Patient—hearing loss indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termHearing loss indicator
METEOR identifier:Help on this term530241
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014
Definition:Help on this term

An indicator of whether a patient is diagnosed with a hearing loss, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:Patient—hearing loss indicator

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Yes
2No
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
7Not applicable
8Unknown
9Not stated/inadequately described

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Children's Health Checks: Audiology services DSS, May 2011-March 2012Indigenous, Superseded 18/02/2015

Implementation start date: 01/05/2011

Implementation end date: 31/03/2012

DSS specific information:

It is possible for 'no hearing loss' to be recorded in two places on the form (level of hearing loss and type of hearing loss).  To streamline this process only one occurrence appears in the DSS.

Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory: Audiology services DSS, April 2012-April 2013Indigenous, Superseded 18/02/2015

Implementation start date: 01/04/2012

Implementation end date: 30/04/2013

DSS specific information:

It is possible for 'no hearing loss' to be recorded in two places on the form (level of hearing loss and type of hearing loss).  To streamline this process only one occurrence appears in the DSS.

Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory: Audiology services DSS, May 2013-August 2014Indigenous, Standard 18/02/2015

Implementation start date: 01/05/2013

DSS specific information:

It is possible for 'no hearing loss' to be recorded in two places on the form (level of hearing loss and type of hearing loss).  To streamline this process only one occurrence appears in the DSS.