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- Radiotherapy treatment type, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (15.0 KB)
- Reason for cessation of service, version 3, DE, ACCNS, Draft 01/07/2000 (19.1 KB)
- Reason for cessation of treatment episode for alcohol and other drugs, version 2, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (22.4 KB)
- Reason for cessation of treatment, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 30/06/2001 (16.1 KB)
- Reason for readmission - Acute coronary syndrome, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (16.2 KB)
- Reason for removal from elective surgery waiting list, version 3, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 30/06/2002 (16.4 KB)
- Reason for removal from elective surgery waiting list, version 4, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (16.8 KB)
- Reason for removal, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 30/06/1997 (15.3 KB)
- Reason for removal, version 2, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/07/2001 (15.8 KB)
- Rebated household (flag), version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.6 KB)
- Received radiation dose, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.6 KB)
- Record Linkage , version 1, DEC, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/07/1998 (13.2 KB)
- Record linkage, version 1, DEC, NHADD, NHDAMG, Retired 11/11/2003 (17.0 KB)
- Record linkage, version 1, DEC, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (17.0 KB)
- Record linkage, version 2, DEC, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (13.6 KB)
- Recoveries, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (15.9 KB)
- Recurrent expenditure, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/07/1998 (16.2 KB)
- Recurrent expenditure, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (18.7 KB)
- Recurrent expenditure, version 2, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Retired 01/09/2003 (19.3 KB)
- Recurrent expenditure, version 2, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (19.3 KB)
- Reference person, version 1, Derived DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 13/07/2003 (14.4 KB)
- Reference person, version 2, Derived DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.7 KB)
- Referral date, version 2, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.8 KB)
- Referral from specialised mental health residential care, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.5 KB)
- Referral source, version 2, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (17.0 KB)
- Referral to further care (psychiatric patients), version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.3 KB)
- Referral/ contact method, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.8 KB)
- Referred to ophthalmologist - diabetes mellitus, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (15.6 KB)
- Region code, version 2, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.3 KB)
- Region of first recurrence, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (15.0 KB)
- Regional lymph nodes examined, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (15.7 KB)
- Regional lymph nodes positive, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (15.0 KB)
- Relationship in household, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/07/1998 (14.7 KB)
- Relationship in household, version 2, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/09/2003 (16.2 KB)
- Relationship in household, version 3, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (20.0 KB)
- Relationship of carer to care recipient, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (16.3 KB)
- Relationship to reference person, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 13/07/2003 (16.7 KB)
- Relationship to reference person, version 2, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (16.8 KB)
- Relationship within income unit, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.9 KB)
- Religious affiliation, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/09/2003 (15.4 KB)
- Religious affiliation, version 2, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (18.1 KB)
- Removal date, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (13.9 KB)
- Renal disease - end stage, diabetes complication, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (17.9 KB)
- Renal disease therapy, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (17.5 KB)
- Rent charged to tenant, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 13/07/2001 (13.8 KB)
- Rent charged to tenant, version 2, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.1 KB)
- Rent deduction flag, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (12.4 KB)
- Rent paid by tenant, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.1 KB)
- Rental subsidy (amount), version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (12.3 KB)
- Repairs and maintenance costs, version 1, DE, NHADD, NHDAMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.1 KB)
- Repairs and maintenance, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.1 KB)
- Resident, version 1, DEC, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (11.9 KB)
- Residential mental health care, NMDS, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (122.0 KB)
- Residential mental health service, version 1, DEC, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (13.0 KB)
- Residential setting, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (20.3 KB)
- Residential stay start date, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (13.6 KB)
- Residential stay, version 1, DEC, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (12.7 KB)
- Resource utilisation, version 0, DE, ACCNS, Draft 01/07/2000 (15.0 KB)
- Resuscitation of baby, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 30/06/2001 (14.3 KB)
- Resuscitation of baby, version 2, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (14.6 KB)
- Revenue, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Retired 01/09/2003 (17.7 KB)
- Revenue, version 1, DE, NCSDD, NCSIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005 (17.7 KB)