Definition
The total Medicare benefit a person is entitled to for a specialist service, expressed in dollars.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson—Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) benefit for specialist service
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Object ClassPerson
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PropertyMedicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) benefit for specialist service
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Value DomainTotal Australian currency N[N(8)]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total Australian currency N[N(8)] ".| Data Type | Currency |
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| Format | N[N(8)] |
| Maximum character length | 9 |
Comments
Guide for use:
Specialist attendances are Medicare benefit funded referred patient/doctor encounters, such as visits, consultations and attendances (including video conferencing), involving medical practitioners who have been recognised as specialists or consultant physicians for Medicare benefits purposes. They are non-hospital attendances.
Specialist attendances comprise all items in Broad Type of Services Group 'C', as published in official MBS statistics by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health.
Rates directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population.
Total services (attendances/visits – source MBS claims data).
Total Estimated Resident Population (ERP) as supplied by ABS.