Patient—initial visit since diagnosis indicator (diabetes mellitus), code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Initial visit indicator—diabetes mellitus
METEOR identifier:	302470
Registration status:	Health, Standard 21/09/2005
Definition:	Whether the visit to a health professional is an initial visit for diabetes, or other related condition, after a diagnosis of diabetes, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Patient—initial visit since diagnosis indicator (diabetes mellitus)

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Yes
2	No

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
9	Not stated/inadequately described

Guide for use:

CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described

This code is not for use in primary data collections.

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Yes
Record if this is the initial visit of the patient for diabetes, or a related condition, after diagnosis.

CODE 2 No
Record if this is not the initial visit of the patient for diabetes, or a related condition, after diagnosis.

Submitting organisation:

National diabetes data working group

Origin:

National Diabetes Outcomes Quality Review Initiative (NDOQRIN) data dictionary.

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