal to 130/80 mmHg, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI24b-Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes whose blood pressure measurement result was less than or equal to 130/80 mmHg, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 National Disability Agreement: f(1)-Number of Indigenous people with disability receiving disability services as a proportion of the Indigenous potential population requiring services, 2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 Community Services (retired), Superseded 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(2)-Number of Indigenous people with disability receiving disability services as a proportion of the Indigenous potential population requiring services, 2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 Community Services (retired), Superseded 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(3)-Number of non-Indigenous persons and Indigenous persons who separated from permanent residential aged care to return home/family, 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09-Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 64a-Indigenous Australians in the health workforce, 2012 Health, Retired 25/06/2013 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 64b-Indigenous Australians in the health workforce, 2012 Health, Retired 25/06/2013 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 10-The proportion of Indigenous children aged 4 and 5 years who are enrolled in, and attending, a preschool program in the year before full-time schooling, by remoteness, 2014 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/12/2013 Used as denominator Indigenous primary health care: PI01b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI02b-Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight results were low, normal or high, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI03b-Proportion of regular clients for whom an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) was claimed, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI04b-Proportion of Indigenous children who are fully immunised, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI05b-Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes who have had an HbA1c measurement result recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI06b-Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes whose HbA1c measurement result was within a specified level, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI07b-Proportion of regular clients with a chronic disease for whom a GP Management Plan (MBS Item 721) was claimed, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI09b-Proportion of regular clients whose smoking status has been recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI10b-Proportion of regular clients with a smoking status result, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI11b-Proportion of regular clients who gave birth within the previous 12 months with a smoking status of 'current smoker', 'ex-smoker' or 'never smoked', 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI12b-Proportion of regular clients who are classified as overweight or obese, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI13b-Proportion of regular clients who had their first antenatal care visit within specified periods, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI14b-Proportion of regular clients aged 50 years and over who are immunised against influenza, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI15b-Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes or COPD who are immunised against influenza, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI16b-Proportion of regular clients whose alcohol consumption status has been recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI17b-Proportion of regular clients who had an AUDIT-C with result within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI18b-Proportion of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI19b-Proportion of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI20b-Proportion of regular clients who have had the necessary risk factors assessed to enable CVD assessment, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI21b-Proportion of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI23b-Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes who have had a blood pressure measurement result recorded, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI24b-Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes whose blood pressure measurement result was less than or equal to 130/80 mmHg, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 National Disability Agreement: d(1)-Proportion of the potential population who used State/Territory delivered disability support services, 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: d(2)-Proportion of people with a disability with an employment restriction who used Disability Employment Services (Open Employment), 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: d(3)-Proportion of the potential population who used Australian Disability Enterprises (Supported Employment), 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(1)-Number of Indigenous people with disability receiving disability services as a proportion of the Indigenous potential population requiring services, 2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 Community Services (retired), Superseded 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(1)-Rate of non-Indigenous persons and Indigenous persons admitted to permanent residential aged care, 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(2)-Number of Indigenous people with disability receiving disability services as a proportion of the Indigenous potential population requiring services, 2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 Community Services (retired), Superseded 23/05/2013 - - -

