National health data dictionary, version 13

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Release Date: 25 Jul 2006

Author: Health Data Standards Committee

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Health Data Standards Committee 2006. National health data dictionary, version 13. Cat. no. HWI 88. Canberra: AIHW.

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The National health data dictionary (NHDD) is a national resource which health jurisdictions use to ensure the consistency and comparability of all data collected under the National Health Information Agreement. It is increasingly being used as a resource to standardise data collections that are not mandatory for national collection.

ISSN: 1329-4555
ISBN: 978 1 74024 581 4
Cat. no: HWI 88
Pages: 245

Preliminary material
- Title page and verso
- Foreword
- How to use this book and the CD
- Contents
- List of tables
- Data element table of contents (commonly used name) - on the CD-ROM
- Data element table of contents (technical name) - on the CD-ROM
- Object class table of contents - on the CD-ROM
- Property table of contents - on the CD-ROM
- Classification scheme table of contents - on the CD-ROM
- Glossary item table of contents
Sections
- Introduction
  - The Health Data Standards Committee
  - METeOR
  - Differences between the National health data dictionary and METeOR
    - Feedback
    - National Data Development and Standards Unit
    - Secretariat
- The National health data dictionary Version 13
  - Format
  - Changes in Version 13
    - Summary of changes
- Endorsed standards
  - National minimum data sets
    - Admitted patient care NMDS
    - Admitted patient mental health care NMDS
    - Admitted patient palliative care NMDS
    - Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS
    - Community mental health care NMDS
    - Community mental health establishments NMDS
    - Elective surgery waiting times (census data) NMDS
    - Elective surgery waiting times (removals data) NMDS
    - Health labour force NMDS
    - Injury surveillance NMDS
    - Mental health establishments NMDS
    - Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS
    - Outpatient care NMDS
    - Perinatal NMDS
    - Public hospital establishments NMDS
    - Residential mental health care NMDS
  - Other data set specifications
    - Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS
    - Cancer (clinical) DSS
    - Cardiovascular disease (clinical) DSS
    - Computer Assisted Telephone Interview demographic module DSS
    - Diabetes (clinical) DSS
    - Health care client identification DSS
    - Health care provider identification DSS
  - Metadata on the CD-ROM
- Data elements included in National minimum data sets - Commonly used name order
- Data elements included in National minimum data sets - Technical name order
- Metadata standards
  - Metadata attributes
    - Data element template
    - Data set specification template
- Health Data Standards Committee membership

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