Client Contact Types reference
Each Communicare speciality type is mapped to a reporting category provided by AIHW.
OSR Provider Type Mapping
Communicare specialty workers are shown in uppercase below.
| Communicare Specialty | OSR Contact Type Mapping (Health Provider roles) |
|---|---|
| ABORIGINAL AND TSI HEALTH PRACTITIONER | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
| ABORIGINAL AND TSI HEALTH WORKER | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker |
| ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| ABORIGINAL FAMILY HEALTH WORKER | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker |
| ABORIGINAL LIAISON OFFICER | Other health / clinical staff |
| ABORIGINAL MENTAL HEALTH WORKER | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | SEWB staff other or not specified |
| ABORIGINAL AND TSI MENTAL HEALTH WORKER | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | SEWB staff other or not specified |
| ACUPUNCTURIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| AGED CARE COORDINATOR | Other health / clinical staff |
| ALLIED HEALTH AIDE | Allied health other or not specified |
| ALTERNATIVE THERAPIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| AMBULANCE OFFICER | Other health / clinical staff |
| ANAESTHETIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| ASSISTANT IN NURSING | Other health / clinical staff |
| ASTHMA EDUCATOR | Allied health other or not specified |
| ATTENDANT CARER | Allied health other or not specified |
| AUDIOLOGIST | Audiologist / Audiometrists |
| BTH COUNSELLOR | Counsellors |
| CARDIAC EDUCATOR | Allied health other or not specified |
| CARDIOLOGIST | Cardiologist |
| CARDIOTHORACIC PHYSIOTHERAPIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON | Medical Specialist | Surgeon |
| CHILD CARE WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| CHILD HEALTH NURSE | Nurses |
| CHIROPRACTOR | Allied health other or not specified |
| CHRONIC CARE COORDINATOR | Allied health other or not specified |
| CLERICAL / ADMINISTRATIVE WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| CLINICAL ALLERGIST | Other health / clinical staff |
| CLINICAL CYTOPATHOLOGIST | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| CLINICAL HAEMATOLOGIST | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGIST | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | Psychologist |
| COMMUNITY / FAMILY REPRESENTATIVE | Other health / clinical staff |
| COMMUNITY PARAMEDICAL | Allied health other or not specified |
| COMMUNITY SERVICES WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| COUNSELLOR | Counsellors |
| DAY CARE WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| DENTAL - TECHNICIAN OR PROSTHETIST | Dental support (e.g. dental assistant / dental technician) |
| DENTAL ASSISTANT | Dental support (e.g. dental assistant / dental technician) |
| DENTAL HYGIENIST | Dentists / dental therapists |
| DENTAL PROSTHETIST | Dental support (e.g. dental assistant / dental technician) |
| DENTAL SPECIALIST | Dentists / dental therapists |
| DENTAL TECHNICIAN | Dental support (e.g. dental assistant / dental technician) |
| DENTAL THERAPIST | Dentists / dental therapists |
| DENTIST | Dentists / dental therapists |
| DERMAL CLINICIAN | Allied Health Professional | Allied health other or not specified |
| DERMATOLOGIST | Dermatologist |
| DIABETES EDUCATOR | Diabetes Educators |
| DIETITIAN | Dieticians |
| DISABILITY SERVICES WORKER | Allied health other or not specified |
| DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELLOR | Substance misuse / drug and alcohol worker |
| EAR NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALIST | Ear Nose and Throat Specialist |
| EMERGENCY MEDICINE SPECIALIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL WELLBEING STAFF | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | SEWB staff other or not specified |
| ENDOCRINOLOGIST | Endocrinologist |
| ENROLLED NURSE | Nurses |
| ENROLLED NURSE (MENTAL HEALTH) | Nurses |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER | Allied health other or not specified |
| EPIDEMIOLOGIST | Other health / clinical staff |
| EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| EYE HEALTH COORDINATOR | Allied health other or not specified |
| FAMILY VIOLENCE CASE MANAGER | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | SEWB staff other or not specified |
| FAMILY VIOLENCE COORDINATOR | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | SEWB staff other or not specified |
| FAMILY VIOLENCE COUNSELLOR | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | Counsellor |
| GASTROENTEROLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER | Doctor - General Practitioner |
| GERIATRICIAN | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGIST | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| HEALTH DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENT PRACTITIONER | Allied health other or not specified |
| HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGER | Other health / clinical staff |
| HEALTH PRACTICE MANAGER | Other health / clinical staff |
| HEALTH PROMOTION OFFICER | Other health / clinical staff |
| HOME CARE WORKER | Allied health other or not specified |
| HOME HELP WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| HOMOEOPATH | Allied health other or not specified |
| HOSPITAL SCIENTIST | Other health / clinical staff |
| IMMUNOLOGIST | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES PHYSICIAN | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASES SPECIALIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| INTENSIVE CARE ANAESTHETIST | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE SPECIALIST | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR | Other health / clinical staff |
