Audiology assessment

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
Synonymous names:	Audiology check
METEOR identifier:	529778
Registration status:	Indigenous, Standard 08/08/2014
Definition:	An audiology assessment provides information about the status of middle ear function, diagnosis of hearing loss, and recommendations for clinical care and rehabilitation, such as communication strategies, classroom amplification, hearing aids, speech therapy and educational support. An audiological assessment can also monitor changes in hearing associated with medical and surgical management of middle ear conditions.

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	AIHW 2011. Ear and hearing health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory. Cat. no. IHW 60. Canberra: AIHW, p. 6
Relational attributes
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Audiology assessment client cluster Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 Audiology assessment recommended course of action code N[N] Indigenous, Standard 08/08/2014 Audiology assessment recommended course of action code N[N] Indigenous, Standard 18/02/2015 Patient—audiology assessment recommended course of action, code N[N] Indigenous, Superseded 18/02/2015 Patient—audiology assessment recommended course of action, code N[N] Indigenous, Standard 18/02/2015 Patient—audiology assessment recommended course of action, text X[X(99)] Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 Patient—previous audiology assessment date Indigenous, Standard 18/02/2015 Patient—previous audiology assessment date, DDMMYYYY Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 Patient—previous audiology assessment indicator Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 Patient—previous audiology assessment indicator, yes/no code N Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Children's Health Checks: Audiology services DSS, May 2011-March 2012 Indigenous, Superseded 18/02/2015 Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory: Audiology services DSS, April 2012-April 2013 Indigenous, Superseded 18/02/2015 Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory: Audiology services DSS, May 2013-August 2014 Indigenous, Standard 18/02/2015