National data dictionary archive
Data dictionaries list metadata standards at a particular point in time. It is no longer common practice to extract data dictionaries from METEOR at regular intervals, however a number of archival data dictionaries for each sector are available below for reference.
To find current metadata standards for each sector, please use METEOR's search filters to find metadata with a status of 'Standard'.
National Health Data Dictionary
- NHDD Version 16.2 reflects changes to data standards between July 2013 and June 2014
- NHDD Version 16.1 reflects changes to data standards between May 2012 and June 2013
- Version 15.3, March 2012
- Version 15.2, September 2011
- Version 15.1, March 2011
- Version 15, August 2010
- Version 14.2, summary of updates
- Version 14.1, summary of updates
- Version 14, June 2008
- Version 13.3 February 2008 [no link]
- Version 13.2, July 2007
- Version 13.1, January 2007 [no link]
- Version 13, July 2006
- Version 12 Supplement, October 2004
- Version 12, February 2004
- Version 11, October 2002
- Version 10, May 2001
- Version 9.0, May 2000
- Version 8.0, May 1999
- Version 7.0, October 1998
National Community Services Data Dictionary
- Version 8, September 2014
- National Community Services summary of updates since version 7
- Version 7, August 2012
- Version 6.2, March 2012 [no link]
- Version 6.1, March 2011
- Version 6, August 2010
- Version 5, July 2008
- Version 4.3, January 2008
- Version 4.2, July 2007
- Version 4.1, January 2007
- Version 4, November 2006
- Version 3, March 2004
- Version 2, November 2000
- Version 1.0, July 1998
National Housing Assistance Data Dictionary
Knowledgebase
Knowledgebase was the precursor to METEOR. It was created by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in 1996 as a web-based repository of Australian health, community services and housing assistance data standards. The structure of Knowledgebase was based on an adaptation of the 1993 version of the international standard for Specification and Standardization of Data Elements (ISO/IEC 11179). It was one of the first examples in the world of such an implementation, and was a world-first for health and community services data standards. It was developed using an Oracle database with a Microsoft Access front-end. Its metadata structure was mainly focused on storing and displaying data elements and data element concepts.
Knowledgebase was decommissioned in early 2005. Existing metadata standards that were stored in Knowledgebase have been converted to PDF files. These PDFs provide a history of the current metadata standards in METEOR. Metadata items that started life in Knowledgebase still link to their historical data standards; for example, Person—diabetes therapy type, code NN is linked to the initial Knowledgebase item Diabetes therapy type, under the Relational attributes section.
Acronyms
This list of acronyms can help you to decipher these older files:
- ACCNS – Australian Council of Community Nursing Services
- ANZTC – Australia New Zealand Telehealth Committee
- DE – Data element
- DEC – Data element concept
- Derived DE – Derived data element
- NCSDC – National Community Services Data Committee
- NCSDD – National Community Services Data Dictionary
- NCSIMG – National Community Services Information Management Group
- NHADD – National Housing Assistance Data Dictionary
- NHDAMG – National Housing Data Agreement Management Group
- NHDC – National Health Data Committee
- NHDD – National Health Data Dictionary
- NHIMG – National Health Information Management Group
Browse
You can browse Knowledgebase using the links below.
Knowledgebase Archive A - Z
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K |L| M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all- Labour force status, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/07/1998 (13.8 KB)
- Labour force status, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (19.9 KB)
- Labour force status, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/09/2003 (20.3 KB)
- Labour force status, version 2, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/09/2003 (19.9 KB)
- Labour force status, version 3, DE, Int. NCSDD & NHDD, NCSIMG & NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (19.5 KB)
- Landlord type, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Retired 08/12/2003 (19.0 KB)
- Landlord type, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (19.0 KB)
- Landlord type, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 13/07/2003 (19.3 KB)
- Landlord type, version 2, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (17.3 KB)
- Last service contact date, version 2, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.6 KB)
- Laterality of primary cancer, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (16.4 KB)
- Leave days from residential care, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (15.6 KB)
- Legal order, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (20.4 KB)
- Legal status on admission, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 30/06/1996 (16.7 KB)
- Legal status on discharge, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 30/06/1996 (14.6 KB)
- Length of non-admitted patient emergency department service episode, version 1, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.5 KB)
- Length of stay (antenatal), version 1, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (13.8 KB)
- Length of stay (including leave days), version 1, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (13.8 KB)
- Length of stay (postnatal), version 1, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (13.9 KB)
- Length of stay, version 1, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 30/06/2000 (14.6 KB)
- Length of stay, version 2, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/07/2001 (14.2 KB)
- Length of stay, version 3, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.1 KB)
- Level of care, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Retired 30/06/2002 (15.6 KB)
- Level of care, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (15.6 KB)
- Level of highest educational attainment, version 2, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (16.4 KB)
- Licensed places, version 2, DE, NCHSDD, NCSIMG, Draft 01/04/2002 (15.4 KB)
- Lipid-lowering therapy status, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.1 KB)
- Listing date for care, version 3, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 30/06/2002 (14.6 KB)
- Listing date for care, version 4, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.5 KB)
- Listing date, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 30/06/1997 (14.8 KB)
- Listing date, version 2, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/07/2001 (14.6 KB)
- Live birth, version 1, DEC, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (12.8 KB)
- Living arrangement, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (15.0 KB)
- Living arrangement, version 3, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (15.6 KB)
- Living arrangements, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/07/1998 (15.3 KB)
- Living arrangements, version 2, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/09/2003 (16.6 KB)
- Location immediately prior to admission to residential aged care service, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Retired 30/06/2002 (14.1 KB)
- Location immediately prior to admission to residential aged care service, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.1 KB)
- Long wait patient, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 30/06/1996 (16.5 KB)
- Lot/section number, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.3 KB)
- Low income status, version 1, Derived DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 13/07/2003 (16.2 KB)
- Low income status, version 2, Derived DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (17.7 KB)
- Lower limb amputation due to vascular disease, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (17.6 KB)