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Data Element Detail

Patient identifier
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 042423 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
15-Jan-1998
Standard
01-Jul-1984
A unique number used to identify a patient within a facility.
Institutional health care
Patient identifier
UR number; Patient number (HBCIS); Person identifier; Mother's UR number (QPDC); Baby's UR number (QPDC)
Representational Attributes
Character
Identification Number
X(8)
8
8
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

-
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
The patient identifier (ID) is assigned by the facility at the first admission to the facility and is used for all subsequent admissions for the patient.

Allocation of a patient ID number may be done manually or computer generated. A unit record number may be numeric or alphanumeric.

Examples: A6841602; 00068259.
Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC):
Must not be null.
Must not be zero.
Must be unique for each patient within a facility.
For national reporting of the Person-person identifier (NHDD) data element, this data element is zero filled from the left.

Hospital Based Corporate Information System (HBCIS):
In some hospitals, the number is allocated automatically, in others it is obtained from a manual UR register and entered manually. If the patient already has a number, search the patient master index and select the correct number. If the number is known, record the exact number. No leading zeros or filler digits are required as these will be inserted automatically when data are extracted using HQI.

Other systems:
All spaces in the field should be filled, using leading zeros where necessary.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Is used in the derivation ofData ElementDerived Data ElementTelehealth event (admitted patient)-patient identifierQH 041571 Version 1Current
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Cancer Register (QCR) Data CollectionQH 020002 Version 3MandatoryDraft01-Jul-2021
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Cancer Register (QCR) Data CollectionQH 020002 Version 2MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-201930-Jun-2021
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Cancer Registry (QCR) Data CollectionQH 020002 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jan-198230-Jun-2019
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)QH 020001 Version 2MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-2019
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC)QH 020001 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-198430-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017QH 020315 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2017
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018QH 020501 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201730-Jun-2018
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2018-2019QH 020503 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201830-Jun-2019
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2019-2020QH 020581 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201930-Jun-2020
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2020-2021QH 020692 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-202030-Jun-2021
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2021-2022QH 020780 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-202130-Jun-2022
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Private Facility Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2022-2023QH 0139401 Version 1MandatoryCurrent01-Jul-202230-Jun-2023
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017QH 020314 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2017
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018QH 020329 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201730-Jun-2018
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC) Public Hospital Services Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2018-2019QH 020504 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-201830-Jun-2019
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Person-person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)], Identifier 290046, Health standard 04/05/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/290046/meteorItemView/long
Patient number; URN; Unit record number;