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Duplicate record cluster

Data Set Specification Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Set Specification
METEOR identifier:Help on this term638741
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 Duplicate record cluster includes data elements that define multiple identifiers for a single entity. This cluster also describes information about the organisation or individual provider which confirms the existence of duplicate records and the date this confirmation occurs.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Number/name registries may have duplicates (multiple registrations for a single individual or organisation). Computer systems and manual searching of registries will identify potential duplicates.

Comments:Help on this term

Duplicate customer records fragment data across two records presenting a potential clinical safety risk and the potential risks of fraudulent claiming and identify theft. Duplicate records compromise the integrity of the system of unique customer reference numbers and integrity of customer records.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Reference documents:Help on this term

Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) 2014. Audit Report No.27 2013–14. Integrity of Medicare customer data. Viewed 16 May 2016, https://www.anao.gov.au/sites/g/files/net1336/f/AuditReport_2013-2014_27.pdf.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also Identifier—investigation flag, yes/no code N

        Health, Standard 05/10/2016

See also Identifier—investigation outcome, duplicate/intertwined/similar record code N

        Health, Standard 05/10/2016

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
Identification in healthcare cluster

        Health, Standard 05/10/2016

DSS specific attributes +
Conditional obligation:

Conditional on Identifier—investigation outcome, duplicate/intertwined/similar record code Nbeing recorded as code 1 'Duplicate record'.


Metadata items in this Data Set Specification Help on this term

Seq No.Help on this termMetadata itemHelp on this termObligationHelp on this termMax occursHelp on this term
1Identifier—duplicate record confirmed by, text X[X(199)]

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.

Mandatory1
2Identifier—duplicate record confirmation date, DDMMYYYYMandatory1
3Date—accuracy indicator, code AAAMandatory1

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