Referral—account number, identifier N(12)
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Referral account number |
| Synonymous names: | REF_ACCOUNT_NUMBER |
| METEOR identifier: | 493164 |
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| Definition: | A unique identifier for each referral registered to a patient administration system, as represented by a combination of numeric characters. |
| Data Element Concept: | Referral—account number |
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Representational attributes | ||||
| Representation class: | Identifier | |||
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| Data type: | String | |||
| Format: | N(12) | |||
| Maximum character length: | 12 | |||
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| Submitting organisation: | WA Health | |||
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Collection and usage attributes | ||||
| Guide for use: | The referral account number is unique for each referral registered to a Patient Administration System (PAS). When appointments are made they must be linked to a registered referral. Each referral can be attached to multiple appointments and hence attached to multiple appointment account numbers. | |||
| Comments: | In the NAPAAWL DC, referral account number has the synonymous name REF_ACCOUNT_NUMBER; however each originating patient administration system has their own synonymous name for this data item. Referral account number is known as 'Referral Event Number' in TOPAS and 'Referral Visit Number' in webPAS. | |||
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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