Data type

integer

Person identifier
Description

Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)] Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Person identifier METeOR identifier: 290046 Registration status: Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Early Childhood, Standard 08/04/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/08/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 28/05/2014 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005 Definition: Person identifier unique within an establishment or agency. Data Element Concept: Person—person identifier Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Identifier Data type: String Format: XXXXXX[X(14)] Maximum character length: 20 Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Individual agencies, establishments or collection authorities may use their own alphabetic, numeric or alphanumeric coding systems. Field cannot be blank. Source and reference attributes Reference documents: AS5017 Health Care Client Identification, 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia Relational attributes Related metadata references: Supersedes Person—person identifier (within establishment/agency), XXXXXX[X(14)] Health, Superseded 04/05/2005, Community Services (retired), Superseded 25/08/2005 See also Person—person identifier, X(8) WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 See also Person—unique identifier used indicator, yes/no code N Health, Standard 07/02/2013, Community Services (retired), Standard 19/09/2013 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS 2013- Health, Standard 02/05/2013 Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Audiology assessment client cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 11/08/2014 Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 01/09/2012 Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory: Dental Services DSS, 2011 Indigenous, Endorsed 08/10/2014 Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Disability services client details cluster Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Ear nose and throat services patient cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 05/09/2014 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2015 Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Juvenile Justice Client file cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009 Juvenile Justice Detention file cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009 Juvenile Justice Order file cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009 Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 23/07/2014 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Perinatal NMDS 2014- Health, Standard 07/03/2014 Prison clinic contact DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prison entrants DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prisoners in custody repeat medications DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia DSS Health, Standard 15/11/2012 Implementation in Indicators: Used as numerator National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20a-Waiting times for elective surgery: waiting times in days, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20b-Waiting times for elective surgery: proportion seen on time, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 23-Unplanned hospital readmission rates, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 Used as denominator National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Percentage of patients who commenced treatment within clinically recommended time 2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 28/05/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Waiting times for emergency hospital care: Percentage completed within four hours, 2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 28/05/2014 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a-Waiting times for emergency hospital care: Proportion seen on time, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21b-Waiting times for emergency hospital care: Proportion completed within four hours, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 National Partnership Agreement on Improving Public Hospital Services: National Emergency Access Target Health, Standard 21/11/2013

