- | Australian postcode (address) | Number
[4]
| {NNNN} The Postcode datafile code set representing Australian postcodes as defined by Australia Post. | DSS specific information: This data element refers to the postcode of the patient's address at the time of the scheduled appointment. It is collected in the NAPAAWL DC against the following data items: - PER_ADDRESS_POSTCODE (Mandatory)
- PER_MAIL_ADDRESS_POSTCODE (Optional).
These items are also referred to in the NAPAAWL DC as: - Patient residential address postcode
- Patient mail address postcode.
Patient mail address postcode is only relevant if it is different to the residential address postcode. It is only recorded in the NAPAAWL DC if the patient agrees to provide it. |
- | Australian state/territory identifier of address | String
[3]
| NSW | New South Wales | VIC | Victoria | QLD | Queensland | SA | South Australia | WA | Western Australia | TAS | Tasmania | NT | Northern Territory | ACT | Australian Capital Territory | AAT | Australian Antarctic Territory |
| DSS specific information: Australian state/territory identifier is collected in the NAPAAWL DC against the data item: PER_ADDRESS_STATE_CODE In the NAPAAWL DC, this data item does not have a code for Australian Antarctic Territory; however it does have the following supplementary values within the NAPAAWL DC: - OTH Other Territories
- UNK Unknown.
|
- | Patient residential address suburb; Patient mail address suburb | String
[50]
| X[X(49)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Patient contact phone number 1; Patient contact phone number 2 | String
[20]
| X[X(19)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Patient mail address line 1; Patient mail address line 2; Patient residential address line 1; Patient residential address line 2 | String
[70]
| [X(70)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Appointment account number | String
[12]
| N(12)
A logical combination of numeric characters that identifies an entity. | |
- | Appointment attendance code | String
[3]
| ATT | Attended | DNA | Did not attend | DNW | Did not wait to be seen | NCE | Non-client event | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Appointment reason code | String
[3]
| ASS | Assessment | CHR | Chart review | EDU | Education | OPM | Ongoing patient management | RET | Research trial | TRE | Treatment / Intervention | OTH | Other | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Appointment cancellation code | String
[3]
| HNR | Hospital not ready | PNA | Patient not available | PNR | Patient not ready | OTH | Other | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Appointment care type code | String
[3]
| GER | Geriatric evaluation and management | PAL | Palliative | PSY | Psychogeriatric | REH | Rehabilitation | NSP | Not specified | OTH | Other | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Appointment client type code | String
[2]
| CC | Continuing care | ED | Emergency Department | EX | External | IP | Inpatient | OP | Outpatient | PH | Primary Health | NS | Not specified |
| |
- | Appointment CPAC code | String
[3]
| ROU | Routine | SEM | Semi-urgent | URG | Urgent | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Appointment date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Appointment group identifier | String
[8]
| X[(8)] A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identifies an entity. | |
- | Group session indicator | Boolean
[1]
| | |
- | Appointment mental health indicator | String
[1]
| | |
- | Appointment type code | String
[3]
| NEW | New appointment | FOL | Follow-up appointment | NCE | Non-client event / Chart only | OTH | Other | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Activity service event flag | Boolean
[1]
| | |
- | Appointment number attended | Number
[8]
| N(8) The total, sum, count, or aggregate of a collection of units. | |
- | Appointment occasion of service flag | Boolean
[1]
| | |
- | Appointment index number | Number
[2]
| N{N} The number that identifies the order of occasions of service recorded for a given patient. | |
- | Appointment outcome code | String
[3]
