1 | Establishment identifier | String
[9]
| NNX[X]NNNNN A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
2 | Local Hospital Network identifier | Number
[3]
| 101 | South Eastern Sydney | 102 | Sydney | 103 | South Western Sydney | 104 | Western Sydney | 105 | Nepean Blue Mountains | 106 | Northern Sydney | 107 | Central Coast | 108 | Illawarra Shoalhaven | 109 | Hunter New England | 110 | Mid North Coast | 111 | Northern NSW | 112 | Western NSW | 113 | Southern NSW | 114 | Murrumbidgee | 115 | Far West | 117 | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network | 118 | St Vincent's Health Network | 119 | Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health | 201 | Beaufort and Skipton Health Service | 202 | East Grampians Health Service | 203 | Ballarat Health Services | 204 | Stawell Regional Health | 205 | East Wimmera Health Service | 206 | Hepburn Health Service | 207 | Maryborough District Health Service | 208 | Djerriwarrh Health Service (Vic) | 209 | Western Health (Vic) | 210 | Bendigo Health Care Group | 211 | Heathcote Health | 212 | Swan Hill District Health | 213 | Cohuna District Hospital | 214 | Echuca Regional Health | 215 | Kerang District Health | 216 | Maldon Hospital | 218 | Boort District Health | 219 | Rochester and Elmore District Health Service | 220 | Inglewood and District Health Service | 221 | Castlemaine Health | 222 | Kyneton District Health Service | 223 | Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne) | 224 | Royal Women's Hospital (Melbourne) | 225 | Melbourne Health | 226 | Northern Health (Vic) | 227 | Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health | 228 | Colac Area Health | 229 | Hesse Rural Health Service (Winchelsea) | 230 | Otway Health and Community Services (Apollo Bay) | 231 | Barwon Health | 232 | Lorne Community Hospital | 233 | Alexandra District Hospital | 234 | Eastern Health (Vic) | 235 | Goulburn Valley Health | 236 | Kyabram and District Health Service | 237 | Numurkah and District Health Service | 238 | Nathalia District Hospital | 239 | Cobram District Hospital | 240 | Seymour District Memorial Hospital | 241 | Kilmore and District Hospital | 242 | Yea and District Memorial Hospital | 243 | Northeast Health Wangaratta | 244 | Yarrawonga District Health Service | 245 | Alpine Health (Vic) | 246 | Mansfield District Hospital | 247 | Benalla and District Memorial Hospital | 248 | Tallangatta Health Service | 249 | Albury Wodonga Health | 250 | Upper Murray Health and Community Services (Corryong) | 251 | Beechworth Health Service | 252 | West Gippsland Healthcare Group | 253 | Bass Coast Regional Health | 254 | Gippsland Southern Health Service | 255 | South Gippsland Hospital (Foster) | 256 | Bairnsdale Regional Health Service | 257 | Yarram and District Health Service | 258 | Omeo District Health | 259 | Central Gippsland Health Service | 260 | Latrobe Regional Hospital | 261 | Orbost Regional Health | 262 | St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited | 263 | Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital | 264 | Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (Vic) | 266 | Austin Health (Vic) | 267 | Mercy Public Hospital Inc. (Vic) | 268 | Alfred Health (Vic) | 269 | Monash Health | 270 | Peninsula Health (Vic) | 271 | Kooweerup Regional Health Service | 274 | Rural Northwest Health (Vic) | 275 | Wimmera Health Care Group | 276 | Dunmunkle Health Services | 277 | West Wimmera Health Service | 278 | Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital | 279 | Mildura Base Hospital | 280 | Mallee Track Health and Community Service | 281 | Robinvale District Health Services | 282 | Western District Health Service (Vic) | 283 | Casterton Memorial Hospital | 284 | South West Healthcare (Vic) | 285 | Heywood Rural Health | 286 | Timboon and District Healthcare Service | 287 | Moyne Health Services (Port Fairy) | 288 | Portland District Health | 289 | Terang and Mortlake Health Service (Terang) | 290 | Calvary Health Care Bethlehem Limited | 312 | Cairns and Hinterland | 313 | Townsville | 314 | Mackay | 315 | North West (Qld) | 316 | Central Queensland | 317 | Central West (Qld) | 318 | Wide Bay | 319 | Sunshine Coast | 320 | Metro North (Qld) | 321 | Children's Health Queensland | 322 | Metro South (Qld) | 323 | Gold Coast | 324 | West Moreton | 325 | Darling Downs | 326 | South West (Qld) | 327 | Torres and Cape | 401 | Northern Adelaide | 402 | Central Adelaide | 403 | Southern Adelaide | 404 | Country Health SA | 405 | Women's and Children's Health Network (SA) | 501 | North Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 502 | South Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 503 | WA Country Health Service | 504 | East Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 580 | Child Adolescent Health Service (WA) | 590 | Notional Local Hospital Network (Royal St.) | 601 | Tasmanian Health Organisation - South | 602 | Tasmanian Health Organisation - North | 603 | Tasmanian Health Organisation - North West | 604 | Tasmanian Health Service | 701 | Top End (NT) | 702 | Central Australia (NT) | 801 | Australian Capital Territory | 199 | New South Wales Virtual Local Hospital Network | 299 | Victoria Virtual Local Hospital Network | 399 | Queensland Virtual Local Hospital Network | 499 | South Australia Virtual Local Hospital Network | 599 | Western Australia Virtual Local Hospital Network | 699 | Tasmania Virtual Local Hospital Network | 799 | Northern Territory Virtual Local Hospital Network | 899 | Australian Capital Territory Virtual Local Hospital Network | 900 | Virtual Local Hospital Network - Unknown | 997 | Not applicable | 998 | Unknown | 999 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
3 | Region code | String
[2]
| X[X] A combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
4 | Region name | String
[60]
| XXX[X(57)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
5 | Establishment sector | Number
[1]
| | |
6 | Service unit cluster identifier | String
[5]
| XXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify an entity. | |
7 | Service unit cluster name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
8 | Hospital identifier | String
[5]
| XXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify an entity. | |
9 | Hospital name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
10 | Organisation identifier | String
[4]
| XXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify an entity. | |
11 | Specialised mental health service organisation name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
12 | Admitted patient service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
13 | Admitted patient service unit name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
14 | Ambulatory service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
15 | Ambulatory service unit name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
