Patient—hearing impairment indicator, yes/no code N
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Hearing impairment indicator |
| METEOR identifier: | 530424 |
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| Definition: | An indicator of whether a patient has a hearing impairment, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Patient—Hearing impairment indicator |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||
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