| ADM | Admit to ward | ARV | Arrived | CAN | Cancelled | CON | Chart only | COU | Counselling of relatives | DEC | Deceased in clinic | DIE | Deceased | DIS | Discharge from clinic | PAE | Patient arrived in error | PAL | Patient late not seen | PDA | Patient did not attend | PLN | Patient left not seen | PRI | Private referral | RAS | Refer to other specialty | REA | Reappointment | RED | Refer to Emergency Department | REV | Further review | RGP | Referred back to General Practitioner | ROH | Refer to other hospital | RTW | Return to ward | RWL | Refer to Inpatient Wait List | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Outcome/Attendance unknown |
| |
- | Appointment patient arrival time | Date/Time | hh:mm A valid time measured as hours and minutes, using a 24 hour clock. | |
- | Appointment patient seen time | Date/Time | hh:mm A valid time measured as hours and minutes, using a 24 hour clock. | |
- | Appointment payment classification code | String
[3]
| ADF | Australian Defence Force | AHA | Australian Health Care Agreement | COM | Compensable other | COR | Correctional facility | DET | Detainee | EMV | Other states Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust (MVIT) | FOD | Foreign defence | INE | Ineligible | MBS | Medicare Benefits Scheme Privately Referred Non-Inpatient Initiative (MBS PRNI) | OVS | Overseas student | OVV | Overseas visitor | PVT | Private insured | REC | Reciprocal Health Care Agreement | SHI | Shipping | UNI | Private uninsured | VET | Department of Veterans' Affairs | WAM | Western Australian Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust (MVIT) | WCC | Workers Compensation | NSP | Not specified | OTH | Other (including direct Commonwealth or State Government sourced funds) | UNK | Unknown |
| DSS specific information: This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting in the: It is reported nationally using the data element: Episode of care-source of funding, patient funding source code NN |
- | Appointment priority code | String
[3]
| AWT | Awaiting triage | NUR | Not urgent | SEM | Semi-urgent | URG | Urgent | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Appointment program type code | String
[3]
| PRI | Primary Health | SAC | Sub-Acute | NSP | Not specified |
| |
- | Appointment program event name | String
[50]
| X[X(49)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Appointment program event code | String
[3]
| CHD | Child Development | CPH | Community Physiotherapy Service | CRE | Community Rehabilitation | DIS | Disability | DTU | Day Therapy Unit | EME | Emergency Department | MED | Medical | SCL | Stroke Clinic | SCO | Stroke Community | SUR | Surgical | TRC | True Care True Culture | VGE | Visiting geriatrician | VGS | Visiting geriatrician support service | NSP | Not specified |
| |
- | Reference period-calendar month | Number
[2]
| 1 | January | 2 | February | 3 | March | 4 | April | 5 | May | 6 | June | 7 | July | 8 | August | 9 | September | 10 | October | 11 | November | 12 | December |
| |
- | Reference period-calendar year | Date/Time
[4]
| YYYY The calendar year, beginning on the 1st of January and ending on the 31st of December. | |
- | Reference period-financial month | Number
[2]
| 1 | July | 2 | August | 3 | September | 4 | October | 5 | November | 6 | December | 7 | January | 8 | February | 9 | March | 10 | April | 11 | May | 12 | June |
| |
- | Reference period-financial year | String
[9]
| YYYY-YYYY The period of time from and including 1 July, to and including 30 June of the following year. | |
- | Appointment status code | String
[2]
| PR | Processed | PP | Part-processed | UN | Unprocessed/Unknown | FU | Future appointment | RS | To be rescheduled | CA | Cancelled appointment |
| |
- | Appointment time | Date/Time | hh:mm A valid time measured as hours and minutes, using a 24 hour clock. | |
- | Appointment delivery mode code | String
[3]
| CLP | Client present | ELE | Electronic (e.g. email) | GCP | Group client present | HOM | Home visit | POS | Postal service | TEL | Telephone | VID | Video conference | OTH | Other | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Appointment delivery setting code | String