| MASSAGE THERAPIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| MEALS/FOOD SERVICES WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHER | Specialist other or not specified |
| MEDICAL INTERN | Other health / clinical staff |
| MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| MEDICAL PRACTITIONER IN TRAINING | Other health / clinical staff |
| MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST | Other health / clinical staff |
| MIDWIFE | Midwives |
| MOTHERCRAFT NURSE | Nurses |
| MUSIC THERAPIST | Allied Health Professional | Allied health other or not specified |
| NATURAL THERAPY PROFESSIONAL | Allied health other or not specified |
| NATUROPATH | Allied health other or not specified |
| NEPHROLOGIST | Renal Medicine Specialist |
| NEUROLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | Psychologist |
| NEUROSURGEON | Medical Specialist | Surgeon |
| NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| NURSE EDUCATOR | Nurses |
| NURSE MANAGER | Nurses |
| NURSE PRACTITIONER | Nurses |
| NURSE RESEARCHER | Nurses |
| OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST | Obstetrician / Gynaecologist |
| OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| OPHTHALMOLOGIST | Ophthalmologist |
| ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON | Medical Specialist | Surgeon |
| ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON | Medical Specialist | Surgeon |
| OPTOMETRIST | Optometrists |
| ORTHOPTIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| ORTHOTIC PROSTHETIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| ORTHOTIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| OSTEOPATH | Allied health other or not specified |
| OTHER PROFESSION/DISCIPLINE | Other health / clinical staff |
| PAEDIATRICIAN | Paediatrician |
| PALLIATIVE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| PATHOLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT | Allied health other or not specified |
| PHARMACIST | Pharmacists |
| PHARMACY TECHNICIAN | Other health / clinical staff |
| PHLEBOTOMIST | Other health / clinical staff |
| PHYSICIAN''S ASSISTANT | Other health / clinical staff |
| PHYSIOLOGIST | Allied Health Professional | Allied health other or not specified |
| PHYSIOTHERAPIST | Allied Health Professional | Physiotherapist |
| PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEON | Medical Specialist | Surgeon |
| PODIATRIST | Podiatrists |
| PRINCIPAL HOUSE OFFICER | Doctor - General Practitioner |
| PSYCHIATRIST | Psychiatrist / Psychiatric Register |
| PSYCHOLOGIST | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | Psychologist |
| PSYCHOTHERAPIST | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | SEWB staff other or not specified |
| PUBLIC HEALTH PHYSICIAN | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| RADIOLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| RADIOTHERAPIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| RADIATION ONCOLOGIST | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| RECREATION WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| REGISTERED NURSE | Nurses |
| REGISTERED NURSE (DEVT''''L DISABILITY) | Nurses |
| REGISTERED NURSE (MENTAL HEALTH) | Nurses |
| REGISTERED PARAMEDIC | Other health / clinical staff |
| REGISTRAR | Doctor - General Practitioner |
| REHABILITATION AIDE | Allied health other or not specified |
| RENAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST | Renal Medicine Specialist |
| RESIDENT MEDICAL OFFICER | Doctor - General Practitioner |
| RESPIRATORY PHYSICIAN | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPIST | Allied Health Professional | Physiotherapist |
| RHEUMATOLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| SEXUAL HEALTH PHYSICIAN | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| SEXUAL HEALTH WORKER | Sexual health worker |
| SMOKING CESSATION COORDINATOR | Tobacco worker / co-ordinator |
| SMOKING CESSATION OFFICER | Tobacco worker / co-ordinator |
| SOCIAL WORKER | Social Workers |
| SONOGRAPHER | Other health / clinical staff |
| SPECIALIST MEDICAL PRACTITIONER | Specialist other or not specified |
| SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN | Specialist other or not specified |
| SPEECH PATHOLOGIST | Allied Health Professional | Speech Pathologist |
| SPEECH THERAPIST | Allied Health Professional | Speech Pathologist |
| SUBSTANCE MISUSE WORKER | Substance misuse / drug and alcohol worker |
| SURGEON | Medical Specialist | Surgeon |
| TEAM. AGED CARE ASSESSMENT TEAM (ACAT) | Allied health other or not specified |
| TEAM. MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM | Allied health other or not specified |
| TEAM. PSYCHOGERIATRIC ASSESS TEAM (PGAT) | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | Welfare Worker |
| TECHNICIAN | Other health / clinical staff |
| THERAPIST'S ASSISTANT | Other health / clinical staff |
| THERAPY AIDE | Other health / clinical staff |
| TRADITIONAL HEALER | Traditional healer |
| TRANSPORT WORKER | Transport (health professionals who work for the service) |
| UROLOGIST | Medical Specialist | Specialist other or not specified |
| VASCULAR SURGEON | Medical Specialist | Surgeon |
| VETERINARIAN | Specialist other or not specified |
| VOLUNTARY WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| WELFARE WORKER | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | Welfare Worker |
| YOUTH WORKER | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | Welfare Worker |
Note:
Any other speciality types that may be added from time to time will be mapped to
Other health / clinical staff unless there is a clear
mapping available. In some cases, this may be a temporary mapping pending a decision
from the AIHW as to the preferred grouping.
