Person—MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) indicator

METeOR identifier:

441371

Registration status:

Health, Standard 07/12/2011

Definition:

An indicator of whether a person has received a Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (Item 715), as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:

Person—MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) indicator

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Boolean

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Yes
2	No

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Yes

A person has received an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715).

CODE 2 No

A person has not received an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715).

Comments:

The MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) is used to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people receive primary health care matched to their needs, by encouraging early detection, diagnosis and intervention for common and treatable conditions that cause morbidity and early mortality. The health assessment includes an assessment of the patient’s health, including their physical, psychological and social wellbeing. It also assesses what preventive health care, education and other assistance should be offered to the patient to improve their health and wellbeing.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Origin:

Department of Health and Ageing 2011. Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715), Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, viewed 27/05/2011,
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/
C0D3F93D216CBEC2CA25771C000079D0/$File/6462(1004)
%20Health%20Assessment%20Item%20Fact%20Sheet%20SCREEN.pdf

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Has been superseded by Person—MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715) indicator, yes/no code N Health, Standardisation pending 05/03/2013

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Indigenous primary health care DSS 2012-14 Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation in Indicators:

Used as numerator
Indigenous primary health care: PI03a-Number of regular clients who received an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715), 2012 Health, Superseded 23/02/2012
Indigenous primary health care: PI03a-Number of regular clients who received an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715), 2013 Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012
Indigenous primary health care: PI03b-Proportion of regular clients who received an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715), 2012 Health, Superseded 23/02/2012
Indigenous primary health care: PI03b-Proportion of regular clients who received an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715), 2013 Health, Standard 07/12/2011
Indigenous, Endorsed 11/09/2012