16 | Residential service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
17 | Residential service unit name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
18 | Admitted patient mental health care cluster |
|
| Conditional obligation: The data set specification is only required to be reported for episodes of care in an admitted setting. |
- | Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 |
|
| |
- | Elective surgery waiting times cluster |
|
| Conditional obligation: This data element cluster is to be reported for patients on waiting lists for elective surgery, which are managed by public acute hospitals and have a category 1 or 2 assigned for the reason for removal from the elective surgery waiting list. |
- | Listing date for care | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Clinical urgency | Number
[1]
| 1 | Admission within 30 days desirable for a condition that has the potential to deteriorate quickly to the point that it may become an emergency | 2 | Admission within 90 days desirable for a condition causing some pain, dysfunction or disability but which is not likely to deteriorate quickly or become an emergency | 3 | Admission at some time in the future acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability, which is unlikely to deteriorate quickly and which does not have the potential to become an emergency |
| |
- | Extended wait patient | Number
[1]
| 1 | Extended wait patient | 2 | Other patient |
| |
- | Indicator procedure | String
[2]
| 01 | Cataract extraction | 02 | Cholecystectomy | 03 | Coronary artery bypass graft | 04 | Cystoscopy | 05 | Haemorrhoidectomy | 06 | Hysterectomy | 07 | Inguinal herniorrhaphy | 08 | Myringoplasty | 09 | Myringotomy | 10 | Prostatectomy | 11 | Septoplasty | 12 | Tonsillectomy | 13 | Total hip replacement | 14 | Total knee replacement | 15 | Varicose veins stripping and ligation | 88 | Other |
| |
- | Overdue patient | Number
[1]
| | |
- | Reason for removal from elective surgery waiting list | Number
[1]
| 1 | Admitted as an elective patient for awaited procedure by or on behalf of this hospital or the state/territory | 2 | Admitted as an emergency patient for awaited procedure by or on behalf of this hospital or the state/territory | 3 | Could not be contacted (includes patients who have died while waiting, whether or not the cause of death was related to the condition requiring treatment) | 4 | Treated elsewhere for awaited procedure, but not on behalf of this hospital or the state/territory | 5 | Surgery not required or declined | 6 | Transferred to another hospital's waiting list | 9 | Not known |
| |
- | Surgical specialty | String
[2]
| 01 | Cardio-thoracic surgery | 02 | Ear, nose and throat surgery | 03 | General surgery | 04 | Gynaecology | 05 | Neurosurgery | 06 | Ophthalmology | 07 | Orthopaedic surgery | 08 | Plastic surgery | 09 | Urology | 10 | Vascular surgery | 11 | Other |
| |
- | Waiting time at removal from elective surgery waiting list | Number
[4]
| N[NNN] Total number of days. | |
- | Establishment identifier | String
[9]
| NNX[X]NNNNN A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | Conditional obligation: This is the establishment identifier of the contracting hospital and is reported for contracted patients only. |
- | Australian postcode (address) | Number
[4]
| {NNNN} The Postcode datafile code set representing Australian postcodes as defined by Australia Post. | DSS specific information: To be reported for the address of the patient. |
- | Contract establishment identifier | String
[9]
| NNX[X]NNNNN A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Number of qualified days for newborns | Number
[5]
| N[NNNN] Total number of days. | Conditional obligation: Only required to be reported for episodes of care for patients with a care type of newborn care. |
- | Admission date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: Right justified and zero filled. admission date ≤ separation date admission date ≥ date of birth |
- | Mode of admission | Number
[1]
| 1 | Admitted patient transferred from another hospital | 2 | Statistical admission - episode type change | 3 | Other |
| |
- | Urgency of admission | Number
[1]
| 1 | Urgency status assigned - emergency | 2 | Urgency status assigned - elective | 3 | Urgency status not assigned | 9 | Not known/not reported |
| |
- | Condition onset flag | Number
[1]
| 1 | Condition with onset during the episode of admitted patient care | 2 | Condition not noted as arising during the episode of admitted patient care | 9 | Not reported |
| |
- | Duration of continuous ventilatory support | Number
[4]
| NNNN Total number of hours. | Conditional obligation: This data element is only required to be reported for episodes of care where the admitted patient spent time on continuous ventilatory support. |
- | Intended length of hospital stay | Number
[1]
| 1 | Intended same-day | 2 | Intended overnight |
| |
- | Length of stay in intensive care unit | Number
[4]
| NNNN Total number of hours. | Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for episodes of care where the admitted patient spent time in an intensive care unit. |
- | Number of days of hospital-in-the-home care | Number
[3]
| {N[NN]} Total number of days. | |
- | Total leave days | Number
[3]
| N[NN] Total number of days. | DSS specific information: For the provision of state and territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies: (Episode of admitted patient care—separation date, DDMMYYYY minus Episode of admitted patient care—admission date, DDMMYYYY) minus Admitted patient hospital stay—number of leave days, total N[NN] must be ≥ 0 days. |
- | Admitted patient election status | Number
[1]
| | |
- | Procedure | String
[8]
| NNNNN-NN The Australian Classification of Health Intervention (9th edition) code set representing procedures. | DSS specific information: As a minimum requirement procedure codes must be valid codes from the Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI) procedure codes and validated against the nationally agreed age and sex edits. More extensive edit checking of codes may be utilised within individual hospitals and state and territory information systems. An unlimited number of diagnosis and procedure codes should be able to be collected in hospital morbidity systems. Where this is not possible, a minimum of 20 codes should be able to be collected. Record all procedures undertaken during an episode of care in accordance with the ACHI (9th edition) Australian Coding Standards. The order of codes should be determined using the following hierarchy: - procedure performed for treatment of the principal diagnosis
- procedure performed for the treatment of an additional diagnosis
- diagnostic/exploratory procedure related to the principal diagnosis
- diagnostic/exploratory procedure related to an additional diagnosis for the episode of care.
