Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Provider's profession identifier |
Synonymous names:![]() | Profession number |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 523955 |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 |
Definition:![]() | An identifier allocated to the profession of an individual service provider by the profession's registration body, as represented by a combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Individual service provider—profession identifier |
Value Domain:![]() | Health profession identifier X[X(12)] |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class:![]() | Identifier | |
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Data type:![]() | String | |
Format:![]() | X[X(12)] | |
Maximum character length:![]() | 13 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | The identifier is allocated to the health professional by the profession’s registration body. |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | Rules and structure of this identifier vary within professional registration organisations and this flexibility should be catered for. |
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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 Individual service provider—provider registration sequence number, identifier NNN Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Healthcare identification occupation cluster Health!, Standard 05/10/2016 |