Address—electronic communication address, text X[X(1099)]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Electronic communication address
Synonymous names:	Electronic communication details
METEOR identifier:	522692
Registration status:	Disability, Standard 14/02/2018 Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Indigenous, Standard 22/10/2018
Definition:	A unique combination of characters used as input to electronic communication equipment for the purpose of contacting an entity, as represented by text.
Data Element Concept:	Address—electronic communication address

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Text
Data type:	String
Format:	X[X(1099)]
Maximum character length:	1100
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Electronic communication details may be collected for an email address; telephone number; Skype name; or for any other unique identification of an electronic communication mechanism.
Collection methods:	Collection systems may include validation of the content of the electronic communication details field; that is, confirming that the email address is valid or that the telephone number is correctly structured.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:	Standards Australia 2014. AS 4846:2014 Person and provider identification in healthcare. Sydney: Standards Australia.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Address—electronic communication address, text X[X(1099)] Community Services (retired), Standard 06/02/2012 Disability, Superseded 14/02/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018 Supersedes Person (address)—electronic communication address, text [X(250)] Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Indigenous, Superseded 16/09/2014 Supersedes Service provider organisation (address)—electronic communication address, text [X(250)] Community Services (retired), Superseded 06/02/2012 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Indigenous, Superseded 16/09/2014
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Electronic address cluster Health, Standard 05/10/2016 Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2018–19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Indigenous, Superseded 02/04/2019 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Indigenous, Superseded 14/07/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Implementation end date: 30/06/2020 Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Retired 13/10/2021 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2020 Indigenous, Superseded 03/07/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 31/12/2020 Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2021 Indigenous, Superseded 12/06/2023 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2021 Implementation end date: 31/12/2021 DSS specific information: In the ISPHC NBEDS, this data element is reported for each user registered to access the Health Data Portal. There is not a defined number of users per organisation. Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS December 2022 Indigenous, Standard 27/08/2023 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 Implementation end date: 31/12/2022 DSS specific information: In the ISPHC NBEDS, this data element is reported for each user registered to access the Health Data Portal. There is not a defined number of users per organisation. Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS June 2021 Indigenous, Superseded 06/11/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/01/2021 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 DSS specific information: In the ISPHC NBEDS, this data element is reported for each user registered to access the Health Data Portal. There is not a defined number of users per organisation. Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS June 2022 Indigenous, Superseded 27/08/2023 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/01/2022 Implementation end date: 30/06/2022 DSS specific information: In the ISPHC NBEDS, this data element is reported for each user registered to access the Health Data Portal. There is not a defined number of users per organisation.