Abstract: . . .  School of Community Medicine - University of New South Wales, National Diabetes Data Working Group, National Heart Foundation of Australia, National Stroke Foundation, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. CV-Data Working Group (CVWG): C/- National Heart Foundation of Australia PO Box 2222 BC STRAWBERRY HILLS NSW 2012 Page 2 What is CV-Data? CV-Data is a collection of definitions contained within a data set, forming a basis for consistency in data collection. Within CV-Data, there are 41 data elements and 2 data concepts. It has been defined as a clinical metadata set and is primarily designed for use in clinical settings. The definitions used in CV-Data are designed to underpin the data collected by health professionals in their day-to-day practice. They relate to the realities of a clinical consultation and the ongoing nature of care and relationships that are formed between doctors, other clinicians and patients in clinical practice. The data elements specified in CV-Data provide a framework for promoting the delivery of high quality CVD preventive and management care to patients facilitating ongoing improvement in the quality of cardiovascular and chronic disease care, predominantly in primary care and other community settings in Australia, and supporting general practice and other primary care services as they develop information systems to complement the . . .
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