CAT Field                       

Communicare Equivalent

Gender

Patient Biographics – Sex

Ethnicity

Patient Biographics – Aboriginality

DVA

Patient Biographics – DVA

Age

Patient Biographics – Date of Birth

Email

Patient Biographics – Email

Last Visit

Service Recording, Client contacts only

Postcode

Patient Biographics – Locality Postcode

Status

Patient Biographics – Patient Status at time of extract                                             

CAT Allergy Value        

Communicare Equivalent

Allergy Recorded

At least one record in Adverse Reaction Summary

No Known Allergies

Nil Known box checked on Adverse Reaction Summary

Nothing Recorded

No records and Nil Known box is unchecked on Adverse Reaction Summary     



Smoking Status

The most recent Communicare reference qualifier with a system code of ‘SMO’ or ‘SMP’ (normally ‘Smoking Status’ and ‘Smoking during Pregnancy’) is used for the ‘Smoking Status’ field.

Either Centrally distributed qualifiers or locally define qualifiers may be used.

Locally defined qualifiers must be reference types and must be identified with the same system codes as above (‘SMO’ or ‘SMP’). Further, the actual reference (dropdown) list items must have system codes and export codes as indicated below or as specified in the MedicalMicrodata.


CAT Smoking Status

System Code of Qualifier Result

Daily smoker

1

Weekly smoker

2

Irregular smoker

3

Ex-smoker

4

Never smoked

5

 

 

CAT Readiness to quit

Export Code of Qualifier Result

Ready to quit

1

Intends to quit

2

Not ready to quit

3

Recent quitter

4

Nothing recorded

9

 

Mappings used for Central qualifier values to CAT (METeOR) values is shown in the table below.

 

Central Qualifier Name

Qualifier Value

CAT Smoking Status

CAT Readiness to Quit

Smoking status           

Ex-smoker                                         

Ex-smoker

 

Smoking status           

Non-smoker (never smoked)       

Never smoked

 

Smoking status           

Current smoker - intends to quit later 

Daily smoker

Intends to quit

Smoking status           

Current smoker - no intention to quit  

Daily smoker

Not ready to quit

Smoking status           

Current smoker - wants to quit now     

Daily smoker

Ready to quit

Smoking status           

Ex-smoker quit less than 12 months ago 

Ex-smoker

Recent quitter

Smoking status           

Ex-smoker quit 12 months or more ago   

Ex-smoker

 

Smoking status           

Current smoker                         

Daily smoker

Nothing recorded

Smoking during pregnancy 

a. Daily smoking                       

Daily smoker

Nothing recorded

Smoking during pregnancy 

b. Weekly smoking                      

Weekly smoker

Nothing recorded

Smoking during pregnancy 

c. Irregular smoking                   

Irregular smoker

Nothing recorded

Smoking during pregnancy 

d. Ex-smoker (quit during preg)       

Ex-smoker

Recent quitter

Smoking during pregnancy 

e. Ex-smoker (quit before preg)        

Ex-smoker

 

Smoking during pregnancy 

f. Non-smoker                          

Never smoked

 

Alcohol AUDIT-C

The most recent Communicare numeric qualifier with an export code of ‘AUDITC’ is reported for the ‘Alcohol AUDIT-C’ score.


Alcohol Status
The most recent Communicare qualifier with a system code of 'ALC' or 'ALP' (normally 'Alcohol Consumption Level' and 'Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy') is used for the 'Alcohol Status' field.

 

CAT Alcohol Status      

System Code of Qualifier Result                                                                                  

Drinker

D

Non-drinker

N

Not recorded

-


Alcohol Consumption Frequency
The most recent Communicare qualifier with an export code of 'ALC-FRQ' (normally 'Alcohol Audit Interview Q1') is used for the 'Alcohol Consumption Frequency' field.

CAT Value

Communicare Export Code of Qualifier Result                                                        

Never in my life

N

1 day per month

M1

2 to 3 days per month

M3

3 to 4 days per week

W4

Every day

D


Alcohol Consumption Amount
The most recent Communicare qualifier with an export code of 'ALC-AMT' (normally 'Alcohol Audit Interview Q1') is used for the 'Alcohol Consumption Amount' field.

CAT Value                    

Communicare Export Code of Qualifier Result                                                        

2

2

4

4

6

6

9

9

10

10