|
- | Source of referral to public psychiatric hospital | String
[2]
| 01 | Private psychiatric practice | 02 | Other private medical practice | 03 | Other public psychiatric hospital | 04 | Other health care establishment | 05 | Other private hospital | 06 | Law enforcement agency | 07 | Other agency | 08 | Outpatient department | 09 | Other | 10 | Unknown |
| Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for episodes of care where the admitted patient spent time in a public psychiatric hospital. |
- | Separation date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: For the provision of state and territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies this field must: - be ≤ last day of financial year
- be ≥ first day of financial year
- be ≥ Admission date
|
- | Mode of separation | Number
[1]
| 1 | Discharge/transfer to (an)other acute hospital | 2 | Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, unless this is the usual place of residence | 3 | Discharge/transfer to (an)other psychiatric hospital | 4 | Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals) | 5 | Statistical discharge - type change | 6 | Left against medical advice/discharge at own risk | 7 | Statistical discharge from leave | 8 | Died | 9 | Other (includes discharge to usual residence, own accommodation/welfare institution (includes prisons, hostels and group homes providing primarily welfare services)) |
| |
- | Additional diagnosis | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (9th edition) code set representing diagnoses. | Conditional obligation: This data element is only to be reported if the episode of care results in more than one diagnosis code being allocated.DSS specific information: An unlimited number of diagnosis and procedure codes should be able to be collected in hospital morbidity systems. Where this is not possible, a minimum of 20 codes should be able to be collected. |
- | Inter-hospital contracted patient | Number
[1]
| | Contracted (destination) hospital | 1 | Inter-hospital contracted patient from public sector hospital | 2 | Inter-hospital contracted patient from private sector hospital | | Contracting (originating) hospital | 3 | Inter-hospital contracted patient to public sector hospital | 4 | Inter-hospital contracted patient to private sector hospital | 5 | Not inter-hospital contracted | 9 | Not stated |
| |
- | Mental health legal status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Involuntary patient | 2 | Voluntary patient | 9 | Not reported/unknown |
| |
- | Total psychiatric care days | Number
[5]
| N[NNNN] Total number of days. | DSS specific information: Total days in psychiatric care must be: ≥ zero; and ≤ length of stay. |
- | Principal diagnosis—episode of care | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (9th edition) code set representing diagnoses. | Conditional obligation: The principal diagnosis is a major determinant in the classification of Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups and Major Diagnostic Categories. Where the principal diagnosis is recorded prior to discharge (as in the annual census of public psychiatric hospital patients), it is the current provisional principal diagnosis. Only use the admission diagnosis when no other diagnostic information is available. The current provisional diagnosis may be the same as the admission diagnosis. |
- | Funding source for hospital patient | String
[2]
| 01 | Health service budget (not covered elsewhere) | 02 | Health service budget (due to eligibility for Reciprocal Health Care Agreement) | 03 | Health service budget (no charge raised due to hospital decision) | 04 | Department of Veterans' Affairs | 05 | Department of Defence | 06 | Correctional facility | 07 | Medicare Benefits Scheme | 08 | Other hospital or public authority (contracted care) | 09 | Private health insurance | 10 | Worker's compensation | 11 | Motor vehicle third party personal claim | 12 | Other compensation (e.g. public liability, common law, medical negligence) | 13 | Self-funded | 88 | Other funding source | 98 | Not known |
| |
- | Australian State/Territory identifier (establishment) | Number
[1]
| 1 | New South Wales | 2 | Victoria | 3 | Queensland | 4 | South Australia | 5 | Western Australia | 6 | Tasmania | 7 | Northern Territory | 8 | Australian Capital Territory | 9 | Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) |
| DSS specific information: This data element applies to the location of the establishment and not to the patient's area of usual residence. |
- | Geographic remoteness (establishment) | Number
[1]
| 0 | Major cities of Australia | 1 | Inner regional Australia | 2 | Outer regional Australia | 3 | Remote Australia | 4 | Very remote Australia | 5 | Migratory | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Establishment number | Number
[5]
| NNNNN A combination of numeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Region code | String
[2]
| X[X] A combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Establishment sector | Number
[1]
| | |
- | Care type | Number
[2]
| Admitted care | | 1 | Acute care | 2 | Rehabilitation care | 3 | Palliative care | 4 | Geriatric evaluation and management | 5 | Psychogeriatric care | 6 | Maintenance care | 7 | Newborn care | 11 | Mental health care | 88 | Other admitted patient care | Care other than admitted care | | 9 | Organ procurement—posthumous | 10 | Hospital boarder |
| |
- | Activity when injured | String
[5]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (9th edition) code set representing the type of activity being undertaken when injured. | DSS specific information: As a minimum requirement, the external cause codes must be listed in the ICD-10-AM classification. |
- | External cause | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (9th edition) code set representing external cause of injury, poisoning or other adverse effect. | DSS specific information: As a minimum requirement, the external cause codes must be listed in the ICD-10-AM classification. |
- | Place of occurrence of external cause of injury (ICD-10-AM) | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (9th edition) code set representing the place where the external cause of injury, poisoning or other adverse effect occurred. | DSS specific information: To be used with ICD-10-AM external cause codes. |
- | Hospital insurance status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Hospital insurance | 2 | No hospital insurance | 9 | Unknown |
| |
- | Area of usual residence (SA2) | String
[9]
| N(9) A code set representing a medium-sized area built from whole Statistical areas level 1 (SA1s). The aim of Statistical areas level 2 (SA2s) is to represent a community that interacts together socially and economically. | |
- | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2011) code set representing a country. | |
- | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: This field must not be null. National minimum data sets: For the provision of state and territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies this field must: - be less than or equal to 'Admission date', 'Date patient presents' or 'Service contact date'
- be consistent with diagnoses and procedure codes, for records to be grouped.
|
- | Medicare eligibility status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Eligible | 2 | Not eligible | 9 | Not stated/unknown |
| |
- | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Person identifier | String
[20]
| XXXXXX[X(14)] A logical combination of valid alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Weight in grams (measured) | Number
[4]
| NNNN Total number of grams. | Conditional obligation: Weight on the date the infant is admitted should be recorded if the weight is less than or equal to 9,000 grams and age is less than 365 days.
DSS specific information: For the provision of state and territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies this metadata item must be consistent with diagnoses and procedure codes for valid grouping. |
- | Record identifier (80 character maximum) | String
[80]
| X[X(79)] A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | DSS specific information: In the context of the Admitted patient care NMDS, the Record identifier data element exists to aid with data processing. This data element is generated for inclusion in data submissions to facilitate referencing of specific records in discussions between the receiving agency and the reporting body. It is to be used solely for this purpose. When stipulated in a data specification, each record in a data submission will be assigned a unique numeric or alphanumeric record identifier to permit easy referencing of individual records in discussions between the receiving agency and the reporting body. The unique record identifier assigned by the reporting body should be generated in a fashion that allows the associated data record to be traced to its original form in the reporting body's source database. Reporting jurisdictions may use their own alphabetic, numeric or alphanumeric coding system. This field cannot be left blank. |
- | Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2014-15 |
|
| |
- | Referral destination to further care (psychiatric patients) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Not referred | 2 | Private psychiatrist | 3 | Other private medical practitioner | 4 | Mental health/alcohol and drug in-patient facility | 5 | Mental health/alcohol and drug non in-patient facility | 6 | Acute hospital | 7 | Other |
| |
- | Admission date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: Right justified and zero filled. Admission date must be less than or equal to Separation date Admission date must be greater than or equal to Date of birth |
- | Total leave days | Number
[3]
| N[NN] Total number of days. | DSS specific information: For the provision of state and territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies: (Episode of admitted patient care—separation date, DDMMYYYY minus Episode of admitted patient care—admission date, DDMMYYYY) minus Admitted patient hospital stay—number of leave days, total N[NN] must be greater than or equal to 0 days. |
- | Source of referral to public psychiatric hospital | String
[2]
| 01 | Private psychiatric practice | 02 | Other private medical practice | 03 | Other public psychiatric hospital | 04 | Other health care establishment | 05 | Other private hospital | 06 | Law enforcement agency | 07 | Other agency | 08 | Outpatient department | 09 | Other | 10 | Unknown |
| |
- | Separation date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: For the provision of state and territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies this field must: - be less than or equal to the last day of the financial year
- be greater than or equal to the first day of the financial year
- be greater than or equal to Admission date
|
- | Mode of separation | Number
[1]
| 1 | Discharge/transfer to (an)other acute hospital | 2 | Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, unless this is the usual place of residence | 3 | Discharge/transfer to (an)other psychiatric hospital | 4 | Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals) | 5 | Statistical discharge - type change | 6 | Left against medical advice/discharge at own risk | 7 | Statistical discharge from leave | 8 | Died | 9 | Other (includes discharge to usual residence, own accommodation/welfare institution (includes prisons, hostels and group homes providing primarily welfare services)) |
| |
- | Additional diagnosis | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (8th edition) code set representing diagnoses. | DSS specific information: An unlimited number of diagnosis and procedure codes should be able to be collected in hospital morbidity systems. Where this is not possible, a minimum of 20 codes should be able to be collected. |
- | Mental health legal status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Involuntary patient | 2 | Voluntary patient | 9 | Not reported/unknown |
| |
- | Total psychiatric care days | Number
[5]
| N[NNNN] Total number of days. | DSS specific information: Total days in psychiatric care must be greater than or equal to zero; Total days in psychiatric care must be less than or equal to Length of stay.