Data type

text

Sex
Description

Person—sex, code N Identifying and definitional attributes Short name: Sex METeOR identifier: 287316 Registration status: Housing assistance, Standard 10/02/2006 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 WA Health, Draft 23/08/2012 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/08/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 07/11/2013 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005 Definition: The biological distinction between male and female, as represented by a code. Data Element Concept: Person—sex Value domain attributes Representational attributes Representation class: Code Data type: Number Format: N Maximum character length: 1 Permissible values: Value Meaning 1 Male 2 Female 3 Intersex or indeterminate Supplementary values: 9 Not stated/inadequately described Collection and usage attributes Guide for use: Diagnosis and procedure codes should be checked against the national ICD-10-AM sex edits, unless the person is undergoing, or has undergone a sex change or has a genetic condition resulting in a conflict between sex and ICD-10-AM code. CODE 3 Intersex or indeterminate Intersex or indeterminate, refers to a person, who because of a genetic condition, was born with reproductive organs or sex chromosomes that are not exclusively male or female or whose sex has not yet been determined for whatever reason. Intersex or indeterminate, should be confirmed if reported for people aged 90 days or greater. Comments: The definition for Intersex in Guide for use is sourced from the ACT Legislation (Gay, Lesbian and Transgender) Amendment Act 2003. Source and reference attributes Origin: Australian Capital Territory 2003. Legislation (Gay, Lesbian and Transgender) Amendment Act 2003 Reference documents: Legislation (Gay, Lesbian and Transgender) Amendment Act 2003. See http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2003-14/20030328-4969/pdf/2003-14.pdf. Data element attributes Collection and usage attributes Collection methods: Operationally, sex is the distinction between male and female, as reported by a person or as determined by an interviewer. When collecting data on sex by personal interview, asking the sex of the respondent is usually unnecessary and may be inappropriate, or even offensive. It is usually a simple matter to infer the sex of the respondent through observation, or from other cues such as the relationship of the person(s) accompanying the respondent, or first name. The interviewer may ask whether persons not present at the interview are male or female. A person's sex may change during their lifetime as a result of procedures known alternatively as sex change, gender reassignment, transsexual surgery, transgender reassignment or sexual reassignment. Throughout this process, which may be over a considerable period of time, the person's sex could be recorded as either Male or Female. In data collections that use the ICD-10-AM classification, where sex change is the reason for admission, diagnoses should include the appropriate ICD-10-AM code(s) that clearly identify that the person is undergoing such a process. This code(s) would also be applicable after the person has completed such a process, if they have a procedure involving an organ(s) specific to their previous sex (e.g. where the patient has prostate or ovarian cancer). CODE 3 Intersex or indeterminate Is normally used for babies for whom sex has not been determined for whatever reason. Should not generally be used on data collection forms completed by the respondent. Should only be used if the person or respondent volunteers that the person is intersex or where it otherwise becomes clear during the collection process that the individual is neither male nor female. CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described Is not to be used on primary collection forms. It is primarily for use in administrative collections when transferring data from data sets where the item has not been collected. Source and reference attributes Origin: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database 1997/98 AIHW 2001 National Diabetes Register, Statistical Profile, December 2000 (Diabetes Series No. 2.) Reference documents: Australian Bureau of Statistics AS4846 Health Care Provider Identification, 2004, Sydney: Standards Australia AS5017 Health Care Client Identification, 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia In AS4846 and AS5017 alternative codes are presented. Refer to the current standard for more details. Relational attributes Related metadata references: Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—diagnosis related group, code (AR-DRG v 6) ANNA Health, Standard 30/06/2013, Tasmanian Health, Draft 23/07/2012, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—diagnosis related group, code (AR-DRG v5.1) ANNA Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—major diagnostic category, code (AR-DRG v 6) NN Health, Standard 30/06/2013, Tasmanian Health, Draft 23/07/2012, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—major diagnostic category, code (AR-DRG v5.1) NN Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 See also Person—gender, code N Housing assistance, Proposed 28/06/2013, Health, Proposed 28/06/2013, Early Childhood, Proposed 28/06/2013, Homelessness, Proposed 28/06/2013, Indigenous, Endorsed 05/09/2014, Community Services (retired), Candidate 02/09/2013 Supersedes Person—sex (housing assistance), code N Housing assistance, Superseded 10/02/2006 See also Person—sex, code A WA Health, Endorsed 19/03/2015 Supersedes Person—sex, code N Health, Superseded 04/05/2005, Community Services (retired), Superseded 31/08/2005 Is used in the formation of Record—linkage key, code 581 XXXXXDDMMYYYYN Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010, Health, Standard 07/12/2011, Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010, Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010, Disability, Standard 07/10/2014, Community Services (retired), Standard 21/05/2010 Implementation in Data Set Specifications: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services individual client contacts cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services non-residential/follow-up/aftercare client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services non-residential/follow-up/aftercare episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services residential treatment/rehabilitation client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services residential treatment/rehabilitation length of stay cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services residential/rehabilitation episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services sobering up/residential respite/short-term care client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standalone substance use services sobering-up/residential respite/short term care episodes of care cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS 2013- Health, Standard 02/05/2013 Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Adoptions DSS 2011-13 Community Services (retired), Standard 20/05/2013 Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Audiology assessment client cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 11/08/2014 Bringing Them Home/Link Up Counselling Program client contacts cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Bringing them Home/Link Up Counselling Program client numbers cluster Indigenous, Endorsed 16/09/2014 Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 01/09/2012 Child protection and support services (CPSS) client cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 Child protection and support services (CPSS) sibling cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 30/04/2008 Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory: Dental Services DSS, 2011 Indigenous, Endorsed 08/10/2014 Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Computer Assisted Telephone Interview demographic module DSS Health, Standard 03/12/2008 Diabetes (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 21/09/2005 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Household file cluster (Indigenous community housing) Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Indigenous, Endorsed 01/05/2013 Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015- Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Juvenile Justice Client file cluster Community Services (retired), Standard 14/09/2009 Medical indemnity DSS 2014- Health, Standard 21/11/2013 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program DSS 2014- Health, Standard 29/08/2014 Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 23/07/2014 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16 Health, Standard 04/02/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 15/09/2014 Perinatal NMDS 2014- Health, Standard 07/03/2014 Person (housing assistance) cluster Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Person details data dictionary Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Person file cluster (Mainstream community housing) Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 Prison clinic contact DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prison entrants DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Prisoners in custody repeat medications DSS Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Private rent assistance DSS 2012-13 Housing assistance, Standard 03/07/2014 Public dental waiting times NMDS 2013- Health, Standard 09/11/2012 Radiotherapy waiting times NMDS 2015- Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Registered chiropractic labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered dental and allied dental health professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered medical professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered midwifery labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered nursing professional labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered optometry labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered osteopathy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered pharmacy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered physiotherapy labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered podiatry labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Registered psychology labour force DSS Health, Standard 10/12/2009 Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Standard 13/11/2014 Sex of prison entrants cluster Health, Standard 25/08/2011 Statistical linkage key 581 cluster Housing assistance, Standard 23/08/2010 Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010 Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010 Disability, Standard 07/10/2014 Community Services (retired), Standard 21/05/2010 Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia DSS Health, Standard 15/11/2012 Implementation in Indicators: Used as numerator Indigenous primary health care: PI19a-Number of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI19b-Proportion of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI20a-Number of regular clients who have had the necessary risk factors assessed to enable CVD assessment, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI20b-Proportion of regular clients who have had the necessary risk factors assessed to enable CVD assessment, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22a-Number of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2012 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/03/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2013 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/08/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 Used as denominator Indigenous primary health care: PI13b-Proportion of regular clients who had their first antenatal care visit within specified periods, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI19b-Proportion of regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function test with results within specified levels, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI20b-Proportion of regular clients who have had the necessary risk factors assessed to enable CVD assessment, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 Indigenous primary health care: PI22b-Proportion of regular clients who have had a cervical screening, 2015 Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Endorsed 13/03/2015 National Disability Agreement: d(1)-Proportion of the potential population who used State/Territory delivered disability support services, 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: d(2)-Proportion of people with a disability with an employment restriction who used Disability Employment Services (Open Employment), 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreemeeent: d(3)--Proportion of the potential population who used Australian Disability Enterprises (Supported Employment), 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(1)-Number of Indigenous people with disability receiving disability services as a proportion of the Indigenous potential population requiring services, 2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 Community Services (retired), Superseded 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(1)-Rate of non-Indigenous persons and Indigenous persons admitted to permanent residential aged care, 2013 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 23/05/2013 National Disability Agreement: f(2)-Number of Indigenous people with disability receiving disability services as a proportion of the Indigenous potential population requiring services, 2012 Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012 Community Services (retired), Superseded 23/05/2013 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2012 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/03/2014 National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates for girls turning 15 years in 2013 National Health Performance Authority, Standard 27/08/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 02-Incidence of selected cancers, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 24-Survival of people diagnosed with notifiable cancers, 2015 Health, Standard 14/01/2015

