Patient—comment, text X[X(99)]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Comment (text)
METEOR identifier:	507906
Registration status:	Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014
Definition:	One or more facts or opinions about a patient's health, as represented by text.
Data Element Concept:	Patient—comment

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

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Text

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String

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X[X(99)]

Maximum character length:

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100

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

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All attributes +

Actions recommended cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/04/2012 *DSS specific information:* This response is where the health care professional records specific instructions relating to medicated actions recommended for a patient's condition. This data element has a maximum occurrence of 2. The first occurrence is reported for the right ear and the second occurrence is reported for the left ear.

Actions recommended cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/04/2012 *DSS specific information:* This response is where the health care professional records specific instructions relating to medicated actions recommended for a patient's condition. This data element has a maximum occurrence of 2. The first occurrence is reported for the right ear and the second occurrence is reported for the left ear.

Closing the Gap/Child Health Check Initiative: Ear, nose and throat operation summary form DSS Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* This data element is used to record comments that have not be collected elsewhere.

Ear and nose surgery cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* This data element should be used to record: a description of the Exploration under anaesthesia a description of the Exploration of the middle ear the reason the surgery performed is different to the surgery requested.

Follow-up required cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/04/2012 *DSS specific information:* This response is where the health care professional records comments relating to a patient's primary health follow-up.

Myringotomy cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* This data element is used to record the health-care professional's comments about a patient's myringotomy.

Presumptive diagnosis cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/04/2012 *DSS specific information:* This data element is for the health care professional to record comments relating to a presumptive diagnosis of a patient's condition.

Stronger Futures Northern Territory: Ear, nose and throat (ENT) services DSS, 2012 Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/04/2012 *DSS specific information:* This data element is for the health care professional to record general comments about a patient's treatment.

Surgery recommendations cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/04/2012 *DSS specific information:* This response is where the health care professional records comments relating to the recommended surgery for a patient's condition.