Identifier—similar identifier designation, text X[X(19)]
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Similar identifier designation |
| Synonymous names: | Not a duplicate of identifier |
| METEOR identifier: | 613294 |
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| Definition: | The identifier for an entity that has similar information to the entity identified by the identifier designation, as represented by text. |
| Data Element Concept: | Identifier—similar identifier designation |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Text | |
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| Data type: | String | |
| Format: | X[X(19)] | |
| Maximum character length: | 20 | |
Data element attributes | ||
Collection and usage attributes | ||
| Guide for use: | The identifier entered into this field indicates the identifier of the person who has similar identifying information to the person represented by this identifier. | |
| Comments: | When two identifiers have similar identifying information and it has been confirmed that they are not the same entity, they should not be reported as potentially duplicated. The objective of this data element is to support potential duplicate reporting by identifying and confirming that entities with similar information are not duplicates. | |
Source and reference attributes | ||
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |
| Reference documents: | Standards Australia 2014. AS 4846:2014 Person and provider identification in healthcare. Sydney: Standards Australia. | |
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