Data type

integer

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Name
Type
Description | Question | Decode (Coded Value)
Data type
Alias
Item Group
Address
Statistical area level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2011)
Item
Statistical area level 2 (SA2)
text
Item Group
Establishment
Organisation identifier (Australian)
Item
Establishment identifier
text
Item Group
Patient
Clinical emergency indicator
Item
Clinical emergency indicator
boolean
Item
Intention of treatment
integer
Code List
Intention of treatment
CL Item
Prophylactic (1)
CL Item
Curative (2)
CL Item
Palliative (3)
CL Item
Not stated/inadequately described (9)
Principal diagnosis (ICD-10-AM 9th edn)
Item
Principal diagnosis - patient
text
Radiotherapy start date
Item
Radiotherapy start date
date
Ready-for-care date
Item
Ready-for-care date
date
Item Group
Person
Area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2011)
Item
Area of usual residence (SA2)
text
Date of birth
Item
Date of birth
date
C0421451 (UMLS CUI [1])
Item
Indigenous status
integer
Code List
Indigenous status
CL Item
Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin (1)
CL Item
Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin (2)
CL Item
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin (3)
CL Item
Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin (4)
CL Item
Not stated/inadequately described (9)
Person identifier
Item
Person identifier
text
Item
Sex
integer
Code List
Sex
CL Item
Male (1)
CL Item
Female (2)
CL Item
Intersex or indeterminate (3)
CL Item
Not stated/inadequately described (9)

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