Patient—hearing impairment indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Hearing impairment indicator
METEOR identifier:	530424
Registration status:	Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014
Definition:	An indicator of whether a patient has a hearing impairment, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Patient—Hearing impairment indicator
Value Domain:	Yes/no/not applicable/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Number
Format:	N
Maximum character length:	1
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	Yes
	2	No
Supplementary values:	7	Not applicable
	8	Unknown
	9	Not stated/inadequately described

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Hearing impairment is a classification of functional impairment of the 3 frequency average (dBHL): 500Hz, 1000Hz and 2000Hz of thresholds in the better hearing ear.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:	Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Children's Health Checks: Audiology services DSS, May 2011-March 2012 Indigenous, Superseded 18/02/2015 Implementation start date: 01/05/2011 Implementation end date: 31/03/2012 Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory: Audiology services DSS, April 2012-April 2013 Indigenous, Superseded 18/02/2015 Implementation start date: 01/04/2012 Implementation end date: 30/04/2013 Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory: Audiology services DSS, May 2013-August 2014 Indigenous, Standard 18/02/2015 Implementation start date: 01/05/2013