|
- | Principal diagnosis—episode of care | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (8th edition) code set representing diagnoses. | DSS specific information: Effective for collection from 01/07/2006 |
- | Establishment identifier | String
[9]
| NNX[X]NNNNN A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Care type | Number
[2]
| Admitted care | | 1 | Acute care | 2 | Rehabilitation care | 3 | Palliative care | 4 | Geriatric evaluation and management | 5 | Psychogeriatric care | 6 | Maintenance care | 7 | Newborn care | 8 | Other admitted patient care | Care other than admitted care | | 9 | Organ procurement—posthumous | 10 | Hospital boarder |
| |
- | Previous specialised treatment | Number
[1]
| 1 | Patient has no previous admission(s) or service contact(s) for the specialised treatment now being provided | 2 | Patient has previous hospital admission(s) but no service contact(s) for the specialised treatment now being provided | 3 | Patient has previous service contact(s) but no hospital admission(s) for the specialised treatment now being provided | 4 | Patient has both previous hospital admission(s) and service contact(s) for the specialised treatment now being provided | 5 | Unknown/not stated |
| |
- | Type of usual accommodation | Number
[1]
| 1 | House or flat | 2 | Independent unit as part of retirement village or similar | 3 | Hostel or hostel type accommodation | 4 | Psychiatric hospital | 5 | Acute hospital | 6 | Other accommodation | 7 | No usual residence |
| |
- | Type of accommodation | Number
[2]
| 1 | Private residence (e.g. house, flat, bedsitter, caravan, boat, independent unit in retirement village), including privately and publicly rented homes | 2 | Psychiatric hospital | 3 | Residential aged care service | 4 | Specialised alcohol/other drug treatment residence | 5 | Specialised mental health community-based residential support service | 6 | Domestic-scale supported living facility (e.g. group home for people with disability) | 7 | Boarding/rooming house/hostel or hostel type accommodation, not including aged persons' hostel | 8 | Homeless persons' shelter | 9 | Shelter/refuge (not including homeless persons' shelter) | 10 | Other supported accommodation | 11 | Prison/remand centre/youth training centre | 12 | Public place (homeless) | 13 | Other accommodation, not elsewhere classified | 14 | Unknown/unable to determine |
| |
- | Area of usual residence (SA2) | String
[9]
| N(9) A code set representing a medium-sized area built from whole Statistical areas level 1 (SA1s). The aim of Statistical areas level 2 (SA2s) is to represent a community that interacts together socially and economically. | |
- | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2011) code set representing a country. | |
- | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: This field must not be null. National Minimum Data Sets: For the provision of state and territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies this field must: - be less than or equal to Admission date, Date patient presents or Service contact date
- be consistent with diagnoses and procedure codes, for records to be grouped.
|
- | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Employment status (admitted patient) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Unemployed / pensioner | 2 | Other |
| |
- | Employment status—public psychiatric hospital admissions | Number
[1]
| 1 | Child not at school | 2 | Student | 3 | Employed | 4 | Unemployed | 5 | Home duties | 6 | Other |
| |
- | Marital status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Never married | 2 | Widowed | 3 | Divorced | 4 | Separated | 5 | Married (registered and de facto) | 6 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Person identifier | String
[20]
| XXXXXX[X(14)] A logical combination of valid alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Mental health care phase | Number
[1]
| 1 | Acute | 2 | Functional gain | 3 | Intensive extended | 4 | Consolidating gain | 5 | Initial assessment | 9 | Not reported |
| |
- | Mental health intervention type (MHIC code) | String
[20]
| X(20) The Mental Health Intervention Classification (Version 1.0) code set representing procedures and interventions. | DSS specific information: If collected, mental health interventions should be reported at the admitted episode of care level. |
- | Mental health phase of care end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Mental health phase of care start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Psychosocial complications indicator (FIHS code) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 8 | Unknown | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of FIHS at separation is mandatory for admitted patients in psychiatric hospitals or designated psychiatric units in acute hospitals. Reporting is optional for admitted patients in non-designated hospitals or units. FIHS should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. |
- | First episode of mental health care at organisation descriptor | Number
[1]
| 1 | Patient has never received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation | 2 | Patient has received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation, but not in the preceding five years | 3 | Patient has received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation in the preceding five years | 9 | Not stated/ inadequately described |
| |
- | Level of functional independence (RUG-ADL score) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Independent or supervision only | 2 | Limited assistance | 3 | Limited physical assistance or Extensive assistance/total dependence/tube fed | 4 | Other than two persons physical assist | 5 | Two or more person physical assist |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the RUG-ADL at admission is mandatory for admitted patients in psychiatric hospitals or designated psychiatric units in acute hospitals. Reporting is optional for admitted patients in non-designated hospitals or units. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (CGAS score) | Number
[3]
| 997 | Unable to rate | 999 | Not stated/missing |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the CGAS is mandatory at admission and separation for admitted patients in psychiatric hospitals or designated psychiatric units in acute hospitals. Reporting is optional for admitted patients in non-designated hospitals or units. The CGAS should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOS 65+ score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the HoNOS65+ at admission and separation is mandatory for admitted patients in psychiatric hospitals or designated psychiatric units in acute hospitals. Reporting is optional for admitted patients in non-designated hospitals or units. The HoNOS65+ should only be reported for patients aged 65 years and over. The HoNOS65+ discharge rating is not required if the episode of admitted care had a length of stay of 3 days or less. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOSCA score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the HoNOSCA at admission and discharge is mandatory for admitted patients in psychiatric hospitals or designated psychiatric units in acute hospitals. Reporting is optional for admitted patients in non-designated hospitals or units. The HoNOSCA should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. The HoNOSCA discharge rating is not required if the episode of admitted care had a length of stay of 3 days or less. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOS score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the HoNOS at admission and separation is mandatory for admitted patients in psychiatric hospitals or designated psychiatric units in acute hospitals. Reporting is optional for admitted patients in non-designated hospitals or units. The HoNOS should only be reported for patients aged between 18 and 64 years. The HoNOS discharge rating is not required if the episode of admitted care had a length of stay of 3 days or less. |
19 | Ambulatory patient mental health care cluster |
|
| Conditional obligation: The data set specification is only required to be reported for episodes of care in an ambulatory setting. |
- | Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16 |
|
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of these data elements is mandatory for service contacts provided by specialised mental health services. Reporting is optional for service contacts provided by specialised mental health services from non-government organisations that receive state or territory government funding. Reporting is optional for service events provided by non-specialised mental health services. |
- | Mental health legal status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Involuntary patient | 2 | Voluntary patient | 9 | Not reported/unknown |
