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AS 4846:2014
[Current]Person and provider identification in healthcare
Provides a Standard for the healthcare industry on Healthcare Provider and Client Identifiers and Identification processes for clinical and administrative data management purposes.
Published: 18/08/2014
Pages: 153
Table of contents
Cited references
Content history
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.1.1 Scope and general
1.1.2 Exclusions
1.2 Objective
1.3 Application
1.4 Normative references
1.5 Definitions
1.6 Regulatory environment
1.7 Relationship to national healthcare identifiers service
1.8 Considerations for system design
1.9 Components of identification
1.10 Conformance requirements
1.11 Data element structure
1.11.1 General
1.11.2 Data element definitions
1.11.2.1 Collection methods
1.11.2.2 Comments (optional)
1.11.2.3 Definition
1.11.2.4 Display representation
1.11.2.5 Guide for use
1.11.2.6 ISO 11179 data type
1.11.2.7 METeOR identifier
1.11.2.8 Source documents
1.11.2.9 Synonym
1.11.2.10 Value domain
1.11.2.11 Verification rules
1.12 Summary structure
1.13 Generic value domains
1.14 Benefits of positive identification
1.14.1 General
1.14.2 Improved clinical care
1.14.3 Improvement in time management of the identification process
1.14.4 Improvement in administration
1.14.5 Secondary use, positive identification
1.15 Barriers to successful identification
2 Data elements—General
2.1 General
2.2 Date group
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Date
2.2.3 Date Accuracy Indicator
3 Identifiers
3.1 Identifiers
3.2 Principles of identification in healthcare
3.3 Principles of identifiers in healthcare
3.4 Healthcare identifier
3.4.1 General
3.4.2 Identifier Designation
3.4.3 Identifier Issuer
3.4.4 Group Identifier Flag
3.5 Identifier status
3.5.1 General
3.5.2 ID Status Start Date
3.5.3 ID Status End Date
3.5.4 Identifier Status Code
3.5.5 Identifier Replaced By
3.5.6 Duplicate Confirmed By
3.6 Similar but different entity
3.6.1 General
3.6.2 Not A Duplicate Of Identifier
3.6.3 Date Similar Entity Confirmed
3.6.4 Similar But Not Duplicate Entity Confirmed By
3.7 Identifier usage
3.7.1 General
3.7.2 Identifier Usage
3.7.3 Identifier Usage Start Date
3.7.4 Identifier Usage End Date
4 Individual name
4.1 General
4.2 Name sequence number
4.3 General guide to names
4.4 Healthcare name content data elements
4.4.1 Name Title Group
4.4.2 Name Title
4.4.2.1 Name Title Sequence Number
4.4.3 Family Name and Prefix Group
4.4.3.1 General
4.4.3.2 Family Name Prefix
4.4.3.3 Family Name Prefix Sequence Number
4.4.3.4 Family Name
4.4.3.5 Family Name Sequence Number
4.5 Given name group
4.5.1 General
4.5.2 Given Name and Given Name Sequence Number
4.5.2.1 Given Name
4.5.2.2 Given Name Sequence Number
4.5.3 Name Suffix Group
4.5.3.1 General
4.5.3.2 Name suffix
4.5.3.3 Name Suffix Sequence Number
4.6 Name usage metadata group
4.6.1 General
4.6.2 Name Usage
4.6.3 Name Usage Start Date
4.6.4 Name Usage End Date
4.6.5 Name Usage Identifier
4.6.6 Preferred Name Indicator
4.6.7 Single Name Only Indicator
4.7 Restricted name usage
4.7.1 General
4.7.2 Type of Restriction
4.7.3 Restriction components
4.7.3.1 Restriction Start Date
4.7.3.2 Restriction End Date
4.7.3.3 Available Provider
5 Individual additional demographic data
5.1 General
5.2 Date of birth group
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Date of Birth
5.2.3 Date of Birth Accuracy Indicator
5.2.4 Date of Birth Follow-up Indicator
5.3 Birth plurality
5.3.1 Birth Plurality
5.3.2 Birth Order
5.4 Date of death group
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Date of Death
5.4.3 Date of Death Accuracy Indicator
5.4.4 Source of Death Notification
5.4.5 Death Notification Reversal Comment
5.4.6 Death Notification Reversal Date
5.5 Sex
5.6 Gender identity
5.7 Mother’s original family name
5.8 Place of birth group
5.8.1 General
5.8.2 Locality of Birth
5.8.3 State or Province of Birth
5.8.4 Country of Birth
6 Address group
6.1 General
6.2 Address status group
6.2.1 Address Status Code
6.2.2 Address Status Start Date
6.2.3 Address Status Start Date components
6.2.3.1 Address Status Start Date Accuracy Indicator
6.2.3.2 Address Status Start Time
6.2.4 Address Status End Date
6.2.4.1 General
6.2.4.2 Address Status End Date
6.2.4.3 Address Status End Time
6.2.4.4 Address Status End Accuracy Indicator
6.2.5 Address Validity
6.3 Address purpose
6.3.1 Address Purpose
6.3.2 Physical Address Code
6.4 Address components