[1]
| Y | On the hospital campus of the health care provider | N | Off the hospital campus of the health care provider |
| |
- | Appointment providers profession code | String
[3]
| AUD | Audiologist | CAR | Cardiology | CPS | Clinical Psychologist | CTS | Cardiothoracic | DEN | Dentist | DER | Dermatology | DIA | Diabetes Educator | DIT | Dietitian | END | Endocrinology | ENT | Ear Nose Throat | ENU | Enrolled Nurse | GAS | Gastroenterology | GEN | Genetics | GER | Gerontology | GES | General Surgery | GPM | General Medicine | GPR | General Practitioner | GYN | Gynaecology | GYO | Gynae Oncologist | HAE | Haematology | HLO | Health Liaison Officer | HPO | Health Promotion Officer | HWK | Health Worker | HYP | Hyperbaric Medicine | IMA | Immunology and Allergy | IMM | Immunology | INF | Infectious Medicine | INV | In Vitro | LTS | Liver Transplant | MAT | Maternal Medicine | MED | Medical Officer | MDW | Midwife (Non Nurse) | NUP | Nurse Practitioner | MIC | Microbiology | NEO | Neonatology | NEP | Nephrology Dialysis | NES | Neurosurgery | NEU | Neurology | NSP | Not Specified | NUC | Nuclear Medicine | NUR | Nurse | OBS | Obstetrics | OCC | Occupational Therapist | ONC | Oncologist | OPH | Ophthalmology | ORA | Oral Surgery | ORP | Orthoptics | ORT | Orthopaedics | OTO | Otolaryngology | PAE | Paediatric Medicine | PAI | Pain Management | PAL | Palliative Medicine | PAT | Pathology | PED | Paediatrician | PAS | Pastoral Care | PHA | Pharmacist | PHS | Physician | PHY | Physiotherapist | PLA | Plastic Reconstruction | POD | Podiatrist | PRO | Prosthetics and Orthotics | PSG | Psychology | PSY | Psychiatry | RAD | Radiology | RAO | Radiation Oncology | RAT | Radiotherapy | REH | Rehabilitation Medicine | RNU | Registered Nurse | SOC | Social Worker | SPC | Speech Therapist | THA | Therapy Assistant | URO | Urology | VAS | Vascular | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Appointment session type code | String
[3]
| GRP | Group | IND | Individual | NCE | Non-client event | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Clinic category code | String
[4]
| AAA{A} A set of alphabetic characters that identifies the specialty of a clinic. | |
- | Clinic identifier | String
[8]
| X[(8)] A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identifies an entity. | |
- | Clinic title | String
[50]
| X[X(49)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Doctor led clinic indicator | String
[1]
| Y | Yes | N | No | U | Unknown / not stated |
| |
- | Clinic NHCDC Tier 2 code | Number
[4]
| NN.NN The Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services (version 3.0) code set representing the type of service through which a hospital provides health care in a non-admitted setting. | |
- | Clinic NMDS Tier 1 code | Number
[7]
| NNN.NNN The code set representing the organisational unit or organisational arrangement through which a hospital provides healthcare services in an outpatient setting. | |
- | Diagnosis/Procedure/Intervention classification type | String
[7]
| ICD9CM | International Classification of Disease (ICD) ninth edition - Canadian modified (AU) | ICD10AM | International Classification of Disease (ICD) tenth edition - Australian modified | HIC | Health issue code | ICPC2+ | International Classification of Primary Care, Version 2 (ICPC-2) PLUS |
| |
- | Diagnosis/Indicator for intervention code | String
[15]
| [X(15)] A set of characters that identifies the diagnosis, procedure or intervention provided to a patient during their visit to a health care establishment. | |
- | Site code | String
[2]
| X{X} A combination of alphanumeric characters that identifies a campus, within an establishment, that provides health services to non-admitted patients in Western Australia. | |
- | Establishment identifier | String
[9]
| NNX[X]NNNNN A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | DSS specific information: This data item is derived from existing data items in the NAPAAWL DC and has: - Synonymous name: ESTABLISHMENT_IDENTIFIER
- Short name: Establishment identifier.
