Person—name title, text X[X(11)]
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Name title |
| Synonymous names: | Salutation; honorific |
| METEOR identifier: | 613313 |
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| Definition: | An honorific form of address commencing a name, as represented by text. It is used when addressing a person by name, whether by mail, phone or in person. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—name title |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Text | |
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| Data type: | String | |
| Format: | X[X(11)] | |
| Maximum character length: | 12 | |
Collection and usage attributes | ||
| Guide for use: | Valid abbreviations from the Standards Australia AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. | |
Source and reference attributes | ||
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |
| Origin: | Standards Australia 2006. AS 4590—2006 Interchange of client information. Sydney: Standards Australia. | |
Data element attributes | ||
Collection and usage attributes | ||
| Guide for use: | Name title is a prefix to a person's name. Name title should not be confused with a person's job title. This data element may be repeated where more than one name title is associated with a person; for example, Honourable Doctor (Hon Dr). | |
| Collection methods: | Mixed case should be used (rather than upper case only). | |
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. | |
Relational attributes | ||
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person (name)—name title, text A[A(11)]
See also Person—name title sequence number, code N[N]
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