Seq No. | Metadata item | Data Type [Length] | Value & Meaning | DSS specific attributes |
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1 | Identifier designation | String
[20]
| X[X(19)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | | 2 | Identifier issuer | String
[200]
| X[X(199)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | DSS specific information: When used to record information associated with a person or provider in healthcare, the identifier should be a valid unique Healthcare Provider Identifier, and will usually be the identifier of a healthcare organisation. Examples include the following: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency issuing profession number for individuals. Healthcare Identifiers Service issuing Individual Healthcare Identifiers (IHI), Healthcare Provider Identifiers–Individual (HPI-I) and Healthcare Provider Identifiers–Organisation (HPI-O). Electronic identifier (sometimes called a device) including the Australian Business Number of the insurance company and the HPI-O of the hospital. Medicare Australia, issuing Medicare Provider Numbers.
| 3 | Identifier usage | Number
[3]
| 100 | Unique identifier for an entity | 110 | Individual healthcare identifier (IHI) | 112 | Healthcare provider identifier—individual (HPI-I) | 113 | Healthcare provider identifier—organisation (HPI-O) | 114 | Virtual smart card identifier (Cryptographic service provider) | 120 | Family identifier | 200 | Billing identifier | 300 | Business or individual taxation or social security identifier | 400 | Special service identifier | 401 | Accreditation | 410 | Laboratory services | 420 | Radiology services | 480 | Other diagnostic services | 500 | Individual provider identifier—other than the HPI-I | 600 | Organisational provider identifier—other than the HPI-O | 700 | Professional registration identifier | 800 | Other | 999 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| | 4 | Identifier usage start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | | 5 | Identifier usage end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | Conditional obligation: Recorded only when an identifier usage end date is identified. | 6 | Group identifier | String
[1]
| F | Family identifier | O | Other group identifier | T | Treatment group |
| Conditional obligation: Recorded only when it is necessary to indicate a group identifier to which an individual belongs. | 7 | Identifier active status indicator | Boolean
[1]
| | | 8 | Identifier active status start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | | 9 | Identifier active status end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | Conditional obligation: Recorded only when the active status of an identifier is 'Code 2–inactive' (as determined by Identifier—identifier active status indicator, yes/no code N). | 10 | Date accuracy indicator | String
[3]
| AAA | Day, month and year are accurate | AAE | Day and month are accurate, year is estimated | AAU | Day and month are accurate, year is unknown | AEA | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is accurate | AEE | Day is accurate, month and year are estimated | AEU | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is unknown | AUA | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is accurate | AUE | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is estimated | AUU | Day is accurate, month and year are unknown | EAA | Day is estimated, month and year are accurate | EAE | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is estimated | EAU | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is unknown | EEA | Day and month are estimated, year is accurate | EEE | Day, month and year are estimated | EEU | Day and month are estimated, year is unknown | EUA | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is accurate | EUE | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is estimated | EUU | Day is estimated, month and year are unknown | UAA | Day is unknown, month and year are accurate | UAE | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is estimated | UAU | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is unknown | UEA | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is accurate | UEE | Day is unknown, month and year are estimated | UEU | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is unknown | UUA | Day and month are unknown, year is accurate | UUE | Day and month are unknown, year is estimated | UUU | Day, month and year are unknown |
| DSS specific information: Recorded in conjunction with the data elements within this cluster that are used to record a date. | 11 | Identifier investigation flag | Boolean
[1]
| | | 12 | Identifier investigation outcome | Number
[1]
| 1 | Duplicate record | 2 | Intertwined record | 3 | Similar but different record |
| Conditional obligation: Conditional on the data element: Identifier—investigation flag, yes/no code Nbeing recorded as code 1 'Yes'. DSS specific information: For code 2: An intertwined record can also be known as a ‘same site active clinical record’ and is a result of clinical records that are merged in error. | 13 | Duplicate record cluster |
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| Conditional obligation: Conditional on Identifier—investigation outcome, duplicate/intertwined/similar record code Nbeing recorded as code 1 'Duplicate record'. | 1 | Duplicate record confirmed by | String
[200]
| X[X(199)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | DSS specific information: A valid Healthcare Provider Identifier–Individual or Healthcare Provider Identifier–Organisation number should be recorded where possible. There might be some situations where it is not possible to record one, in which case the provider should be identified individually. | 2 | Duplicate record confirmation date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | | 3 | Date accuracy indicator | String
[3]
