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Patient—comment, text X[X(99)]

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termComment (text)
METEOR identifier:Help on this term507906
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014
Definition:Help on this term

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

Representation class:Help on this termText
Data type:Help on this termString
Format:Help on this termX[X(99)]
Maximum character length:Help on this term100

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also Patient—other non-medicated actions recommended indicator, yes/no code N
  • Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Actions recommended clusterIndigenous, 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 clusterIndigenous, 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 DSSIndigenous, 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 clusterIndigenous, 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 clusterIndigenous, 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 clusterIndigenous, 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 clusterIndigenous, 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, 2012Indigenous, 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 clusterIndigenous, 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.

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