Person—interpreter service required status (health), code N
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Need for interpreter service |
| Synonymous names: | Need for interpreter service |
| METEOR identifier: | 270345 |
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| Definition: | Need for interpreter services (yes/no) as perceived by the person, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—interpreter service required status (health) |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||
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| Data type: | Boolean | ||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||
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| Comments: | This metadata item has not been included in the National minimum data set - Admitted patient care because of reservations about its utility in assessing demand for interpreter services and concerns that a question of this nature might raise expectations of service provision which could not always be fulfilled. | ||||||
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| Origin: | National Health Data Committee | ||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Person—interpreter service required, yes/no code N
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