| |
- | Principal diagnosis—episode of care | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (8th edition) code set representing diagnoses. | DSS specific information: Codes can be used either from ICD-10-AM or from 'The ICD-10-AM Mental Health Manual: An Integrated Classification and Diagnostic Tool for Community-Based Mental Health Services', published by the National Centre for Classification in Health. |
- | Australian State/Territory identifier (establishment) | Number
[1]
| 1 | New South Wales | 2 | Victoria | 3 | Queensland | 4 | South Australia | 5 | Western Australia | 6 | Tasmania | 7 | Northern Territory | 8 | Australian Capital Territory | 9 | Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) |
| |
- | Region code | String
[2]
| X[X] A combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Region name | String
[60]
| XXX[X(57)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | DSS specific information: Mental health data collections are hierarchical in nature. An identical reporting structure, including region name, should be common between all mental health collections, including the Mental Health Establishments (MHE), Community Mental Health Care (CMHC) and Residential Mental Health Care (RMHC) NMDS's, the Mental Health National Outcomes and Casemix collection and any future mental health collections. |
- | Establishment sector | Number
[1]
| | |
- | Service unit cluster identifier | String
[5]
| XXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Service unit cluster name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Mental health service contact—patient/client participation indicator | Boolean
[1]
| | |
- | Mental health service contact date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Mental health service contact duration | Number
[3]
| NNN A valid time measured in minutes. | |
- | Mental health service contact—session type | Number
[1]
| 1 | Individual session | 2 | Group session |
| |
- | Area of usual residence (SA2) | String
[9]
| N(9) A code set representing a medium-sized area built from whole Statistical areas level 1 (SA1s). The aim of Statistical areas level 2 (SA2s) is to represent a community that interacts together socially and economically. | |
- | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2011) code set representing a country. | |
- | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: This field must not be null. National minimum data sets: For the provision of State and Territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies this field must: - be less than or equal to Admission date, Date patient presents or Service contact date
- be consistent with diagnoses and procedure codes, for records to be grouped.
|
- | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Marital status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Never married | 2 | Widowed | 3 | Divorced | 4 | Separated | 5 | Married (registered and de facto) | 6 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Person identifier | String
[20]
| XXXXXX[X(14)] A logical combination of valid alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | DSS specific information: For mental health collections, the Person identifier for a uniquely identifiable person should be consistent between National minimum data sets and other associated collections, and across collection periods, where technically possible. |
- | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Person identifier flag | Boolean
[1]
| | |
- | Organisation identifier | String
[4]
| XXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Specialised mental health service organisation name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Ambulatory service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
- | Ambulatory service unit name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Specialised mental health service target population | Number
[1]
| 1 | Child and adolescent | 2 | Older person | 3 | Forensic | 4 | General | 5 | Youth | 7 | Not applicable | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16 |
|
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of these data elements is mandatory for service events provided by non-specialised mental health services. Reporting is not required for service contacts provided by specialised mental health services or service contacts provided by specialised mental health services from non-government organisations that receive state or territory government funding. |
- | Funding source for hospital patient | String
[2]
| 01 | Health service budget (not covered elsewhere) | 02 | Health service budget (due to eligibility for Reciprocal Health Care Agreement) | 03 | Health service budget (no charge raised due to hospital decision) | 04 | Department of Veterans' Affairs | 05 | Department of Defence | 06 | Correctional facility | 07 | Medicare Benefits Scheme | 08 | Other hospital or public authority (contracted care) | 09 | Private health insurance | 10 | Worker's compensation | 11 | Motor vehicle third party personal claim | 12 | Other compensation (e.g. public liability, common law, medical negligence) | 13 | Self-funded | 88 | Other funding source | 98 | Not known |
| |
- | Local Hospital Network identifier | Number
[3]
| 101 | South Eastern Sydney | 102 | Sydney | 103 | South Western Sydney | 104 | Western Sydney | 105 | Nepean Blue Mountains | 106 | Northern Sydney | 107 | Central Coast | 108 | Illawarra Shoalhaven | 109 | Hunter New England | 110 | Mid North Coast | 111 | Northern NSW | 112 | Western NSW | 113 | Southern NSW | 114 | Murrumbidgee | 115 | Far West | 117 | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network | 118 | St Vincent's Health Network | 119 | Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health | 201 | Beaufort and Skipton Health Service | 202 | East Grampians Health Service | 203 | Ballarat Health Services | 204 | Stawell Regional Health | 205 | East Wimmera Health Service | 206 | Hepburn Health Service | 207 | Maryborough District Health Service | 208 | Djerriwarrh Health Service (Vic) | 209 | Western Health (Vic) | 210 | Bendigo Health Care Group | 211 | Heathcote Health | 212 | Swan Hill District Health | 213 | Cohuna District Hospital | 214 | Echuca Regional Health | 215 | Kerang District Health | 216 | Maldon Hospital | 218 | Boort District Health | 219 | Rochester and Elmore District Health Service | 220 | Inglewood and District Health Service | 221 | Castlemaine Health | 222 | Kyneton District Health Service | 223 | Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne) | 224 | Royal Women's Hospital (Melbourne) | 225 | Melbourne Health | 226 | Northern Health (Vic) | 227 | Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health | 228 | Colac Area Health | 229 | Hesse Rural Health Service (Winchelsea) | 230 | Otway Health and Community Services (Apollo Bay) | 231 | Barwon Health | 232 | Lorne Community Hospital | 233 | Alexandra District Hospital | 234 | Eastern Health (Vic) | 235 | Goulburn Valley Health | 236 | Kyabram and District Health Service | 237 | Numurkah and District Health Service | 238 | Nathalia District Hospital | 239 | Cobram District Hospital | 240 | Seymour District Memorial Hospital | 241 | Kilmore and District Hospital | 242 | Yea and District Memorial Hospital | 243 | Northeast Health Wangaratta | 244 | Yarrawonga District Health Service | 245 | Alpine Health (Vic) | 246 | Mansfield District Hospital | 247 | Benalla and District Memorial Hospital | 248 | Tallangatta Health Service | 249 | Albury Wodonga Health | 250 | Upper Murray Health and Community Services (Corryong) | 251 | Beechworth Health Service | 252 | West Gippsland Healthcare Group | 253 | Bass Coast Regional Health | 254 | Gippsland Southern Health Service | 255 | South Gippsland Hospital (Foster) | 256 | Bairnsdale Regional Health Service | 257 | Yarram and District Health Service | 258 | Omeo District Health | 259 | Central Gippsland Health Service | 260 | Latrobe Regional Hospital | 261 | Orbost Regional Health | 262 | St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited | 263 | Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital | 264 | Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (Vic) | 266 | Austin Health (Vic) | 267 | Mercy Public Hospital Inc. (Vic) | 268 | Alfred Health (Vic) | 269 | Monash Health | 270 | Peninsula Health (Vic) | 271 | Kooweerup Regional Health Service | 274 | Rural Northwest Health (Vic) | 275 | Wimmera Health Care Group | 276 | Dunmunkle Health Services | 277 | West Wimmera Health Service | 278 | Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital | 279 | Mildura Base Hospital | 280 | Mallee Track Health and Community Service | 281 | Robinvale District Health Services | 282 | Western District Health Service (Vic) | 283 | Casterton Memorial Hospital | 