Pharmacy—pharmacy identifier, identifier XXNNNA
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Pharmacy identifier |
| Synonymous names: | Pharmacy ID; Supplying pharmacy ID |
| METEOR identifier: | 600674 |
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| Definition: | A sequence of alphanumeric, numeric and alphabetic characters which uniquely identify a pharmacy. |
| Data Element Concept: | Pharmacy—pharmacy identifier |
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Representational attributes | ||||
| Representation class: | Identifier | |||
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| Data type: | String | |||
| Format: | XXNNNA | |||
| Maximum character length: | 6 | |||
Source and reference attributes | ||||
| Submitting organisation: | Department of Health | |||
Data element attributes | ||||
Collection and usage attributes | ||||
| Guide for use: | The alphanumeric characters at the start of this data element are used to identify hospital pharmacies (via an 'H' as the first alphanumeric character) and dispensing doctors (via a 'D' as the first alphanumeric character). In the case of hospital pharmacies, the second alphanumeric character is intended to be indicative of the state/territory in which the hospital is located. | |||
Source and reference attributes | ||||
| Submitting organisation: | Department of Health | |||
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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