Identifier—identifier usage, code NNN
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Identifier usage |
METEOR identifier: | 519499 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 |
Definition: | An identifier that indicates the way this identifier is to be used, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Identifier—identifier usage |
Value Domain: | Identifier usage code NNN |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | This data element indicates the situation in which an identifier is used, as an issuer may allocate multiple identifiers to a single entity for different purposes. This data element supports generic functionality to enable the use of the right number for the right purpose. For example, to use the hospital unit record number for local reporting, the Individual Healthcare Identifier when reporting to Medicare Australia or the insurance number when reporting to the insurance company. CODE 100 Unique identifier for an entity When the issuer has only 1 identifier used to identify an entity, that number should be recorded as the unique identifier for the entity. CODE 401 Accreditation The issuing organisation number will indicate the accreditation type. CODE 500 Individual provider identifier—other than the HPI-I This code should be used where the identifier is an individual provider identifier that is not code 112. CODE 600 Organisational provider identifier—other than the HPI-O This code should be used where the identifier is an organisational provider identifier that is not code 113. CODE 700 Professional registration identifier This code is issued by a professional registration body and provides information on the professional’s registration. |
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Comments: | The Australian Standard for Person and provider identification in healthcare (AS 4846:2014) outlines the following principles of identifiers in healthcare: Principle A: Identifiers shall be unique to a purpose and often to a person or organisation, although family group identifiers exist and are unique to the family. Principle B: Identifiers shall not be recycled or reused. Principle C: Each person or organisation should have a single active identifier from a given issuer for a specific usage at any given point in time. The combination of 3 identifier data elements—Identifier—identifier designation, text X[X(19)], Identifier—identifier issuer, text X[X(199)] and Identifier usage—uniquely identify an entity for a specific purpose, and is known as a globally unique identifier. |
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: | See also Identifier—identifier designation, text X[X(19)] Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 See also Identifier—identifier issuer, text X[X(199)] Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 See also Identifier—identifier usage end date, DDMMYYYY Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 See also Identifier—identifier usage start date, DDMMYYYY Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Healthcare provider organisation cluster Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 Identification in healthcare cluster Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 Individual name cluster Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 |