284 | South West Healthcare (Vic) | 285 | Heywood Rural Health | 286 | Timboon and District Healthcare Service | 287 | Moyne Health Services (Port Fairy) | 288 | Portland District Health | 289 | Terang and Mortlake Health Service (Terang) | 290 | Calvary Health Care Bethlehem Limited | 312 | Cairns and Hinterland | 313 | Townsville | 314 | Mackay | 315 | North West (Qld) | 316 | Central Queensland | 317 | Central West (Qld) | 318 | Wide Bay | 319 | Sunshine Coast | 320 | Metro North (Qld) | 321 | Children's Health Queensland | 322 | Metro South (Qld) | 323 | Gold Coast | 324 | West Moreton | 325 | Darling Downs | 326 | South West (Qld) | 327 | Torres and Cape | 401 | Northern Adelaide | 402 | Central Adelaide | 403 | Southern Adelaide | 404 | Country Health SA | 405 | Women's and Children's Health Network (SA) | 501 | North Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 502 | South Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 503 | WA Country Health Service | 504 | East Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 580 | Child Adolescent Health Service (WA) | 590 | Notional Local Hospital Network (Royal St.) | 601 | Tasmanian Health Organisation - South | 602 | Tasmanian Health Organisation - North | 603 | Tasmanian Health Organisation - North West | 604 | Tasmanian Health Service | 701 | Top End (NT) | 702 | Central Australia (NT) | 801 | Australian Capital Territory | 199 | New South Wales Virtual Local Hospital Network | 299 | Victoria Virtual Local Hospital Network | 399 | Queensland Virtual Local Hospital Network | 499 | South Australia Virtual Local Hospital Network | 599 | Western Australia Virtual Local Hospital Network | 699 | Tasmania Virtual Local Hospital Network | 799 | Northern Territory Virtual Local Hospital Network | 899 | Australian Capital Territory Virtual Local Hospital Network | 900 | Virtual Local Hospital Network - Unknown | 997 | Not applicable | 998 | Unknown | 999 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Establishment identifier | String
[9]
| NNX[X]NNNNN A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Care type, derived | Number
[1]
| 1 | Rehabilitation care | 2 | Palliative care | 3 | Geriatric evaluation and management (GEM) | 4 | Psychogeriatric care | 5 | Mental health care | 8 | Other care |
| |
- | Group session indicator | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Multiple health care provider indicator | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: For the purposes of reporting non-admitted activity data for activity based funding, 'multiple health care providers' is defined as three or more health care providers who deliver care either individually or jointly within a non-admitted patient service event. |
- | Non-admitted service type | Number
[4]
| NN.NN The Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services (version 4.0) code set representing the type of service through which a hospital provides health care in a non-admitted setting. | |
- | Service event date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Service delivery mode | Number
[1]
| 1 | In person | 2 | Telephone | 3 | Videoconference | 4 | Electronic mail | 5 | Postal/courier service | 8 | Other |
| |
- | Service delivery setting | Number
[1]
| 1 | On the hospital campus of the healthcare provider | 2 | Off the hospital campus of the healthcare provider |
| |
- | Service request received date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Service request source | String
[3]
| THIS HOSPITAL | | 1.1 | Other outpatient clinic | 1.2 | Emergency department | 1.3 | Elsewhere in this hospital | 2.0 | Other hospital | NON-HOSPITAL | | 3.1 | General practice | 3.2 | Specialist practice | 3.3 | Other non-hospital | 4.0 | Self |
| |
- | Area of usual residence (SA2) | String
[9]
| N(9) A code set representing a medium-sized area built from whole Statistical areas level 1 (SA1s). The aim of Statistical areas level 2 (SA2s) is to represent a community that interacts together socially and economically. | |
- | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2011) code set representing a country. | |
- | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Person identifier | String
[20]
| XXXXXX[X(14)] A logical combination of valid alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Record identifier (80 character maximum) | String
[80]
| X[X(79)] A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | DSS specific information: In the context of the Non-admitted patient DSS, the Record identifier data element exists to aid with data processing. This data element is generated for inclusion in data submissions to facilitate referencing of specific records in discussions between the receiving agency and the reporting body. It is to be used solely for this purpose. When stipulated in a data specification, each record in a data submission will be assigned a unique numeric or alphanumeric record identifier to permit easy referencing of individual records in discussions between the receiving agency and the reporting body. The unique record identifier assigned by the reporting body should be generated in a fashion that allows the associated data record to be traced to its original form in the reporting body's source database. Reporting jurisdictions may use their own alphabetic, numeric or alphanumeric coding system. This field cannot be left blank. |
- | Mental health care phase | Number
[1]
| 1 | Acute | 2 | Functional gain | 3 | Intensive extended | 4 | Consolidating gain | 5 | Initial assessment | 9 | Not reported |
| |
- | Mental health intervention type (MHIC code) | String
[20]
| X(20) The Mental Health Intervention Classification (Version 1.0) code set representing procedures and interventions. | DSS specific information: For the purposes of this DSS, an ambulatory episode is defined as a period of continuous contact between a consumer and a mental health service within an ambulatory service setting. This is consistent with the definition in the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection. If collected, mental health interventions should be reported at the ambulatory episode of care level. |
- | Mental health phase of care end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Mental health phase of care start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Psychosocial complications indicator (FIHS code) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 8 | Unknown | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: For the purposes of this DSS, an ambulatory episode is defined as a period of continuous contact between a consumer and a mental health service within an ambulatory service setting. This is consistent with the definition in the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection. Reporting of FIHS is mandatory for the last service contact of an ambulatory mental health care episode provided by a specialised mental health service. Reporting is optional for service contacts provided by specialised mental health services from non-government organisations that receive state or territory government funding. Reporting is optional for service events provided by non-specialised mental health services. FIHS should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. DSS specific information: The FIHS for the last service contact may be derived from the FIHS discharge value submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements. |
- | First episode of mental health care at organisation descriptor | Number
[1]
| 1 | Patient has never received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation | 2 | Patient has received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation, but not in the preceding five years | 3 | Patient has received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation in the preceding five years | 9 | Not stated/ inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: For the purposes of this DSS, an ambulatory episode is defined as a period of continuous contact between a consumer and a mental health service within an ambulatory service setting. This is consistent with the definition in the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection. |
- | Level of difficulty with activities in a life area (LSP-16 score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | Score of 0 | 1 | Score of 1 | 2 | Score of 2 | 3 | Score of 3 | 7 | Unable to rate | 9 | Not stated/missing |
