Definition
Components
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Data Element ConceptPerson—health professionals attended for diabetes mellitus
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyHealth professionals attended for diabetes mellitus
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Value DomainHealth professionals attended code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Health professionals attended code N ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Diabetes educator | ||
| 2 | Dietician | |||
| 3 | Ophthalmologist | |||
| 4 | Optometrist | |||
| 5 | Podiatrist | |||
| 8 | None of the above | |||
| Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
Record a code sequentially for each health professional attended.
A person may have attended several health professionals in the last 12 months; therefore more than one code can be recorded sequentially.
Example 1: If a person has attended a diabetes educator and a podiatrist in the last twelve months, the code recorded would be 15.
Example 2: If all have been seen, the code recorded would be 12345.
If the person answers 'NO' to all the health professionals specified, code 8 should be applied.
CODE 9 should only be used in situations where it is not practicable to ask the questions.
Origin:
National Diabetes Outcomes Quality Review Initiative (NDOQRIN) data dictionary.
Comments:
The health professional occupations are assigned the following codes at the occupation level of the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations, Second Edition, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1997, Catalogue No. 1220.0
Diabetes educator 2512-13
Dietician 2393-11
Ophthalmologist 2312-19
Optometrist 2384-11
Podiatrist 2388-11