Person—referral to ophthalmologist indicator (last 12 months), code N
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Referred to ophthalmologist (diabetes mellitus) |
| METEOR identifier: | 302823 |
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| Definition: | Whether the individual was referred to an ophthalmologist within the last 12 months, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—referral to ophthalmologist indicator |
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Representational attributes | |||||||
| Representation class: | Code | ||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | |||||||
| Guide for use: | CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is not for use in primary data collections. | ||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | |||||||
| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Yes CODE 2 No | ||||||
| Collection methods: | Ask the individual if he/she was referred to an ophthalmologist during the last 12 months. Alternatively, obtain this information from appropriate documentation. | ||||||
Source and reference attributes | |||||||
| Submitting organisation: | National diabetes data working group | ||||||
| Origin: | National Diabetes Outcomes Quality Review Initiative (NDOQRIN) data dictionary | ||||||
| Reference documents: | Diabetes Control and Complications Trial: DCCT New England Journal of Medicine, 329(14), September 30, 1993. | ||||||
Relational attributes | |||||||
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Health service event—referral to ophthalmologist status (last 12 months), code N
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