| Conditional obligation: For the purposes of this DSS, an ambulatory episode is defined as a period of continuous contact between a consumer and a mental health service within an ambulatory service setting. This is consistent with the definition in the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection. Reporting of LSP-16 is mandatory for the last service contact of an ambulatory mental health care episode provided by a specialised mental health service. Reporting is optional for service contacts provided by specialised mental health services from non-government organisations that receive state or territory government funding. Reporting is optional for service events provided by non-specialised mental health services. The LSP-16 should only be reported for patients aged 18 years and over. DSS specific information: The LSP-16 for the last service contact may be derived from the LSP-16 discharge value submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (CGAS score) | Number
[3]
| 997 | Unable to rate | 999 | Not stated/missing |
| Conditional obligation: For the purposes of this DSS, an ambulatory episode is defined as a period of continuous contact between a consumer and a mental health service within an ambulatory service setting. This is consistent with the definition in the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection. Reporting of the CGAS is mandatory for the first service contact of an ambulatory mental health care episode provided by a specialised mental health service. Reporting is optional for service contacts provided by specialised mental health services from non-government organisations that receive state or territory government funding. Reporting is optional for service events provided by non-specialised mental health services. The CGAS should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. DSS specific information: The CGAS for the first service contact may be derived from the CGAS admission value submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOS 65+ score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: For the purposes of this DSS, an ambulatory episode is defined as a period of continuous contact between a consumer and a mental health service within an ambulatory service setting. This is consistent with the definition in the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection. Reporting of the HoNOS65+ is mandatory for the first and last service contacts of an ambulatory mental health care episode provided by a specialised mental health service. Reporting is optional for service contacts provided by specialised mental health services from non-government organisations that receive state or territory government funding. Reporting is optional for service events provided by non-specialised mental health services. The HoNOS65+ should only be reported for patients aged 65 years and over. The HoNOS65+ discharge rating is not required if the episode of ambulatory care had a length of stay of 3 days or less. DSS specific information: The HoNOS65+ for the first service contact may be derived from the HoNOS65+ admission rating submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements. The HoNOS65+ for the last service contact may be derived from the HoNOS65+ discharge rating submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOSCA score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: For the purposes of this DSS, an ambulatory episode is defined as a period of continuous contact between a consumer and a mental health service within an ambulatory service setting. This is consistent with the definition in the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection. Reporting of the HoNOSCA is mandatory for the first and last service contacts of an ambulatory mental health care episode provided by a specialised mental health service. Reporting is optional for service contacts provided by specialised mental health services from non-government organisations that receive state or territory government funding. Reporting is optional for service events provided by non-specialised mental health services. The HoNOSCA should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. DSS specific information: The HoNOSCA for the first service contact may be derived from the HoNOSCA admission rating submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements. The HoNOSCA for the last service contact may be derived from the HoNOSCA discharge rating submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOS score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: For the purposes of this DSS, an ambulatory episode is defined as a period of continuous contact between a consumer and a mental health service within an ambulatory service setting. This is consistent with the definition in the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection. Reporting of the HoNOS is mandatory for the first and last service contacts of an ambulatory mental health care episode provided by a specialised mental health service. Reporting is optional for service contacts provided by specialised mental health services from non-government organisations that receive state or territory government funding. Reporting is optional for service events provided by non-specialised mental health services. The HoNOS should only be reported for patients aged between 18 and 64 years. DSS specific information: The HoNOS for the first service contact may be derived from the HoNOSCA admission rating submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements. The HoNOS for the last service contact may be derived from the HoNOSCA discharge rating submitted for the patient's ambulatory care episode as part of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection reporting requirements. |
20 | Residential patient mental health care cluster |
|
| Conditional obligation: The data set specification is only required to be reported for episodes of care in a residential setting. |
- | Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16 |
|
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of these data elements is mandatory for residential mental health care services that are included in the General list of in-scope public hospital services, which have been developed under the National Health Reform Agreement (2011). Reporting is optional for episodes of residential mental health care provided by government-funded, non-government operated services. |
- | Additional diagnosis | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (8th edition) code set representing diagnoses. | |
- | Mental health legal status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Involuntary patient | 2 | Voluntary patient | 9 | Not reported/unknown |
| |
- | Principal diagnosis—episode of care | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]} The ICD-10-AM (8th edition) code set representing diagnoses. | DSS specific information: Codes can be used from ICD-10-AM or from The ICD-10-AM Mental Health Manual: An Integrated Classification and Diagnostic Tool for Community-Based Mental Health Services, published by the National Centre for Classification in Health 2002. The principal diagnosis should be recorded and coded upon the end of an episode of residential care (i.e. annually for continuing residential care). |
- | Episode of residential care end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: Data in this field must: be ≤ last day of reference period be ≥ first day of reference period be ≥ Episode of residential care start date |
- | Episode of residential care end mode | Number
[1]
| 1 | Died | 2 | Left against clinical advice / at own risk | 3 | Did not return from leave | 4 | Formal discharge from residential care at this establishment | 5 | End of reference period | 6 | Return to other residential mental health service | 9 | Unknown/not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: Episodes with an episode end mode of 1 (died) should be coded as 8 (not applicable) for referral destination. |
- | Episode of residential care start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: Right justified and zero filled. episode of residential care start date ≤ episode of residential care end date. episode of residential care start date ≥ date of birth. |
- | Episode of residential care start mode | Number
[1]
| 2 | Start of a new residential stay | 3 | Start of a new reference period | 4 | Start of expected short concurrent residential stay (on leave from other residential mental health service) | 9 | Unknown/not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Mental health care referral destination | Number
[1]
| 1 | Specialised mental health admitted patient care | 2 | Specialised mental health residential care | 3 | Specialised mental health ambulatory care | 4 | Private psychiatrist care | 5 | General practitioner care | 6 | Other care | 7 | Not referred | 8 | Not applicable (i.e. end of reference period or died) | 9 | Unknown/not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Leave days from residential care | Number
[3]
| N[NN] Total number of days. | DSS specific information: Episode of residential care end date minus episode of residential care start date minus leave days from residential care must be >= 0 days.