It is a concatenation of Australian state/territory identifier, sector, region identifier and organisation identifier. |
- | Establishment code | Number
[4]
| NNNN A combination of numeric characters which uniquely identifies a hospital and other institutions or organisations that provide health services to non-admitted patients in Western Australia. | |
- | System date extracted | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | System time extracted | Date/Time | hh:mm A valid time measured as hours and minutes, using a 24 hour clock. | |
- | System record date last updated | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | System date loaded | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | System date mapped | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | System record identifier | String
[10]
| N(10) A set of numeric characters that represents the placement of a record within a group of records. | |
- | Feeder system | String
[2]
| A | Allied Health System | C | Comcare | H | Health Care and Related Information System | I | Titanium | M | Meditech | P | ePAS | R | ARIA | W | webPAS | T | TOPAS |
| |
- | Intention of treatment | Number
[1]
| 1 | Prophylactic | 2 | Curative | 3 | Palliative | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described | | | | |
| DSS specific information: In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has: - Synonymous name: PER_INTENTION_TREAT
- Short name: Patient intention of treatment.
|
- | Ready-for-care date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has: - Synonymous name: PER_READY_CARE_DATE
- Short name: Ready for care date.
|
- | Ready for care status | String
[3]
| DEF | Deferred | RFC | Ready for care | STG | Staged | NSP | Not specified | OTH | Other | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Patient surname | String
[50]
| A[A(49)] A combination of alphabetic characters. | |
- | Patient first forename; Patient second forename; Given name(s) | String
[50]
| A[A(49)] A combination of alphabetic characters. | |
- | Person with cancer-clinical emergency indicator | String
[1]
| N | No - the treating clinician has assessed the waiting time for treatment can exceed 24 hours | Y | Yes - the treating clinician has assessed the waiting time for treatment cannot exceed 24 hours | U | Unknown |
| |
- | Person with cancer-intention of treatment | String
[3]
| PRO | Prophylactic | CUR | Curative | PAL | Palliative | OTH | Other | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Primary site of cancer (ICD-10-AM code) | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (8th edition) code set representing the site of origin of a tumour, as opposed to the secondary or metastatic sites. | DSS specific information: In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has: - Synonymous name: PER_PRIMARY_SITE_OF_CANCER
- Short name: Person with cancer - primary site of cancer
The national health standard for the primary site of cancer, using ICD-10-AM 8th edition is: Person with cancer-primary site of cancer, code (ICD-10-AM 8th edn) ANN.{.N[N]} While the health standard is limited to ICD-10-AM 8th edition, a range of diagnosis coding systems are used across the Department of Health, WA. Any coding system is currently acceptable for the PER_PRIMARY_SITE_OF_CANCER data item that is collected in the NAPAAWL DC. |
- | Person with cancer-radiotherapy start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Age | Number
[3]
| | DSS specific information: This is a derived data item in the NAPAAWL DC and is based on the difference between the patient's date of birth and their appointment date (in integer format). If the difference is less than one year then the patient's age is set to zero. |
- | Statistical Local Area (SLA) | Number
[9]
| N(9) The ASGC (2011) code set representing geographical location. | |
- | Area of usual residence (SA2) | String
[9]
| N(9) A code set representing a medium-sized area built from whole Statistical areas level 1 (SA1s). The aim of Statistical areas level 2 (SA2s) is to represent a community that interacts together socially and economically. | DSS specific information: In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has: - Synonymous name: PER_RESIDENTIAL_SA2_CODE
- Short name: Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).
|
- | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2011) code set representing a country. | DSS specific information: In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has: - Synonymous name: PER_COUNTRY_OF_BIRTH_CODE
- Short name: Patient country of birth code.
|
- | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has: - Synonymous name: PER_DATE_OF_BIRTH
- Short name: Patient date of birth.
|
- | Date of death | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has: - Synonymous name: PER_DATE_OF_DEATH
- Short name: Patient date of death.
|
- | Patient mode of death notification | String
[3]
| HOS | Hospital | NOT | No notification | REL | Relative | RGO | Death register | OTH | Other |
| |
- | Patient DVA card colour code | String
[3]
| GOL | Gold (entitled to treatment for all conditions | WHT | White (entitled to treatment for specific conditions) | ORN | Orange (entitled to items under the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Department of Veterans' Affairs file number | String
[9]
| AAXXNNNN[A] A combination of alphanumeric characters that identify a Department of Veterans' Affairs customer. | DSS specific information: Department of Veterans' Affairs file number is collected in the NAPAAWL DC against the following data item: PER_DVA_NUMBER |
- | Medicare card number | Number
[11]
| N(11) A combination of numeric characters that uniquely identify a Medicare customer. | DSS specific information: In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has: - Synonymous name: PER_MEDICARE_NUMBER
- Short name: Patient Medicare number.
