Person—specimen collection date, DDMMYYYY

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Specimen collection date
METeOR identifier:	428420
Registration status:	Health, Standard 15/11/2012
Definition:	The date on which the specimen was collected from the person, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Data Element Concept:	Person—specimen collection 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:	Record the date when the specimen was collected.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC)
Origin:	ACSQHC Healthcare Associated Infection Technical Working Group
Relational attributes
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:	Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Clostridium difficile infection DSS Health, Standardisation pending 23/07/2012 Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia DSS Health, Standard 15/11/2012

Value domain attributes