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Category
Handbook
Organisation
ID
SA HB 234-2012
Type
Standard
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Created
2012
This handbook provides an implementation guide for Australian healthcare related identifiers that details how these identifiers are communicated in systems using the AS 4700 series implementation standards for HL7 v2.3, v2.3.1, v2.4 and v2.5 patient administration messages, as well as CDA.

Main sections:

- Scope and general

- Important notes for patient administration

- HL7 V2 data types used with identifiers

- CDA data types used with identifiers

- Institution medical record number

- National Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI)

- Medicare card number

- DVA card

- Driver's licence

- Passport

- Pension Card

- Health Care Card

- Centrelink Customer Reference Number

- Healthcare Providers - Individual (HPI-I)

- Medicare Provider number

- Medicare Prescriber number

- Healthcare Providers - Organisation (HPI-O)

- Laboratory NATA Identifier

- Location Specific Provider Number (LSPN)

- Australian registered company

- Pharmacy approval number
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