|
- | Patient Indigenous status code | String
[3]
| ABG | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander | ABT | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | TSI | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal | OTH | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| DSS specific information: This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting in the: Non-admitted patient DSS 2014-15 It is reported nationally using the data element: Person-Indigenous status, code N |
- | Patient interpreter required indicator | String
[1]
| | |
- | Patient marital status code | String
[3]
| DEF | De facto | DIV | Divorced | MAR | Married | NMA | Never married | SEP | Separated | WID | Widowed | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Patient primary identifier; Patient secondary identifier | String
[8]
| X(8) A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | DSS specific information: This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting in the: Non-admitted patient DSS 2014-15 It is reported nationally using the data element: Person-person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)] |
- | Patient residential status type | String
[3]
| ASY | Asylum visa | BUS | Business visa | DET | Detainee | EME | Emergency visa | EMR | Emergency rescue visa | HUM | Humanitarian | MED | Medical treatment | OTE | Overseas foreign def | OVS | Overseas shipping | OVE | Overseas visitor | PRO | Temporary protection | REC | Reciprocal visa | REF | Refugee visa | RES | Resident | RET | Retirement visa | SAC | Sp Activities | STU | Student visa | TEM | Temporary resident | TOU | Tourist visa | WHO | Working holiday visa | WOR | Working visa | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Patient sex code | String
[1]
| M | Male | F | Female | I | Indeterminate | U | Unknown | N | Not specified |
| DSS specific information: This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting in the: Non-admitted patient DSS 2014-15 It is reported nationally using the data element: Person-sex, code N |
- | Referral account number | String
[12]
| N(12)
A logical combination of numeric characters that identifies an entity. | |
- | Referral category code | String
[4]
| AAA{A} A set of alphabetic characters that identifies the type of clinic that a referral is intended for. | |
- | Referral discharge date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Referral priority code | String
[3]
| AWT | Awaiting triage | URG | Urgent | SEM | Semi-urgent | NUR | Not urgent | HIG | High | LOW | Low | MED | Medium | VLO | Very low | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Referral reason code | String
[3]
| ASS | Assessment | CHR | Chart review | EDU | Education | OPM | Ongoing patient management | RET | Research trial | TRE | Treatment/ Intervention | OTH | Other | NSP | Not specified | UNK | Unknown |
| |
- | Referral received date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: This is a mandatory item for national reporting in the: Non-admitted patient DSS 2014-15 It is reported nationally using the data element: Non-admitted patient service request-service request received date, DDMMYYYY |
- | Referral source code | String
[3]
| AHP | Allied Health professional | ANI | Another institution | CLN | Clinician | COM | Community | CON | Same consultant | EDU | Education Department | EMD | Emergency Department | FAF | Family or friend | GEP | General Practitioner | GOV | Government agency | INW | Inpatient ward | MCE | Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL) or Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) | MEP | Medical Practitioner | MHC | Mental Health clinic or team | NGO | Non-Government Organisation | NPR | Nurse Practitioner | NUR | Nurse | OMH | Other | OPH | Outpatient Department this Hospital | OPR | Other professional | OTS | Other service | POL | Police | PRI | Private referral | SLF | Self | SPR | Specialist rooms | NSP | Not specified | OTH | Other hospital | UNK | Unknown |
| DSS specific information: This data item is a mandatory item for reporting in the: Non-admitted patient DSS 2014-15 It is reported nationally using the data element: Non-admitted patient service request-service request source, code N.N |
- | Referral status code | String
[2]
| UN | Unknown | CA | Cancelled | WL | Waiting list | OP | Open | CL | Closed | IN | Inactive | RE | Rejected |
| |