Data standards
New releases
Creating nationally-consistent health information: engaging with the national health information committees (12 March 2010)
Indigenous identification in hospital separations data: quality report (19 February 2010)
Review and evaluation of Australian information about primary health care: a focus on general practice (10 December 2008)
A guide to data development (27 February 2007)
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Improving the comparability, consistency and relevance of national information on the health and well-being of Australians
The AIHW manages Australia's national health, community services and housing metadata items and standards, which provide the national infrastructure for metadata development.
Many areas of the Institute are also involved in developing metadata standards for specific program/policy area or sectors. This involves working with clients (within the AIHW and external to the AIHW) to identify national information requirements and the development of data set specifications (e.g. National Minimum Data Sets), including development of specific data dictionaries, guidelines, and other supporting documentation.
Use the links to the left to access more information about specific topics relating to metadata standards. Enquires in relation to metadata standards should be directed to .