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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 041525 v9
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
01-Dec-2015
Current
15-Feb-2016
Superseded
14-Aug-2016
Standard
01-Apr-2016
30-Jun-2016
The health insurance fund that the patient is a member of at the start of an episode of admitted patient care, as represented by an acronym.
Finance revenue - Private health insurance
Health insurance fund abbreviation
Health fund abbreviation
Representational Attributes
Alphabetic
Code
A(2)[A(4)]
2
6
For more codes contact Statistical Standards and Strategies, Statistical Services Branch (SSB).
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

A valid abbreviation from the Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) Private health fund codes data set, version 9, maintained by Statistical Standards and Strategies, Health Statistics Unit.
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
The health insurance fund abbreviation is used for reporting purposes where size limitations exist e.g. pre-printed forms.
The Revenue Strategy and Support Unit utilise health insurance fund information for the purpose of optimising health fund revenue.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementEpisode of admitted patient care-health insurance fund abbreviationQH 041525 Version 8Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementEpisode of admitted patient care-health insurance fund abbreviationQH 041525 Version 10Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptEpisode of admitted patient careQH 041604 Version 1Current
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptHealth insurance fundQH 041530 Version 1Current
SupplementsData ElementData ElementEpisode of admitted patient care-health insurance fund codeQH 041524 Version 10Superseded
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

No Metadata Items
Source and Reference Attributes