COSDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER
 Related DDCN/DSCN/ISN
Description Where Used

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Notes:
The COSDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER is used in conjunction with the ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF PROVIDER) to uniquely identify a record within a Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set submission to a Cancer Registry.

The COSDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER may appear on data quality reports, error reports, and audit logs exchanged between the Cancer Registry and the submitting ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF PROVIDER).

The COSDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIER must be populated for each record, in the COSDS Record Identifier group within the COSDS Message, by the sender of the data set submission prior to transmission of the data to a Cancer Registry.

 

This data element is also known by these names:
ContextAlias
pluralCOSDS UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
fullnameCANCER OUTCOMES AND SERVICES DATA SET UNIQUE IDENTIFIER