Definition
Components
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Data Element ConceptHealth-care incident—geographic remoteness
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Object ClassHealth-care incident
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PropertyGeographic remoteness
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Value DomainRemoteness classification (ASGS-RA) N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Remoteness classification (ASGS-RA) N ".Data Type | Number |
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Format | N |
Maximum character length | 1 |
Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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Permissible Values | 1 | Major cities of Australia | ||
2 | Inner regional Australia | |||
3 | Outer regional Australia | |||
4 | Remote Australia | |||
5 | Very remote Australia | |||
6 | Migratory | |||
Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
The remoteness classification of an entity can be derived using characteristics of its physical location, e.g. its map location or its Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1).
The remoteness classification (RA1 to RA5) can be found with knowledge of the map location or SA1 of the hospital or other health service provider at which the health-care incident occurred. State/territory maps displaying remoteness areas are available from 'ASGS Remoteness Structure Edition 2011 PDF Maps'. Mapping between SA1 and remoteness area is detailed in the 'Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) to Remoteness Area (RA) ASGS Edition 2011 in csv. Format' data cube. The website with these and other aids for remoteness classification can be accessed via the following link:
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/
1270.0.55.005July%202011?OpenDocument
The SA1 ('Region code') of a region, along with other relevant information, can be found on the interactive map of Australia accessible via the following link:
http://betaworks.abs.gov.au/betaworks/betaworks.nsf/
projects/ASGSBoundariesOnline/frame.htm
When the health-care incident that gave rise to a medical indemnity claim involved a series of events that occurred in more than one location, the code recorded should reflect the location at which the primary incident or allegation type occurred.
Where a missed diagnosis was the main, dominant or primary cause giving rise to a medical indemnity claim, the code recorded should be the remoteness category of the place where the diagnosis should have been made, but was not, for example the general practitioner's surgery.
Code 9, 'Not stated/Inadequately described', should be used only when the information is not currently available, but is expected to become available as the medical indemnity claim progresses.References
Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1270.0.55.005 - ASGS Remoteness Structure Edition 2011 PDF Maps. Viewed 15 July 2013.
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/
1270.0.55.005July%202011?OpenDocument
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) to Remoteness Area (RA) ASGS Edition 2011 in csv format. Viewed 15 July 2013.
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/
1270.0.55.005July%202011?OpenDocument
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australia's ASGS statistical boundaries. Viewed 15 July 2013.
http://betaworks.abs.gov.au/betaworks/betaworks.nsf/
projects/ASGSBoundariesOnline/frame.htm
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