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Address—Australian postcode

429892 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Australian numeric descriptor for a postal delivery area for an address.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Early Childhood, Health, Tasmanian Health, Housing assistance, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, WA Health, Homelessness, Indigenous, Disability, Children and Families, Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), Youth Justice, Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board, Aged Care
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired), Commonwealth Department of Health

Hospital—hospital identifier

404245 | Data Element Concept
A unique identifier for a hospital.
Standard: Health
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health
Qualified: Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Patient—Closing the Gap co-payment eligibility indicator

603671 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
An indicator of whether the patient is eligible for a Closing the Gap (CTG) co-payment.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Person—date of birth

269565 | Data Element Concept | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The date of birth of the person.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Tasmanian Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Indigenous, WA Health, Disability, Children and Families, Commonwealth Department of Social Services (retired), 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—geographic remoteness

422452 | Data Element Concept
The remoteness of a location at which a person lives, based on the physical road distance to the nearest urban centre and its population size.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Disability
Superseded: Health
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Person—Medicare personal identifier number

601560 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A unique identifier issued for use in identifying a person who has accessed a Medicare claimable service event.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Person—sex

269716 | Data Element Concept | Australian Youth Justice Administrators (AYJA)
Sex is the biological distinction between male and female. Where there is an inconsistency between anatomical and chromosomal characteristics, sex is based on anatomical characteristics.
Superseded: Health, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Indigenous, Tasmanian Health, Youth Justice
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, WA Health, Disability, Children and Families
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired), Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—bioequivalent allowed indicator

605948 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
An indicator of whether a bioequivalent brand of a medicinal product is allowed to be substituted for the brand prescribed from the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—date of prescribing

600497 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The date on which the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescriber signs the prescription.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—date of supply

600522 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The date on which the prescribed medicinal product is supplied by a pharmacist to the patient or PBS consumer.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—eligibility card type

605146 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The type of eligibility card held by the patient or Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) consumer for whom the claim for a PBS benefit is made.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—number of authorised medication supplies

605069 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
For a given Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription, the number of times that the prescribed medicinal product is supplied to the patient or PBS consumer.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—number of authorised prescription repeats

603924 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
For a given Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription, the number of repeat supplies of the prescribed medicinal product that can be supplied to the patient or PBS consumer, as specified by the prescriber.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—number of times previously supplied

603911 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
For a given prescription, the number of times that the prescribed medicinal product has previously been supplied to the patient or Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) consumer, including the original supply.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—patient category

600974 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The level of patient entitlement applicable for the prescribed Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item being processed.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—patient entitlement status (derived)

604101 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The derived entitlement status of the patient at the time the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item is supplied.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—patient identifier

601234 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A unique identifier for the patient or Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) consumer for whom the PBS benefit is being claimed.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—patient payment category

600986 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The original payment vote of the patient or Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) consumer for whom the prescription is dispensed.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—PBS benefit amount

601907 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
For a given Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription, the amount of the Commonwealth government contribution towards the cost of prescription medicinal products supplied via the PBS.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—PBS claim type

603900 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The type of benefit claim made under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the prescription medicinal product.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—PBS form type

601196 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The type of form used when claiming a pharmaceutical benefit for a prescription under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—PBS item prescribed

600289 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item prescribed in a claim for a benefit under the PBS.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—PBS patient contribution

603365 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
For a given Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription, the amount paid by the patient or PBS consumer to the approved pharmacy for a prescription.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—pharmaceutical benefit entitlement source

605236 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The Government assistance programme under which the patient for whom the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item is prescribed is eligible to receive benefits associated with the PBS.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—pharmacy approval type

601575 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The approval type of the pharmacy at which the prescription medicinal product is dispensed.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—prescriber identifier

600760 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A unique identifier for the prescriber of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item for which the PBS benefit is being claimed.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—prescriber type

603860 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The broad field of specialty of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescriber responsible for the writing and signing of the prescription.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—quantity of PBS item supplied

601874 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The number of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) items supplied concurrently at the time of the prescription being dispensed by a pharmacist.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—record extract date

600541 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The date for which the Department of Human Services (DHS) creates the file of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) claim details for provision to the Department of Health.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—record run date

637340 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The date on which the Department of Human Services (DHS) creates the file of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) claim details for provision to the Department of Health.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—Regulation 24 applicable indicator

601776 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
An indicator of whether supply of the original Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item and all repeats is made at the one time. Regulation 24 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960 (Cwth) allows a pharmacist to supply an original prescription medication and all of its repeats at the one time.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—sequencing flag

601469 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A flag used to uniquely sequence or identify data describing a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription that might otherwise appear to be duplicated.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—specialty of prescriber

600679 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The field of specialty of the authorised health professional responsible for the writing and signing of a prescription for a medicinal product included in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—therapeutic group

605584 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A narrowly defined group of drugs listed in the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits that are of similar safety and efficacy and provide similar health outcomes.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—type of drug prescribed

