Person—date of death, MMYYYY
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Date of death month and year |
METEOR identifier: | 743732 |
Registration status: | Tasmanian Health, Standard 06/05/2021 |
Definition: | The date upon which a person ceases to live, expressed as MMYYYY. |
Context: | Required for:
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Data Element Concept: | Person—date of death |
Value Domain: | Date MMYYYY |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Date | |
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Data type: | Date/Time | |
Format: | MMYYYY | |
Maximum character length: | 6 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Recorded for persons who have died. Where Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY is collected, Date of death must be equal to or greater than Date of birth for the same person. |
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Collection methods: | It is recommended that in cases where all components of the date of death are not known or where an estimate is arrived at from age, a valid date be used together with a flag to indicate that it is an estimate. For record identification and/or the derivation of other metadata items that require accurate date of death information, estimated dates of death should be identified by a date accuracy indicator to prevent inappropriate use of date of death data. The linking of client records from diverse sources, the sharing of patient data, and data analysis for research and planning all rely heavily on the accuracy and integrity of the collected data. In order to maintain data integrity and the greatest possible accuracy an indication of the accuracy of the date collected is critical. The collection of Date—accuracy indicator, code AAA may be essential in confirming or refuting the positive identification of a person. For this reason it is strongly recommended that the Date—accuracy indicator, code AAA data element also be recorded at the time of record creation to flag the accuracy of the data. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Deaprtment of Health Tasmania |
Origin: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Reference documents: | Standards Australia 2014: AS4846:2014 Person and provider identification in healthcare. Standards Australia:Sydney. |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Baby discharge data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Standard 17/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2025 Mother discharge related data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Standard 17/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2025 Person related data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Superseded 10/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 Person related data elements (TDLU) cluster Tasmanian Health, Standard 10/11/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2025 Conditional obligation: Only required when the person is deceased |