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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Address

428657 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A collection of information used for describing the location of an entity and/or details describing how the entity can be contacted.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Early Childhood, Health, Tasmanian Health, Housing assistance, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, WA Health, Indigenous, Homelessness, 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

Administrative health region

288313 | Object Class
The administrative unit with responsibility for administering health services in a region, area, district or zone, and for developing and implementing strategic and other plans for health service delivery.
Standard: Health
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Adult

269001 | Object Class | Australia Institute of Health and Welfare
An individual aged 18 years or older.
Standard: Health
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Biospecimen sample

441136 | Object Class
Samples of material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, DNA, RNA, and protein from humans, animals, or plants. Biospecimens are stored in a biorepository and are used for laboratory research. If the samples are from humans, medical information may also be stored along with a written consent to use the samples and sample information in research studies.
Recorded: Health

Cancer treatment

450287 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The course of cancer directed treatment or treatments, with defined dates of commencement and cessation, given to the patient by a treatment provider or team of providers during a course of cancer treatment.
Recorded: Health

Contracted hospital care

268981 | Object Class
Contracted hospital care is provided to a patient under an agreement between a purchaser of hospital care (contracting hospital or external purchaser) and a provider of an admitted or non-admitted service (contracted hospital).
Standard: Health
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Date

294409 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The day of the month and year as specified by a number.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Disability, Children and Families
Recorded: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Death

762237 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The irreversible cessation of life. Deaths may be classified as either a) the irreversible cessation of all function of the brain (brain death) or b) irreversible cessation of circulation of blood (circulatory death).
Recorded: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Qualified: Health

Elective surgery waiting list episode

269007 | Object Class | Australia Institute of Health and Welfare
The period between entry to and removal from an elective surgery waiting list.
Standard: Health, Tasmanian Health
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Emergency department stay

472757 | Object Class | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
The period between when a patient presents at an emergency department and when that person is recorded as having physically departed the emergency department.
Standard: Health, Tasmanian Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Episode of admitted patient care

268956 | Object Class
The period of admitted patient care between a formal or statistical admission and a formal or statistical separation, characterised by only one care type.
Standard: Health, Tasmanian Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Episode of care

268978 | Object Class
A period of health care with a defined start and end.
Standard: Health, Tasmanian Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Indigenous
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Episode of community based palliative care

287732 | Object Class | Palliative Care Intergovernmental Forum
The period of time between the start and cessation of community based palliative care, during which a patient with a life-limiting illness and/or their carer(s)/family/friends receives services in a community-based setting from a specific agency to improve their quality of life.
Recorded: Health

Episode of intensive care

319173 | Object Class
A period of admitted patient care within an intensive care unit with a defined episode start and episode end.
Recorded: Health

Establishment

268953 | Object Class
Institutions, organisations or the community from which health services are provided. The term establishment covers conventional health establishments and also organisations which may provide services in the community.
Standard: Health, Tasmanian Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, WA Health
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Health professional graduate trainee

542889 | Object Class | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
A person who has graduated from a course and gained a qualification to practice as a health professional in Australia, does not qualify as a new health professional graduate, and is commencing or undertaking postgraduate training in the health professional field.
Retired: Health

Hospital

268971 | Object Class
A health care facility established under Commonwealth, state or territory legislation as a hospital or a free-standing day procedure unit, and authorised to provide treatment and/or care to patients.
Standard: Health
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired), Commonwealth Department of Health
Qualified: Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Informal carer

268964 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An informal carer includes any person, such as a family member, friend or neighbour, who is giving regular, ongoing assistance to another person without payment for the care given.
Recorded: Health
Standard: Community Services (retired), Disability

Injury event

268967 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An occurrence of injury, poisoning or other adverse effect inflicted on the person as the direct or indirect result of an environmental event, circumstance or condition.
Standard: Health, Tasmanian Health
Recorded: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Intensive care unit

319204 | Object Class
An intensive care unit (ICU) is a designated ward of a hospital which is specially staffed and equipped to provide observation, care and treatment to patients with actual or potential life-threatening illnesses, injuries or complications, from which recovery is possible. The ICU provides special expertise and facilities for the support of vital functions and utilises the skills of medical, nursing and other staff trained and experienced in the management of these problems.
Recorded: Health

Medical graduate trainee

542883 | Object Class | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
A person who has graduated from a university medical course, completed their compulsory postgraduate years, gained a qualification to practice as a medical officer in Australia, and is commencing or undertaking vocational or postgraduate medical training.
Retired: Health

Medical rehabilitation episode

306966 | Object Class
The period of admitted patient care between admission and separation, where the care type is rehabilitation.
Recorded: Health

Neonate

268980 | Object Class | National Health Data Committee, National Perinatal Data Development Committee, National Perinatal Data Advisory Committee
A live birth who is less than 28 days old.
Retired: Health

New health professional graduate

542903 | Object Class | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
A person who has graduated from a course and gained a qualification to practice as a health professional in Australia.
Retired: Health

Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode

474114 | Object Class | National reference group for non-admitted patient data development, 2001-02
The treatment or care between when a patient presents at an emergency department and when the non-admitted patient emergency department clinical care ends.
Superseded: Health, Tasmanian Health
Standard: Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)

Palliative care agency

285535 | Object Class | Palliative Care Intergovernmental Forum
An organisation or organisational sub-unit that is either a government service or an incorporated business with an ABN, which manages one or more palliative care practitioners, and is responsible for the provision of palliative care to patients and/or their carer(s)/family/friends and/or related services to health professionals, counsellors and volunteers.
Recorded: Health

Patient

268959 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A person for whom a health service accepts responsibility for treatment and/or care.
Standard: Health, Tasmanian Health, Indigenous, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, WA Health
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired), Commonwealth Department of Health

Person

268955 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A human being.
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
Qualified: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Professional entry health professional student

542912 | Object Class | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
A person who is undertaking a course to gain an initial qualification to practice as a health professional in Australia.
Retired: Health, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Record

300208 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An account of something, preserved in a lasting form.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Health, WA Health, Indigenous, Disability
Recorded: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Referral

269015 | Object Class | Australia Institute of Health and Welfare
A recommendation for further care or services.
Recorded: Health, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness, Tasmanian Health, Indigenous, WA Health

Rehabilitation treatment

342094 | Object Class
Restoration of human function to the maximum degree possible in a person suffering from disease or injury.
Recorded: Health

Service contact

268983 | Object Class
A contact between a patient/client and an ambulatory care health unit (including outpatient and community health units) which results in a dated entry being made in the patient/client record.
Superseded: Health
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired)
Standard: Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Service event

320989 | Object Class | Australian Youth Justice Administrators (AYJA)
An instance or occasion of assistance received by a client from a service provider.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness, Indigenous, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice
Retired: National Health Performance Authority (retired), Commonwealth Department of Health
Recorded: Health

Service/care provider

269017 | Object Class | Australia Institute of Health and Welfare
A person or group of persons who provide services and/or care.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Disability, Indigenous
Recorded: Commonwealth Department of Health

Triage

268975 | Object Class
Process by which a patient is briefly assessed upon arrival in the emergency department to determine the urgency of their problem and priority for care.
Retired: Health

Waiting for treatment episode

447940 | Object Class
A period of time prior to the receipt of care or assistance to combat or prevent a disease, disorder or injury.
Recorded: Health

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