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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

Admitted patient care waiting list episode

269012 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The period between entry to and removal from a waiting list for admitted patient care.
Standard: Health

Adoption

470086 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A legal process by which a person legally becomes a child of the adoptive parent(s) and legally ceases to be a child of his/her existing parent(s).
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Adoptive family

468184 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The family into which a person is adopted.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Birth

268999 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception of at least 20 weeks of gestation or of 400 grams or more birthweight, where the product can be live born or stillborn.
Standard: Health, Indigenous, Tasmanian Health

Birth event

268965 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The sequence of actions by which a baby and the afterbirth (placenta) are expelled or extracted from the uterus at childbirth. The process usually starts spontaneously about 280 days after conception with onset of labour, but it may be started by artificial means.
Superseded: Health
Standard: Indigenous

Birth event

684797 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The sequence of actions by which a baby and the placenta are expelled or extracted from the female's uterus at childbirth. The process usually starts spontaneously about 280 days after conception with onset of labour, but it may be started by artificial means. The process ends upon complete expulsion or extraction of the baby and the placenta.
Standard: Health, Tasmanian Health

Birth mother

468484 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The biological mother of a child.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Cancer treatment

559305 | 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. This may include cancer-directed surgical treatment, radiation therapy and systemic agent therapy for cancer. It applies to the primary course of cancer treatment, treatment administered to the patient in response to disease progression or treatment administered to the patient in response to disease recurrence.
Standard: Health

Carer household

531758 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A ‘carer household’ is a private household containing one or more carers: who have undergone the relevant screening/selection and approval process; and; who have received authorisation from the relevant department or agency to enable a child to be placed in their care, including carers who have received provisional authorisation; and for whom reimbursement is available from a government authority or non-government organisation for expenses incurred in caring for the child; and who are part ...
Recorded: Community Services (retired)
Standard: Children and Families

Child protection notification

314464 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A report made to an authorised department by persons or other bodies about an allegation of child abuse or neglect, child maltreatment or harm to a child.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Children and Families

Client

268969 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A person, group or organisation eligible to receive services either directly or indirectly from an agency.
Superseded: Health, Housing assistance, Homelessness, Indigenous, Disability
Standard: Community Services (retired)

Client

641397 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A person, group or organisation eligible to receive services either directly or indirectly from an agency.
Standard: Disability, Health, Indigenous, Housing assistance, Homelessness

Collection occasion

733352 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An occasion during an service episode when the required dataset is to be collected in accordance with a standard protocol.
Standard: Health

Community service episode

268962 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A period of time during which a client receives assistance from an agency.
Retired: Community Services (retired)

Community service event

268963 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An instance or occasion of assistance received by a client from an agency.
Retired: Community Services (retired)

Community services agency

268954 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An organisation or organisational sub-unit that is responsible for the provision of community services to clients.
Retired: Community Services (retired)

Course of study

758167 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An integrated course prepared for academic studies, often leading to a qualification.
Standard: Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board

Data extract

759612 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Data extracted from an information system.
Standard: Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board
Recorded: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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

Dwelling

662863 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A structure or a discrete space within a structure intended for people to live in or where a person or group of people live.
Standard: Housing assistance

Education provider

758264 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An organisation that administers or delivers education programs.
Standard: Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board

Hand hygiene moment

768663 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An occasion in a healthcare setting where there is a perceived or actual risk of pathogen transmission from one surface to another via the hands.
Standard: Health

Health-care incident

329602 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An event or circumstance resulting from health care that may have led or did lead to unintended and/or unnecessary harm to a person, and/or a complaint or loss.
Standard: Health

Individual service provider

269021 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A person who provides a service and/or care.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance

Informal assistance event

496133 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An instance or occurrence of assistance, help, supervision or care provided by an individual without payment.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Disability

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

Medical indemnity claim

421801 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An umbrella term which includes medical indemnity claims that have materialised and potential claims. A single medical indemnity claim, that is a single record, in the Medical Indemnity National Collection may encompass one or more claims made by a single claimant in respect of a particular health-care incident, and may involve multiple defendants.
Standard: Health

Medical indemnity claim management episode

329600 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The management of a medical indemnity claim and recording the information relevant to that claim. Some main tasks in managing a medical indemnity claim include investigation of the allegations and facts related to the claim, engaging legal expertise, setting a reserve to cover costs arising from the claim and covering costs as they arise. Documentation of the conduct and outcomes of claim management produces the information relevant to the claim.
Standard: Health

Medical specialist

507752 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A medical practitioner who is qualified to specialise in a particular medical field.
Standard: Health

Mental health service

286985 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Mental health services are those with a primary function to provide treatment, rehabilitation or community health support targeted towards people with a mental disorder or psychiatric disability. These activities are delivered from a service or facility that is readily identifiable as serving a mental health care function.
Standard: Health

Mental health service contact

727358 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The provision of a clinically significant service by a specialised mental health service provider(s) for patients/clients, other than those patients/clients admitted to psychiatric hospitals or designated psychiatric units in acute care hospitals, and those resident in 24 hour staffed specialised residential mental health services, where the nature of the service would normally warrant a dated entry in the clinical record of the patient/client in question.
Standard: Health, Tasmanian Health

Order

533861 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A command or direction issued by a court or judge, or an arrangement which has the same effect as an order issued by a court or judge, for the care, protection, detainment or supervision of a person.
Standard: Children and Families, Youth Justice

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

Person with acute coronary syndrome

284638 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A person receiving treatment for acute myocardial ischaemia resulting from coronary artery disease.
Standard: Health

Person with cancer

268990 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A person who has been diagnosed with a cancer.
Standard: Health, WA Health

Prison

625922 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A legally proclaimed prison or remand centre, administered by the Corrective Services department, to hold adult prisoners. Excludes periodic detention centres, court and police cells, juvenile detention centres, immigration detention centres, secure psychiatric facilities, military prisons, and home detention programs.
Standard: Health

Prison dischargee

482300 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An adult (aged at least 18 years) who is scheduled for discharge from a full time custodial setting located within Australia in the 4 weeks from the date of data collection.
Standard: Health

Prison entrant

348021 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An adult (aged at least 18 years) who is entering prison, and whose confinement is the responsibility of a corrective services agency. Juvenile offenders, persons in psychiatric custody, police cell detainees, those in periodic detention, asylum seekers or Australians held in overseas prisons are not included.
Standard: Health

Public dental waiting list episode

428187 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The period between entry onto and removal from a public dental waiting list.
Standard: Health

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

Registered health professional

372858 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A person who is listed as a health professional during the reference period with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Bill.
Standard: Health, WA Health

Service episode

320994 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A period of time during which a client receives assistance from an agency.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Homelessness, Disability, Children and Families, Youth Justice

Service provider organisation

269022 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An organisation that provides services and/or care.
Standard: Health, Community Services (retired), Housing assistance, Early Childhood, Homelessness, Indigenous, Disability, Children and Families

Service type outlet

495892 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A unit of an agency that delivers a particular service type at or from a discrete location.
Standard: Community Services (retired), Disability

Specialised mental health service unit

287787 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A specialised mental health service unit.
Standard: Health

Unit of study

758296 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A single component or subject that a student undertakes as part of a course of study.
Standard: Australian Teacher Workforce Data Oversight Board

Workplace

386191 | Object Class | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The place in which paid work is undertaken.
Standard: Health

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