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Data Element Detail

Organisation start date
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040918 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
16-May-2005		Superseded
28-May-2014
Standard
04-May-2005
28-May-2014
The date on which an establishment, agency or organisation started or commenced operations or service.
Organisation start date
Representational Attributes
Numeric Character
Date
DDMMYYYY
8
8
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

-
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
This field must:
- be a valid date;
- be less than or equal to the Organisation end date.
If the date is estimated in some way, it is recommended that the data element Date accuracy indicator also be recorded at the time of record creation to flag the accuracy of the data.

For data exchange and/or manipulation of data from diverse sources the Date accuracy indicator MUST be used in conjunction with the Organisation start date in all instances to ensure data integrity and accuracy of analysis.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Is qualified byData ElementData ElementDate-accuracy indicatorQH 040907 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData ElementOrganisation end dateQH 040915 Version 1Superseded
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

No Metadata Items
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Service provider organisation-organisation start date, DDMMYYYY, Identifier 288963, Health standard 04/05/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/288963/meteorItemView/long
Organisation;