Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—patient identifier, identifier N(9)
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Patient identification number |
| Synonymous names: | Patient identifier; Patient ID; PIN |
| METEOR identifier: | 601236 |
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| Definition: | A unique numeric identifier for the patient or Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) consumer for whom the PBS benefit is being claimed. |
| Data Element Concept: | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—patient identifier |