Person—cancer diagnostic assessment indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Cancer diagnostic assessment indicator
METEOR identifier:	563770
Registration status:	Health, Standard 29/08/2014
Definition:	An indicator of whether the person receives a cancer diagnostic assessment, to determine the presence or otherwise of cancer, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person—cancer diagnostic assessment indicator

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Boolean

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Yes
2	No

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Yes

To be recorded when a person has undergone a cancer diagnostic assessment.

CODE 2 No

To be recorded when a person has not undergone a cancer diagnostic assessment.

If a person receives a negative screening result, no further assessment is required as the presence of cancer is not suspected.

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2014 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2018 *DSS specific information:* Participants with a positive faecal occult blood test (FOBT) result, indicating blood in their bowel motion, are advised to consult their primary health care practitioner to discuss further testing.

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019 *DSS specific information:* Participants with a positive faecal occult blood test (FOBT) result, indicating blood in their bowel motion, are advised to consult their primary health care practitioner to discuss further testing.

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2019 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2020 *DSS specific information:* Participants with a positive faecal occult blood test (FOBT) result, indicating blood in their bowel motion, are advised to consult their primary health care practitioner to discuss further testing.

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2020 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2021 *DSS specific information:* Participants with a positive faecal occult blood test (FOBT) result, indicating blood in their bowel motion, are advised to consult their primary health care practitioner to discuss further testing.

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2021 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2022 *DSS specific information:* Participants with a positive faecal occult blood test (FOBT) result, indicating blood in their bowel motion, are advised to consult their primary health care practitioner to discuss further testing.

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2022 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2023 *DSS specific information:* Participants with a positive faecal occult blood test (FOBT) result, indicating blood in their bowel motion, are advised to consult their primary health care practitioner to discuss further testing.

Implementation in Indicators:

Used as Numerator