6.4.1 Address Unit Type
6.4.2 Address Unit Number
6.4.3 Address Level Type
6.4.4 Address Level Number
6.4.5 Address Secondary Complex Name
6.4.6 Address Complex Road Number 1
6.4.7 Address Complex Road Number 2
6.4.8 Address Complex Road Name
6.4.9 Address Complex Road Name Type
6.4.10 Address Complex Road Name Suffix
6.4.11 Address Site Name
6.4.12 Address Location Descriptor
6.4.13 Address Road Number 1
6.4.14 Address Road Number 2
6.4.15 Address Lot Number
6.4.16 Address Road Name
6.4.17 Address Road Type
6.4.18 Address Road Suffix Code
6.4.19 Address Postal Delivery Type Code
6.4.20 Address Postal Delivery Number
6.4.21 Address Delivery Point Identifier
6.4.22 Address Town/Locality
6.4.23 Address State/Province Identifier
6.4.24 Address Postcode
6.4.25 Address Country Identifier
6.5 Address geocode group
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Address Geocode Feature
6.5.3 Address Geocode Containment Indicator
6.5.4 Address Geocode Datum
6.5.5 Address Geocode Positional Uncertainty
6.5.6 Address Geocode Vertical Datum
6.5.7 Address Geocode Latitude
6.5.8 Address Geocode Longitude
6.5.9 Address Geocode Height
6.6 Address communication suppression
6.6.1 General
6.6.2 Suppression Code
6.6.3 Components of Suppression Code
6.6.3.1 Suppression Start Date
6.6.3.2 Suppression End Date
7 Electronic address group
7.1 Electronic communication data elements
7.2 Electronic communication type
7.3 Electronic communication detail
7.4 Electronic communication usage code
7.4.1 Electronic Communication Verification Group
7.4.1.1 Electronic Communication Verified
7.4.1.2 Electronic Communication Verified
8 Healthcare provider qualification and registration
8.1 General
8.2 Provider professional board group
8.2.1 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Administrator
8.2.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Identifier
8.3 Healthcare identification profession group
8.3.1 Healthcare Individual Provider Profession
8.3.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Profession Number
8.3.3 Healthcare Individual Provider Profession Start Date
8.4 Provider demographics group
8.4.1 General
8.4.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Language
8.5 Provider academic qualification group
8.5.1 Healthcare Individual Provider Qualification Title
8.5.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Awarding Institution
8.5.3 Healthcare Individual Provider Qualification Country
8.5.4 Healthcare Individual Provider Qualification Year
8.6 Provider place of practice group
8.6.1 General
8.6.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Place of Practice Locality
8.6.3 Healthcare Individual Provider Place of Practice State
8.6.4 Healthcare Individual Provider Place of Practice Postcode
8.6.5 Healthcare Individual Provider Place of Practice Country
8.6.6 Healthcare Individual Provider Place of Practice Edit Date
8.7 Provider registration group
8.7.1 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Sequence Number
8.7.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Division
8.7.3 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Type
8.7.4 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Sub Type
8.7.5 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Status
8.7.6 Healthcare Individual Provider Sub Status
8.7.7 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Status Start Date
8.7.8 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Status to Date
8.7.9 Healthcare Individual Provider Speciality Name
8.7.10 Healthcare Individual Provider Field of Speciality Practice
8.8 Special restrictions or extensions to practice
8.8.1 General
8.8.2 Provider Endorsement Group
8.8.2.1 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Endorsement ID
8.8.2.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Endorsement Type
8.8.2.3 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Endorsement Criteria
8.8.2.4 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Endorsement Detail
8.8.2.5 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Endorsement Start Date
8.8.2.6 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Endorsement Edit Date
8.8.2.7 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Endorsement End Date
8.8.3 Provider Condition Group
8.8.3.1 Conditions of Practice
8.8.3.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Condition ID
8.8.3.3 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Condition Type
8.8.3.4 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Condition Detail
