Search

METEOR’s search works in a similar way to other search engines. You can use keywords or terms to pull up related content. The below tips are specific to METEOR and will help you to find what you need.

Try searching using either a keyword, specific term or METEOR ID number.

METEOR ID search

If you’re a returning user and know an item’s METEOR ID, you can enter it in the search box. Clicking the search icon will take you straight to the item’s page.

Autocomplete

METEOR will automatically display suggestions for search terms as you’re typing. This predictive text will show you METEOR entries that exist for the topic you’re searching on. You don’t have to use any of these suggestions, but they may make your searching process faster and easier.

Pressing ‘tab’ will select the top suggestion. Otherwise, selecting from the list of suggestions will put the suggested search term into the search box. You can then click the search icon to find related content. Clicking anywhere on the search results will take you to the item’s page.

Spelling correction

METEOR will show search results with spelling correction. Misspelled terms can still be selected for search where relevant.

Dropdown options

The drop-down menus directly below the search text box allow you to limit the search results to any of the 18 content types in METEOR (see Learn about metadata to view the list), by item creation dates, and item revision dates.

Content types

Content types allow you to limit your search to various metadata building blocks and other topic or help content found in METEOR. See Learn about metadata to view a list of metadata item types that you can search in METEOR. Searching on Topic pages will give results from METEOR’s ‘non-metadata’ pages which explain metadata, how it is managed, how to use METEOR, and how to develop metadata.

Searching on Help will give results from all the pop-up information boxes that are linked to each metadata item. The Help search looks through all text from the METEOR Business Rules, which is accessed through the small ‘i’ icon used throughout the site.

Created date and Revision date

The Created and Revision date dropdown options limit your search to when an item was created or last revised. METEOR will search any time by default, or you can select or specify a custom period.

Custom search syntax

METEOR uses Lucene search syntax. This functionality can be useful to fine-tune your search results even more. Some of the commands include:

  1. Restrict search to the titles of items by using Name: Searchterm. Note that it has to be written exactly as Name, with the capital N. Using name will not work. It doesn’t matter if there’s a space around the colon or not.
  2. Force a second term to be included by using AND.
  3. Widen your search to include another option using the term OR.

For example, if you’re looking for something with the word ‘baby’ in the title you would use Name: baby. METEOR will also give you results for the plural of the search term, so if you search on ‘baby’ you will also get results for ‘babies’. If looking for something with two terms (‘baby’ and ‘admission’) you would use Name: baby AND admission.

Sort by

You can also display your search results with a range of options in the Sort by drop-down menu on the right. You can sort on Relevance, Most/Least Recently Created, Most/Least Recently Updated, and Alphabetically (A–Z and Z–A).

Clear

The Clear button resets the Search page.

Filtering search results

You can fine-tune your search results using the filters that appear in the left-hand menu after searching any term. These filters are dynamic and will only display options specific to your search term, for example, only registration authorities relating to your search term will be displayed. You can use multiple filters at once.

Some of the filters change depending on your role within METEOR. If you are using METEOR without an account, you can search on metadata item type, public registration statuses, METEOR ID, and registration authority. You are also able to compare two items.

If you are using METEOR without an account, you will not be able to save bookmarks for items you’re interested in. There are also some non-public registration statuses that you won’t be able to see.

If you wish to save bookmarks, you can sign up for a free METEOR account easily, just follow the Sign up now prompts after clicking on the Sign In button. If you have an account, you will also be able to subscribe to notifications about changes to specific items in METEOR.

If you are logged in to METEOR as a metadata developer, or any other official role, there are some additional search options. You will be able to restrict your search to the full range of registration status options, including non-public statuses. You will also be able to save bookmarks and subscribe to notifications about changes to items.

Each search result has a small ‘hamburger’ icon on the right . This gives you download links for the metadata item as a PDF or a Word document.


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Person with cancer—radiotherapy start date, DDMMYYYY

663464 | Data Element
The date when a person with cancer begins a course of radiotherapy treatment, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Standard: WA Health

Person with cancer—radiotherapy start date, DDMMYYYY

555794 | Data Element
The date when a person with cancer begins a course of radiotherapy treatment, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Standard: WA Health

Person—age, total years N[NN]

303794 | Data Element | National Public Health Information Working Group
The age of the person in (completed) years at a specific point in time.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Tasmanian Health, WA Health, Indigenous, Children and Families
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Person—area of usual residence, geographical location code (ASGC 2011) N(9)

563588 | Data Element
Geographical location of usual residence of the person, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2011) N(9)

469909 | Data Element
The geographical region in which a person or group of people usually reside, as represented by a code.
Superseded: Health, Tasmanian Health, Early Childhood
Standard: Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Community Services (retired), WA Health, Disability

Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2011) NNNN

459973 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The country in which the person was born, as represented by a code.
Superseded: Health, Homelessness, Tasmanian Health, Youth Justice
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, WA Health, Disability

Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY

287007 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date of birth of the person, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Tasmanian Health, WA Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Indigenous, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice, Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Aged Care
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired), Commonwealth Department of Health
Recorded: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Person—date of death, DDMMYYYY

287305 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date of death of the person, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Superseded: Health
Standard: Community Services (retired), WA Health, Disability

