Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services clinical health care related activities code N[N]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Value Domain
METEOR identifier:	568161
Registration status:	Indigenous, Standard 16/09/2014
Definition:	A code set representing the type of clinical health care related activities undertaken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services.

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

N[N]

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Diagnosis and treatment of illness/disease
2	Management of diabetes
3	Management of cardiovascular disease
4	Management of other chronic illness
5	24 hour emergency care
6	Outreach clinic services
7	Dialysis services on site
8	Dental care
9	Hospital inpatient visits and support
10	Interpreting services
11	Clinical services to men in custody
12	Clinical services to women in custody
13	Clinical services to youth in custody/remand
14	Card system patient files
15	Keep track of clients needing follow-up
16	Computerised medical record system
17	Immunisation and vaccination registers
18	Service maintains health registers
19	Collection of additional data for clinical population analysis
20	Clinical practice guidelines utilised
21	Shared care arrangements for management of people with chronic conditions
22	Formal client feedback system
23	Antenatal shared care arrangements between your service and hospital(s)
24	Discharge planning between your service and hospital(s)
25	Traditional healing
26	Bush tucker nutrition programs
27	Bush medicine
28	Other traditional health care (specify)

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	CODE 6 Outreach clinic services Includes health care at outstation visits, park clinics and satellite clinics. CODE 8 Dental care Includes care provided by a dentist, dental therapist and oral health education. CODE 15 Keep track of clients needing follow-up Includes the use of monitoring sheets and/or follow-up files. CODE 18 Service maintains health registers Includes chronic disease registers. CODE 20 Clinical practice guidelines utilised Includes the Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association (CARPA) and diabetes guidelines. CODE 21 Shared care arrangements for management of people with chronic conditions Includes shared care arrangements between the service and hospitals, specialists etc. CODE 24 Discharge planning between your service and hospital(s) Includes provision of medicines, transport and liaison with GP and family.

Guide for use:

CODE 6 Outreach clinic services

Includes health care at outstation visits, park clinics and satellite clinics.

CODE 8 Dental care

Includes care provided by a dentist, dental therapist and oral health education.

CODE 15 Keep track of clients needing follow-up

Includes the use of monitoring sheets and/or follow-up files.

CODE 18 Service maintains health registers

Includes chronic disease registers.

CODE 20 Clinical practice guidelines utilised

Includes the Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association (CARPA) and diabetes guidelines.

CODE 21 Shared care arrangements for management of people with chronic conditions

Includes shared care arrangements between the service and hospitals, specialists etc.

CODE 24 Discharge planning between your service and hospital(s)

Includes provision of medicines, transport and liaison with GP and family.

Relational attributes
Data elements implementing this value domain:	Service provider organisation—service activity type, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health-care services clinical health care related activities code N[N] Indigenous, Standard 16/09/2014

Value Domain Attributes