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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
Identifier
QH 040928
Version
2
Metadata Item Type
Data Element
Data Element Type
Data Element
Approval Status
Draft
19-May-2011  
Current
25-Jun-2011  
Superseded
30-Jun-2015  
Approval Type
Standard
Approving Authority
-
Effective From
01-Jul-2010
Effective To
30-Jun-2015
Definition
The date a written referral was issued to an outpatient clinic by a referring practitioner on behalf of a patient.
Context
Hospital outpatient clinic services excluding community mental health care (which includes hospital-based mental health ambulatory services).
Short Name
Referral issue date (ODC)
Name in Other Contexts
-
Representational Attributes
Datatype
Numeric character
Representation Class
Date
Format
DDMMYYYY
Minimum Character Length
8
Maximum Character Length
8
Permissible Values
-
Supplementary Values
-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Guide for Use
A referring practitioner must include the date a referral was written on behalf of a patient.
Verification Rules
Must be a valid date
Collection Methods
-
Comment
-
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References
Implementation in Metadata Sets
Data Quality Declaration
-
Source and Reference Attributes
Source Organisation
Queensland Health
Source Document
Outpatient Services Implementation Standard