✨ Health Definitions
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the vocational scope of sonographer and holds an annual practicing certificate
message standard definition means the current version of the HealthPAC Electronic Claiming: Message Standard Definition applicable to Maternity Providers as approved by the Ministry of Health
midwife means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Midwifery Council (established by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003) as a practitioner of the profession of midwifery and holds an annual practicing certificate
miscarriage means a pregnancy that ends spontaneously before 20 weeks gestation
module means the group of services for a phase of pregnancy
National Health Index (NHI) means the unique person identifier number allocated by the New Zealand Health Information Service
National Immunisation Register (NIR) means the computerised information system that has been developed to hold immunisation details of New Zealand children
normal road transport means transport by car or similar motorised vehicle and in accordance with times determined by the Ministry of Health
obstetrician means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (established by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003) in the vocational scope of obstetrics and gynaecology and holds an annual practicing certificate
OMC means online maternity claiming
paediatrician means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (established by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003) in the vocational scope of paediatrics or paediatric surgery and holds an annual practicing certificate
parity means the number of times a woman has borne children counting multiple births as one and including stillbirths
partial breastfeeding means the infant has taken some breast-milk and some infant formula or other solid food in the past 48 hours
pregnancy and parenting education means an antenatal course provided to a group of women as described in the relevant service specification issued by the Ministry of Health
primary health organisation (PHO) means a provider contracted by a DHB for the provision of primary health services
primary health services means the services specified in the service specifications for essential primary health care services available from the Ministry of Health
professional review process means participation in a process that is recognised by the practitioner’s relevant professional council or medical college, as providing an assessment of the practitioner’s practice and outcomes, including the level of consumer satisfaction
radiologist means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (established by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003) in the vocational scope of
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