Person—person identifier, X(8)
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Patient primary identifier; Patient secondary identifier |
Synonymous names: | PER_IDENTIFIER_1; PER_IDENTIFIER_2; PERSON_IDENTIFIER |
METEOR identifier: | 643305 |
Registration status: | WA Health, Standard 01/06/2017 |
Definition: | A person identifier unique within an establishment or agency, as represented by an alphanumeric identifier. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—person identifier |
Value Domain: | Identifier X(8) |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Identifier | |
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Data type: | String | |
Format: | X(8) | |
Maximum character length: | 8 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting against the data element: Person-person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)] The synonymous names PER_IDENTIFIER_1 and PER_IDENTIFIER_2 are used for local reporting. The nationally reported data element has the synonymous name PERSON_IDENTIFIER. For confidentiality reasons, the PERSON_IDENTIFIER field is filled with zeros for national reporting. |
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Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—person identifier, X(8) WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 See also Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)] Community Services (retired), Standard 25/08/2005 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Early Childhood, Standard 08/04/2013 Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012 Indigenous, Standard 11/08/2014 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Youth Justice, Standard 15/02/2022 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2016-17 WA Health, Standard 30/05/2017 |