Healthcare Provider Type Mapping
HCP inputs are collected for all providers who provided Medicare rebated services in the financial year.
Communicare specialty workers are shown in uppercase below.
| Communicare Specialty | Health Care Provider Type |
|---|---|
| ABORIGINAL AND TSI HEALTH WORKER | ATSI Health Worker |
| ABORIGINAL FAMILY HEALTH WORKER | ATSI Health Worker |
| ABORIGINAL AND TSI HEALTH PRACTITIONER | ATSI Health Practitioner |
| GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER | Doctor - General Practitioner |
| CHILD HEALTH NURSE | Nurse practitioner |
| ENROLLED NURSE | Nurse practitioner |
| MOTHERCRAFT NURSE | Nurse practitioner |
| NURSE EDUCATOR | Nurse practitioner |
| NURSE MANAGER | Nurse practitioner |
| NURSE PRACTITIONER | Nurse practitioner |
| NURSE RESEARCHER | Nurse practitioner |
| REGISTERED NURSE | Nurse practitioner |
| REGISTERED NURSE (DEVT'L DISABILITY) | Nurse practitioner |
| REGISTERED NURSE (MENTAL HEALTH) | Nurse practitioner |
| REGISTERED PARAMEDIC | Other health / clinical staff |
| MIDWIFE | Midwives |
| DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELLOR | Substance misuse / drug and alcohol worker |
| SUBSTANCE MISUSE WORKER | Substance misuse / drug and alcohol worker |
| SMOKING CESSATION COORDINATOR | Tobacco worker / co-ordinator |
| SMOKING CESSATION OFFICER | Tobacco worker / co-ordinator |
| DENTAL HYGIENIST | Dentists / dental therapists |
| DENTAL SPECIALIST | Dentists / dental therapists |
| DENTAL THERAPIST | Dentists / dental therapists |
| DENTIST | Dentists / dental therapists |
| DENTAL - TECHNICIAN OR PROSTHETIST | Dental support (e.g. dental assistant / dental technician) |
| DENTAL ASSISTANT | Dental support (e.g. dental assistant / dental technician) |
| DENTAL PROSTHETIST | Dental support (e.g. dental assistant / dental technician) |
| DENTAL TECHNICIAN | Dental support (e.g. dental assistant / dental technician) |
| SEXUAL HEALTH WORKER | Sexual health worker |
| TRADITIONAL HEALER | Traditional healer |
| ABORIGINAL LIASION OFFICER | Other health / clinical staff |
| AMBULANCE OFFICER | Other health / clinical staff |
| CHILD CARE WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| CLERICAL / ADMINISTRATIVE WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| COMMUNITY / FAMILY REPRESENTATIVE | Other health / clinical staff |
| COMMUNITY SERVICES WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| DAY CARE WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| HEALTH PRACTICE MANAGER | Other health / clinical staff |
| HOME HELP WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR | Other health / clinical staff |
| MEALS/FOOD SERVICES WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST | Other health / clinical staff |
| OTHER PROFESSION/DISCIPLINE | Other health / clinical staff |
| PHARMACY TECHNICIAN | Other health / clinical staff |
| SONOGRAPHER | Other health / clinical staff |
| TECHNICIAN | Other health / clinical staff |
| VOLUNTARY WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGER | Other health / clinical staff |
| HEALTH PROMOTION OFFICER | Other health / clinical staff |
| MEDICAL INTERN | Other health / clinical staff |
| MEDICAL PRACTITIONER IN TRAINING | Other health / clinical staff |
| RECREATION WORKER | Other health / clinical staff |
| REGISTRAR | "'Doctor - General Practitioner |
| RESIDENT MEDICAL OFFICER | Other health / clinical staff |
| RESPIRATORY PHYSICIAN | Specialist other or not specified |
| RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPIST | Physiotherapist |
| TRANSPORT WORKER | Transport - work for service" |
| PAEDIATRICIAN | Paediatrician" |
| ENDOCRINOLOGIST | Endocrinologist" |
| OPHTHALMOLOGIST | Ophthalmologist" |
| OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST | Obstetrician / Gynaecologist |
| EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALIST | Ear Nose and Throat Specialist |
| CARDIOLOGIST | Cardiologist |
| CARDIOTHORACIC PHYSIOTHERAPIST | Physiotherapist |
| RENAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST | Renal Medical Specialist |
| PSYCHIATRIST | Psychiatrist/Psychiatric Register |
| DERMATOLOGIST | Dermatologist |
| SURGEON | Surgeon |
| ANAESTHETIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| EMERGENCY MEDICINE SPECIALIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| GASTROENTEROLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHER | Specialist other or not specified |
| NEUROLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| ORTHOPTIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| PATHOLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| RADIOLOGIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| RADIOTHERAPIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| SPECIALIST MEDICAL PRACTITIONER | Specialist other or not specified |
| SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN | Specialist other or not specified |
| VETERINARIAN | Specialist other or not specified |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST | Specialist other or not specified |
| PSYCHOLOGIST | Psychologist |
| CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | Psychologist |
| BTH COUNSELLOR | Counsellor |
| COUNSELLOR | Counsellor |
| SOCIAL WORKER | Social Worker |
| ABORIGINAL MENTAL HEALTH WORKER | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | SEWB staff other or not specified |
| EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL WELLBEING STAFF | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | SEWB staff other or not specified |
| TEAM. PSYCHOGERIATRIC ASSESS TEAM (PGAT) | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | SEWB staff other or not specified |
| YOUTH WORKER | Social and Emotional Well Being staff | SEWB staff other or not specified |
| AUDIOLOGIST | Audiologist/Audiometrist |
| DIABETES EDUCATOR | Diabetes educator |
| DIETITIAN | Dietician |
| OPTOMETRIST | Optometrist |
| PHARMACIST | Pharmacist |
| PHYSIOTHERAPIST | Physiotherapist |
| PODIATRIST | Podiatrist |
| SPEECH PATHOLOGIST | Speech Pathologist |
| ACUPUNCTURIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| ALLIED HEALTH AIDE | Allied health other or not specified |
| ALTERNATIVE THERAPIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| ASTHMA EDUCATOR | Allied health other or not specified |
| ATTENDANT CARER | Allied health other or not specified |
| CHIROPRACTOR | Allied health other or not specified |
| COMMUNITY PARAMEDICAL | Allied health other or not specified |
| DISABILITY SERVICES WORKER | Allied health other or not specified |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER | Allied health other or not specified |
| EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| EYE HEALTH COORDINATOR | Allied health other or not specified |
| HEALTH DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENT | Allied health other or not specified |
| PRACTITIONER | Allied health other or not specified |
| HOME CARE WORKER | Allied health other or not specified |
| HOMOEOPATH | Allied health other or not specified |
| MASSAGE THERAPIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| NATURAL THERAPY PROFESSIONAL | Allied health other or not specified |
| NATUROPATH | Allied health other or not specified |
| OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| ORTHOTIC PROSTHETIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| ORTHOTIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| OSTEOPATH | Allied health other or not specified |
| PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT | Allied health other or not specified |
| PSYCHOTHERAPIST | Allied health other or not specified |
| REHABILITATION AIDE | Allied health other or not specified |
| TEAM. AGED CARE ASSESSMENT TEAM (ACAT) | Allied health other or not specified |
| TEAM. MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM | Allied health other or not specified |
| CARDIAC EDUCATOR | Allied health other or not specified |
| CHRONIC CARE COORDINATOR | Allied health other or not specified |