Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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METEOR identifier: | 513285 |
Registration status: | National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 |
Definition: | A unique identifier for a Medicare Local. |
Administrative health region—Medicare Local identifier
Data Element Concept Attributes
Object Class attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Object class: | Administrative health region |
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Definition: | The administrative unit with responsibility for administering health services in a region, area, district or zone, and for developing and implementing strategic and other plans for health service delivery. |
Specialisation of: | Party |
Property attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Property: | Medicare Local identifier |
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Definition: | An identifier for a Medicare Local. A Medicare Local is an administrative health region established under the National Health Reform Agreement 2012, responsible for assessing the health needs of the population in a specific region, for identifying gaps in general practitioner (GP) and primary health care services and putting into place strategies to address those gaps. Medicare Locals drive improvements in primary health care and ensure that services are better tailored to meet the needs of local communities. Medicare Locals have a number of key roles in improving primary health care services for local communities, by:
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Property group: | Identifier characteristics |
Source and reference attributes | |
Reference documents: | The National Health Reform Agreement 2012: Council of Australian Governments, Canberra. Viewed 29 April 2013, http://www.federalfinancialrelations.gov.au/content/npa/ |