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:	Yes/no code N

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Boolean
Format:	N
Maximum character length:	1
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	Yes
	2	No

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

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
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.
Relational attributes
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2014-18 Health, Superseded 06/09/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 DSS specific information: Participants with a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. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2018–19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 DSS specific information: Participants with a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. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2019–20 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Implementation end date: 30/06/2020 DSS specific information: Participants with a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. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 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. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 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. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 09/12/2022 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. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2023–24 Health, Standard 09/12/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2024 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 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 07-Interval cancer rate Health, Standard 06/09/2018 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 07-Interval cancer rate Health, Superseded 06/09/2018