8.8.3.5 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Condition Start Date
8.8.3.6 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Condition Edit Date
8.8.3.7 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Condition End Date
8.8.4 Provider Notation Group
8.8.4.1 Provider Notation
8.8.4.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Notation ID
8.8.4.3 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Notation Type
8.8.4.4 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Notation Detail
8.8.4.5 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Notation Start Date
8.8.4.6 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Notation Edit Date
8.8.4.7 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Notation End Date
8.8.5 Provider Undertaking Group
8.8.5.1 Provider Undertaking
8.8.5.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Undertaking ID
8.8.5.3 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Undertaking Type
8.8.5.4 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Undertaking Detail
8.8.5.5 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Undertaking Start Date
8.8.5.6 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Undertaking Edit Date
8.8.5.7 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Undertaking End Date
8.8.6 Provider Reprimand Group
8.8.6.1 Provider Reprimand
8.8.6.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Reprimand ID
8.8.6.3 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Reprimand Type
8.8.6.4 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Reprimand Detail
8.8.6.5 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Reprimand Start Date
8.8.6.6 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Reprimand Edit Date
8.8.6.7 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Reprimand End Date
8.8.7 Provider Caution Group
8.8.7.1 Provider Caution
8.8.7.2 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Caution ID
8.8.7.3 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Caution Type
8.8.7.4 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Caution Detail
8.8.7.5 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Caution Start Date
8.8.7.6 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Caution Edit Date
8.8.7.7 Healthcare Individual Provider Registration Caution End Date
9 Healthcare provider organization
9.1 General
9.2 Organization identifiers
9.2.1 General
9.2.2 Healthcare Provider Organisation Identifier Designation
9.2.3 Healthcare Provider Organisation Identifier Issuer
9.2.4 Healthcare Provider Organisation Identifier Usage
9.3 Healthcare provider organization name group
9.3.1 General
9.3.2 Healthcare Provider Organization Name
9.3.3 Healthcare Provider Organization Name Usage
9.4 Healthcare provider organization name usage group
9.4.1 Healthcare Provider Organization Name Usage Start Date
9.4.2 Healthcare Provider Organization Name Usage End Date
9.5 Healthcare provider organisation address group
9.6 Healthcare provider organisation electronic communication
10 Biometric identifiers
10.1 General
10.2 Common types of biometric identification
10.3 Informative standards on biometric identification
11 Conformance requirements
11.1 General
11.2 Quality procedural conformance requirements
11.3 Required skills and competency
11.4 Assignment of responsibilities
11.5 Competencies required for identifying people or providers
11.5.1 Competencies required for identification
11.5.2 Skills for people who undertake identification in direct patient care
11.6 Competencies required for healthcare organisations
11.7 Business processes
11.7.1 General
11.7.2 Roles
11.7.2.1 Management and oversight of identification systems
11.7.2.2 Collection and maintenance of identifying information
Appendix A
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection - Information security management systems - Requirements
[Withdrawn]
Information technology - Security techniques - Code of practice for information security management
AS 4700.1—2006
Implementation of Health Level Seven (HL7), Implementation of Health Level Seven (HL7) Version 2.5, Part 1: Patient Administration
AS 4700.2—2012
Implementation of Health Level Seven (HL7), Implementation of Health Level Seven (HL7) Version 2.4, Part 2: Pathology and medical imaging (Diagnostics)
[Superseded]
Data elements and interchange formats — Information interchange — Representation of dates and times
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