From: Accuracy and completeness of patient pathways – the benefits of national data linkage in Australia
Linkage Variables | NSW | WA | SA | QLD | ||||
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Hospital | Mortality | Hospital | Mortality | Hospital | Mortality | Hospital | Mortality | |
Family name | 31.9 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | 5.3 % | <0.1 % | 34.7 % | <0.1 % |
Given name(s) | 33.9 % | <1.0 % | <1.0 % | <1.0 % | 5.5 % | <0.1 % | 36.4 % | <0.1 % |
Sex | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % |
Date of Birth | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <1.0 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % |
Address | 7.5 % | <0.1 % | <1.0 % | 2.9 % | 8.1 % | <1.0 % | <0.1 % | <0.1 % |
Suburb | <1.0 % | 1.7 % | <0.1 % | <1.0 % | 6.9 % | <1.0 % | <0.1 % | <1.0 % |
Postcode | <1.0 % | 1.3 % | <1.0 % | <1.0 % | 8.5 % | <1.0 % | <0.1 % | 4.0 % |