| AAA | Day, month and year are accurate | AAE | Day and month are accurate, year is estimated | AAU | Day and month are accurate, year is unknown | AEA | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is accurate | AEE | Day is accurate, month and year are estimated | AEU | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is unknown | AUA | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is accurate | AUE | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is estimated | AUU | Day is accurate, month and year are unknown | EAA | Day is estimated, month and year are accurate | EAE | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is estimated | EAU | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is unknown | EEA | Day and month are estimated, year is accurate | EEE | Day, month and year are estimated | EEU | Day and month are estimated, year is unknown | EUA | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is accurate | EUE | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is estimated | EUU | Day is estimated, month and year are unknown | UAA | Day is unknown, month and year are accurate | UAE | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is estimated | UAU | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is unknown | UEA | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is accurate | UEE | Day is unknown, month and year are estimated | UEU | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is unknown | UUA | Day and month are unknown, year is accurate | UUE | Day and month are unknown, year is estimated | UUU | Day, month and year are unknown |
| | 14 | Intertwined record cluster |
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| Conditional obligation: Conditional on Identifier—investigation outcome, duplicate/intertwined/similar record code Nbeing recorded as code 2 'Intertwined record'. | 1 | Intertwined record confirmed by | String
[200]
| X[X(199)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | | 2 | Intertwined record confirmation date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | | 3 | Date accuracy indicator | String
[3]
| AAA | Day, month and year are accurate | AAE | Day and month are accurate, year is estimated | AAU | Day and month are accurate, year is unknown | AEA | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is accurate | AEE | Day is accurate, month and year are estimated | AEU | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is unknown | AUA | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is accurate | AUE | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is estimated | AUU | Day is accurate, month and year are unknown | EAA | Day is estimated, month and year are accurate | EAE | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is estimated | EAU | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is unknown | EEA | Day and month are estimated, year is accurate | EEE | Day, month and year are estimated | EEU | Day and month are estimated, year is unknown | EUA | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is accurate | EUE | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is estimated | EUU | Day is estimated, month and year are unknown | UAA | Day is unknown, month and year are accurate | UAE | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is estimated | UAU | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is unknown | UEA | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is accurate | UEE | Day is unknown, month and year are estimated | UEU | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is unknown | UUA | Day and month are unknown, year is accurate | UUE | Day and month are unknown, year is estimated | UUU | Day, month and year are unknown |
| DSS specific information: Recorded in conjunction with the data elements within this cluster that are used to record a date. | 15 | Similar but different entity cluster |
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| Conditional obligation: Conditional on Identifier—investigation outcome, duplicate/intertwined/similar record code Nbeing recorded as code 3 'Similar but different record'. DSS specific information: Recorded when similar but different entities are confirmed. It can be recorded multiple times, to accommodate the possibility of more than two similar but different entities in an identifier issuer's records. | 1 | Similar identifier designation | String
[20]
| X[X(19)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | | 2 | Similar entity confirmed by | String
[200]
| X[X(199)]
A combination of alphanumeric characters. | | 3 | Similar entity confirmation date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY
The day of a particular month and year. | | 4 | Date accuracy indicator | String
[3]
| AAA | Day, month and year are accurate | AAE | Day and month are accurate, year is estimated | AAU | Day and month are accurate, year is unknown | AEA | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is accurate | AEE | Day is accurate, month and year are estimated | AEU | Day is accurate, month is estimated, year is unknown | AUA | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is accurate | AUE | Day is accurate, month is unknown, year is estimated | AUU | Day is accurate, month and year are unknown | EAA | Day is estimated, month and year are accurate | EAE | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is estimated | EAU | Day is estimated, month is accurate, year is unknown | EEA | Day and month are estimated, year is accurate | EEE | Day, month and year are estimated | EEU | Day and month are estimated, year is unknown | EUA | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is accurate | EUE | Day is estimated, month is unknown, year is estimated | EUU | Day is estimated, month and year are unknown | UAA | Day is unknown, month and year are accurate | UAE | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is estimated | UAU | Day is unknown, month is accurate, year is unknown | UEA | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is accurate | UEE | Day is unknown, month and year are estimated | UEU | Day is unknown, month is estimated, year is unknown | UUA | Day and month are unknown, year is accurate | UUE | Day and month are unknown, year is estimated | UUU | Day, month and year are unknown |
| DSS specific information: Recorded in conjunction with the data elements within this cluster that are used to record a date. | 16 | Replacement identifier designation | String
[20]
| X[X(19)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | Conditional obligation: Conditional on Identifier—investigation outcome, duplicate/intertwined/similar record code Nbeing recorded as code 1 'Duplicate record' or code 2 'Intertwined record'. |
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