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Address group cluster

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Set Specification
METEOR identifier:Help on this term611145
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 05/10/2016
DSS type:Help on this termData Element Cluster
Scope:Help on this term

The Address group cluster includes data elements that record an address, which is defined as a collection of information used for describing the location of an entity, and/or details describing how the entity can be contacted, for individuals or organisations.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Each address should be associated with a specific individual or organisation. It is also important to be able to identify whether an address is current. One method is the use of specific start and end dates relating to an address. A currency flag or sequence number which identifies the addresses in active use can also be used. Some systems include both options to better support validation. The use of start and end dates are included as they are the clearest mechanism for supporting identification and communication.

The data elements support recording of no fixed address and less specific contact details.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Reference documents:Help on this term

Standards Australia 2014. AS 4846:2014 Person and provider identification in healthcare. Sydney: Standards Australia.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also Healthcare provider organisation cluster
  • Health, Standard 05/10/2016
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Person and provider identification in healthcare National Best Practice Data SetHealth, Standard 05/10/2016

Metadata items in this Data Set SpecificationHelp on this term

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Seq No.Help on this termMetadata itemHelp on this termObligationHelp on this termMax occursHelp on this term
1Address—physical address indicator, yes/no code NMandatory1
2Address—purpose of address, code AA[A]

DSS specific information:

The address purpose may be collected for both the individual and the organisation in the Person and provider identification in healthcare national best practice data set. It should be collected for every address. Note that an address may have multiple address purposes at a given point in time.

If the address is a either a primary address, secondary address, residential address or temporary accommodation, the corresponding values for the Address—address status identifier, code AAA data element should be either official address, valid alias address or unknown address at the time of collection.

Note that the Address—purpose of address, code AA[A] data element allows a null entry for address purpose. A null entry is not accepted in the Person and provider identification in healthcare national best practice data set.

Mandatory1
3Address status clusterMandatory1
4Address components clusterMandatory1
5Address geocode clusterOptional1
6Address communication suppression cluster Optional1
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