Person—death notification source, code AAA

493656 | Data Element
The source responsible for notifying a health care provider of a person's death, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Person—government funding identifier, Department of Veterans' Affairs card colour, code AAA

563420 | Data Element
The colour of the card issued to a veteran by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, as represented by a code. The card colour determines the level of health services the person is eligible for at the DVA expense.
Standard: WA Health

Person—government funding identifier, Department of Veterans' Affairs file number AAXXNNNNA

339127 | Data Element
A unique personal identifier issued to a veteran by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), WA Health, Tasmanian Health

Person—government funding identifier, Medicare card number N(11)

270101 | Data Element | Standards Australia
Person identifier, allocated by the Health Insurance Commission to eligible persons under the Medicare scheme, that appears on a Medicare card.
Standard: Health, Tasmanian Health, Indigenous, WA Health
Recorded: Community Services (retired)

Person—Indigenous status, code AAA

562180 | Data Element
The code that represents whether a person identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin.This is in accordance with the first two of three components of the Commonwealth definition.
Standard: WA Health

Person—Indigenous status, code AAA

675163 | Data Element
The code that represents whether a person identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin.This is in accordance with the first two of three components of the Commonwealth definition.
Standard: WA Health

Person—Indigenous status, code N

291036 | Data Element | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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.
Superseded: Health, Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Tasmanian Health, Indigenous, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice
Standard: Community Services (retired), WA Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Person—interpreter service required, yes/no code A

562185 | Data Element
The code that represents whether or not an interpreter service is required by or for the person.
Standard: WA Health

Person—marital status, code AAA

562141 | Data Element
A person's current relationship status in terms of a couple relationship or, for those not in a couple relationship, the existence of a current or previous registered marriage, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Person—person identifier, X(8)

570650 | Data Element
A person identifier unique within an establishment or agency, as represented by an alphanumeric identifier.
Standard: WA Health

Person—person identifier, X(8)

643305 | Data Element
A person identifier unique within an establishment or agency, as represented by an alphanumeric identifier.
Standard: WA Health

Person—residency status, code AAA

554649 | Data Element
The code that represents the status of a person's residency within Australia.
Standard: WA Health

Person—residential status, code AAA

662921 | Data Element
The code that identifies the type of residential arrangement a person has within Australia.
Standard: WA Health

Person—sex, code A

573225 | Data Element
The biological distinction between male and female, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Pregnancy—abortion commenced date, DDMMYYYY

507755 | Data Element
The day an abortion began or was initiated expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Standard: WA Health

Pregnancy—abortion method, code N

507834 | Data Element
The intervention or procedure to initiate or manage an abortion, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Pregnancy—abortion method, text X[(50)]

508895 | Data Element
Description of the method used for initiating or managing an abortion represented in text.
Standard: WA Health

Pregnancy—abortion reason, code N

507851 | Data Element
The reason an abortion occurred or was initiated as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Pregnancy—estimated duration, total weeks N[N]

554722 | Data Element | WA Health
The total number of completed weeks of a pregnancy's estimated duration.
Standard: WA Health

Product of conception—description of congenital anomaly, text X[(50)]

507880 | Data Element
Congenital anomaly of embryo, fetus or infant described as text.
Standard: WA Health

Record—identifier, NN[8]

493966 | Data Element
An identifying number generated in sequence and assigned to each record in a data collection.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—account number, identifier N(12)

493164 | Data Element
A unique identifier for each referral registered to a patient administration system, as represented by a combination of numeric characters.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—clinic category for referral, code AAA{A}

492519 | Data Element
The specialty of the clinic that a patient is referred to, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—clinic category for referral, code AAA{A}

643416 | Data Element
The specialty of the clinic that a patient is referred to, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—referral discharge date, DDMMYYYY

492513 | Data Element
The date when a referral is declared complete in the source health information system, expressed as DDMMYYYY.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—referral priority, code AAA

512027 | Data Element
The code assigned by the clinician when registering the referral, which identifies the urgency of a patient's need for a first appointment.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—referral reason, code AAA

493132 | Data Element
The reason why further care or services (referral) is recommended for a patient, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—referral reason, code AAA

607303 | Data Element
The reason why further care or services (referral) is recommended for a patient, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—referral received date, DDMMYYYY

572266 | Data Element
The date when a health care provider formally accepts a referral for a patient, represented as DDMMYYYY.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—referral received date, DDMMYYYY

663262 | Data Element
The date when a health care provider formally accepts a referral for a patient, represented as DDMMYYYY.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—referral source, code AAA

491450 | Data Element
The person or agency responsible for the referral of a person to a health care provider or other organisation, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—referral source, code AAA

643288 | Data Element
The person or agency responsible for the referral of a person to a health care provider or other organisation, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—referral status, code AA

511813 | Data Element
The stage that a referral reaches in processing, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Referral—referral status, code AA

662933 | Data Element
The stage that a referral reaches in processing, as represented by a code.
Standard: WA Health

Registered health professional—Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency registration number, AAAN(10)

512058 | Data Element
A unique sequence of characters assigned to a health practitioner to indicate registration to practice in Australia. This number is assigned by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). The process is legislated in WA by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010.
Standard: WA Health

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