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Individual demographic identifiers cluster

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Set Specification
METEOR identifier:Help on this term528542
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 05/10/2016
DSS type:Help on this termData Element Cluster
Scope:Help on this term

The Individual demographic identifiers cluster defines the data elements that may be used, where relevant, to maximise the likelihood of positive identification of an individual. These data elements should only be collected where required for the identification of the person or provider.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Reference documents:Help on this term

Standards Australia 2014. AS 4846:2014 Person and provider identification in healthcare. Sydney: Standards Australia.

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Person and provider identification in healthcare National Best Practice Data SetHealth, Standard 05/10/2016

Metadata items in this Data Set SpecificationHelp on this term

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Seq No.Help on this termMetadata itemHelp on this termObligationHelp on this termMax occursHelp on this term
1Person—sex, code NOptional1
2Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYYOptional1
3Person—mother’s original family name, text X[X(39)]Optional1
4Person—date of birth follow-up indicator, yes/no code N

Conditional obligation:

To be recorded when the date accuracy indicator associated with date of birth does not equal AAA.

Conditional1
5Birth event—birth plurality, code NOptional1
6Birth—birth order, code N

Conditional obligation:

 Conditional on a multiple birth.

Conditional1
7Person—locality of birth, text X[X(59)]Optional1
8Person—administrative division of birth, text X[X(59)]Optional1
9Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2016) NNNNOptional1
10Person—date of death, DDMMYYYY

Conditional obligation:

 Recorded for a person who has died.

Conditional1
11Person—source of death notification, code X[X]

Conditional obligation:

A valid date of death must be present.

Conditional1
12Person—death notification reversal comment, text X[X(199)]

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the Person—source of death notification, code N being equal to 4.

Conditional1
13Person—death notification reversal date, DDMMYYYY

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the Person—source of death notification, code N being equal to 4.

Conditional1
14Date—accuracy indicator, code AAAMandatory3
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