622349 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The type of medicinal product prescribed in a claim for a benefit under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmacy—Australian state/territory identifier

611439 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
An identifier of the Australian state or territory in which a pharmacy is located.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmacy—geographic remoteness

613724 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The remoteness of a pharmacy, based on the physical road distance to the nearest urban centre and its population size.
Superseded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Pharmacy—pharmacy identifier

600672 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A sequence of characters which uniquely identify a pharmacy.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Prescriber—Australian state/territory identifier

613716 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
An identifier of the Australian state or territory in which a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescriber is located.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Prescriber—geographic remoteness

616970 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The remoteness of a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescriber, based on the physical road distance to the nearest urban centre and its population size.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Prescription—repeat prescription indicator

603999 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
An indicator of whether a prescription is a repeat prescription or an original prescription.
Retired: Commonwealth Department of Health

Record—data file name

637321 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The appellation by which a file of data records is known or called.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Record—data file type descriptor

637287 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A specific data item or combination of data items within a data record used to signify a particular data file type or structure.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Record—Department of Health Broad Type of Service (BTOS) hierarchy

604327 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The categories for the Broad Type of Service (BTOS) hierarchy in reporting order. These categories are used in the Medicare Australia annual report.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Record—run number

637383 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A unique identifier for the output or results of a computer system, program or process that is likely to be repeated multiple times.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—amount of Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) benefit paid

600468 | Data Element Concept
The amount of Medicare Benefit paid for services performed by a Medicare service provider.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—date of Medicare service

601627 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The date on which the Medicare service provider performed the Medicare claimable service.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) category

604117 | Data Element Concept
The categories which represent the service events within the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) group

604139 | Data Element Concept
The groups which represent the service events within the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item identifier

603627 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A unique identifier for an item for which a Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) benefit is paid for a provided service.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) processing date

573407 | Data Element Concept | Australian Youth Justice Administrators (AYJA)
The date on which the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item was processed.
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired), Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) schedule fee

601726 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The fee listed in the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for each approved medical service event. It is the fee used when processing a claim for an item.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) subgroup

604244 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The subgroups which represent the service events within the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare diagnostic imaging multiple services rule

609641 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The diagnostic imaging service rule that applies for a paid claim for the same patient, on the same date of service and by the same provider stem number.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare fee charged

601583 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The amount charged as contained on accounts submitted by the practitioner to claim payment for a service provided.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare gap benefit paid

604511 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The amount of gap benefit paid for out of hospital services where the Medicare Safety Net threshold has been reached for a provided service.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare in-hospital treatment indicator

604399 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
An indicator of whether the service is delivered within a hospital.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare multiple procedure rule type

609518 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The multiple operation rule or multiple anaesthetic rule applied when calculating benefits for the service which has been provided by the same practioner to the same patient on the same date of service.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Medicare referral reason

610766 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The reason a referral is made to a specialist or consultant physician for further care, services or treatment.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—number of foetal tests done for foetal intervention items

608911 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The number of foetal tests done for foetal intervention items in the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for which a claim has been processed for a provided service.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—number of Medicare services claimed

610292 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The number of Medicare services that are claimed by a registered Medicare service provider for items in the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for which a claim has been processed.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—Number of patients seen for non-referred attendance items

608909 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The number of patients seen for non-referred attendance items in the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for which a claim has been processed for a provided service.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—number of radiotherapy fields for radiotherapy items

608904 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The number of radiotherapy fields irradiated during the service event.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—number of time periods for epidural anaesthetic items

608907 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The number of time periods for epidural anaesthetic items processed in the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for which a claim has been processed for a provided service.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service event—type of Medicare billing

604386 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The type of Medicare billing issued for the provided service.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service/care provider—Australian state/territory identifier

603530 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A unique identifier for the Australian state or territory in which a Medicare service provider is located.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service/care provider—geographic remoteness

610735 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The remoteness of a Medicare service or care provider, based on the physical road distance to the nearest urban centre and its population size.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service/care provider—Medicare referring provider identifier

603934 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A unique identifier for a Medicare service provider who requested further care, services or treatment.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service/care provider—Medicare referring provider practice location identifier

604053 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A unique identifier for the practice site of the Medicare service provider who requested further care, services or treatment.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service/care provider—Medicare service provider identifier

601807 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A unique identifier for a Medicare service provider.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service/care provider—Medicare service provider practice location identifier

601953 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
A unique identifier for a Medicare service provider's location, which may be the place of a provider’s practice or the place of equipment.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service/care provider—number of Medicare services provided

601795 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The number of Medicare services that are provided by a registered Medicare service provider for items in the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for which a claim has been processed.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service/care provider—specialty of requesting provider

608721 | Data Element Concept
The field of specialty of the authorised health professional responsible for requesting further treatment or care from an additional authorised health care professional.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Service/care provider—specialty of servicing provider

611406 | Data Element Concept | Department of Health
The field of specialty of the authorised health professional responsible for providing care, services or treatment.
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

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