|
- | Australian State/Territory identifier (establishment) | Number
[1]
| 1 | New South Wales | 2 | Victoria | 3 | Queensland | 4 | South Australia | 5 | Western Australia | 6 | Tasmania | 7 | Northern Territory | 8 | Australian Capital Territory | 9 | Other territories (Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island and Jervis Bay Territory) |
| |
- | Region code | String
[2]
| X[X] A combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Region name | String
[60]
| XXX[X(57)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | DSS specific information: Mental health data collections are hierarchical in nature. An identical reporting structure, including region name, should be common between all mental health collections, including the Mental Health Establishments (MHE), Community Mental Health Care (CMHC) and Residential Mental Health Care (RMHC) NMDS's, the Mental Health National Outcomes and Casemix collection and any future mental health collections. |
- | Establishment sector | Number
[1]
| | DSS specific information: CODE 1 is to be used for government-operated residential mental health care services. CODE 2 is to be used for residential mental health care services operated by non-government organisations.
|
- | Service unit cluster identifier | String
[5]
| XXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Service unit cluster name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Area of usual residence (SA2) | String
[9]
| N(9) A code set representing a medium-sized area built from whole Statistical areas level 1 (SA1s). The aim of Statistical areas level 2 (SA2s) is to represent a community that interacts together socially and economically. | |
- | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2011) code set representing a country. | |
- | Date of birth | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: This field must not be null. National Minimum Data Sets: For the provision of State and Territory hospital data to Commonwealth agencies this field must: - be less than or equal to Admission date, Date patient presents or Service contact date
- be consistent with diagnoses and procedure codes, for records to be grouped.
|
- | Indigenous status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Aboriginal but not Torres Strait Islander origin | 2 | Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal origin | 3 | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin | 4 | Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander origin | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Marital status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Never married | 2 | Widowed | 3 | Divorced | 4 | Separated | 5 | Married (registered and de facto) | 6 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Person identifier | String
[20]
| XXXXXX[X(14)] A logical combination of valid alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | DSS specific information: For mental health collections, the Person identifier for a uniquely identifiable person should be consistent between National minimum data sets and other associated collections, and across collection periods, where technically possible. |
- | Sex | Number
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Intersex or indeterminate | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Residential stay start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | DSS specific information: Right justified and zero filled. Residential stay start date ≤ episode of residential care end date. Residential stay start date ≥ date of birth |
- | Organisation identifier | String
[4]
| XXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Specialised mental health service organisation name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Residential service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
- | Residential service unit name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Mental health care phase | Number
[1]
| 1 | Acute | 2 | Functional gain | 3 | Intensive extended | 4 | Consolidating gain | 5 | Initial assessment | 9 | Not reported |
| |
- | Mental health intervention type (MHIC code) | String
[20]
| X(20) The Mental Health Intervention Classification (Version 1.0) code set representing procedures and interventions. | DSS specific information: If collected, mental health interventions should be reported at the residential episode of care level. |
- | Mental health phase of care end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Mental health phase of care start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Psychosocial complications indicator (FIHS code) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 8 | Unknown | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of FIHS at separation is mandatory for residential mental health care services that are included in the General list of in-scope public hospital services, which have been developed under the National Health Reform Agreement (2011). Reporting is optional for episodes of residential mental health care provided by government-funded, non-government operated services. FIHS should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. |
- | First episode of mental health care at organisation descriptor | Number
[1]
| 1 | Patient has never received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation | 2 | Patient has received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation, but not in the preceding five years | 3 | Patient has received care/treatment from this mental health service organisation in the preceding five years | 9 | Not stated/ inadequately described |
| |
- | Level of difficulty with activities in a life area (LSP-16 score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | Score of 0 | 1 | Score of 1 | 2 | Score of 2 | 3 | Score of 3 | 7 | Unable to rate | 9 | Not stated/missing |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of LSP-16 at separation is mandatory for residential mental health care services that are included in the General list of in-scope public hospital services, which have been developed under the National Health Reform Agreement (2011). Reporting is optional for episodes of residential mental health care provided by government-funded, non-government operated services. The LSP-16 should only be reported for patients aged 18 years and over. |
- | Level of functional independence (RUG-ADL score) | Number
[1]
| 1 | Independent or supervision only | 2 | Limited assistance | 3 | Limited physical assistance or Extensive assistance/total dependence/tube fed | 4 | Other than two persons physical assist | 5 | Two or more person physical assist |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the RUG-ADL at admission is mandatory for residential mental health care services that are included in the General list of in-scope public hospital services, which have been developed under the National Health Reform Agreement (2011). Reporting is optional for episodes of residential mental health care provided by government-funded, non-government operated services. The RUG-ADL should only be reported for patients aged 65 years and over. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (CGAS score) | Number
[3]
| 997 | Unable to rate | 999 | Not stated/missing |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of CGAS at admission is mandatory for residential mental health care services that are included in the General list of in-scope public hospital services, which have been developed under the National Health Reform Agreement (2011). Reporting is optional for episodes of residential mental health care provided by government-funded, non-government operated services. The CGAS should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOS 65+ score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of HoNOS65+ at admission and separation is mandatory for residential mental health care services that are included in the General list of in-scope public hospital services, which have been developed under the National Health Reform Agreement (2011). Reporting is optional for episodes of residential mental health care provided by government-funded, non-government operated services. The HoNOS65+ should only be reported for patients aged 65 years and over. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOSCA score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of HoNOSCA at admission and separation is mandatory for residential mental health care services that are included in the General list of in-scope public hospital services, which have been developed under the National Health Reform Agreement (2011). Reporting is optional for episodes of residential mental health care provided by government-funded, non-government operated services. The HoNOSCA should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. |
- | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOS score) | Number
[1]
| 0 | No problems within the period stated | 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | 3 | Moderately severe problem | 4 | Severe to very severe problem |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of HoNOS at admission and separation is mandatory for residential mental health care services that are included in the General list of in-scope public hospital services, which have been developed under the National Health Reform Agreement (2011). Reporting is optional for episodes of residential mental health care provided by government-funded, non-government operated services. The HoNOS should only be reported for patients aged between 18 and 64 years. |