- | Additional diagnosis | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]}
The ICD-10-AM (12th edn) code set representing diagnoses. | Conditional obligation: This data element is only required to be reported for patients with an admitted or residential mental health episode of care. |
- | Assessment only indicator | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Factors Influencing Health Status (FIHS) psychosocial complications indicator | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 8 | Unknown | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of FIHS at the commencement of the second and subsequent mental health phase of care in an episode of mental health care is mandatory for patients in all settings. If an episode of mental health care only contains one phase of care, then the FIHS is required to be reported at the end of the phase of care. FIHS should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and under. Reporting of FIHS is not mandatory if the response to Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N is CODE 1 'Yes'. |
- | Mental health phase of care end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | Conditional obligation: Reporting of this data element is conditional on a CODE 2 'No' response to Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N |
- | Mental health phase of care start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | Conditional obligation: Reporting of this data element is conditional on a CODE 2 'No' response to Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N |
- | Mental health phase of care | Number
[1]
| 1 | Acute | 2 | Functional gain | 3 | Intensive extended | 4 | Consolidating gain | 7 | Not applicable | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of this data element is conditional on a CODE 2 'No' response to Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N |
- | Principal diagnosis | String
[6]
| ANN{.N[N]}
The ICD-10-AM (12th edn) code set representing diagnoses. | |
- | Episode of mental health care end date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Episode of mental health care end mode | Number
[3]
| 1 | Discharge/transfer to a hospital | 2.1 | Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, which is not the usual place of residence | 2.2 | Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, which is the usual place of residence | 3 | Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation, unless this is the usual place of residence | 4 | Discharge due to inactivity | 5 | Discharge from leave | 6 | Left against medical advice/discharge at own risk | 7 | Other (including place of usual residence, unless usual place of residence is residential aged care) | 8 | Statistical discharge due to admitted care type change | 9 | End of reference period | 10 | Died | 98 | Unknown | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Episode of mental health care start date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | |
- | Episode of mental health care start mode | Number
[1]
| 1 | Start of a new episode of care/statistical admission | 2 | Start of a new reference period | 3 | Start of expected short concurrent residential stay (on leave from other residential mental health service) | 8 | Unknown | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Mental health episode identifier | String
[80]
| X[X(79)] A logical combination of alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | DSS specific information: The reporting of an episode identifier is mandatory for all episodes of mental health care reported in the ABF MHC NBEDS regardless of setting. |
- | Mental health care service provider origin | Number
[1]
| 1 | Admitted patient care | 2 | Residential care | 3 | Ambulatory care |
| |
- | ABF establishment identifier | String
[9]
| NNX[X]NNNNN A combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | 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 | 205 | East Wimmera Health Service | 207 | Maryborough District Health Service | 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 | 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) | 231 | Barwon Health | 233 | Alexandra District Hospital | 234 | Eastern Health (Vic) | 235 | Goulburn Valley Health | 236 | Kyabram and District Health Service | 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) | 276 | Dunmunkle Health Services | 277 | West Wimmera Health Service | 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 | 291 | NCN Health | 292 | Great Ocean Road Health | 293 | Central Highlands Rural Health | 294 | Grampians Health | 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 | 405 | Women's and Children's Health Network (SA) | 406 | Barossa Hills Fleurieu | 407 | Eyre and Far North | 408 | Flinders and Upper North | 409 | Riverland Mallee Coorong | 410 | Limestone Coast | 411 | Yorke and Northern | 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.) | 604 | Tasmanian Health Service | 703 | NT Regional Health Services (NTRHS) | 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 |
| |
- | Mental health phase of care leave days | Number
[3]
| N[NN] Total number of days. | |
- | Area of usual residence (SA2) | String
[9]
| N(9)
A code set representing a medium-sized general purpose area aggregated from whole Statistical Area Level 1s (SA1s). | DSS specific information: As a person's area of usual residence can change over time, episodes from the ambulatory setting should include the latest/most recently reported area of usual residence. |
- | Country of birth | Number
[4]
| NNNN
The Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC 2016) 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 |
| |
- | 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 is mandatory for the first mental health phase of care in an episode of mental health care for patients that are admitted to residential mental health units or ambulatory health services. Reporting of the LSP-16 is not mandatory if the response to Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N is CODE 1 'Yes'. Subsequent reporting of LSP-16 is mandatory for the commencement of a new mental health phase of care occurring three months after the last LSP-16 reporting occasion. 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 persons physical assist | 8 | Unknown |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the RUG-ADL at the commencement of a mental health phase of care is mandatory for admitted and residential patients. Reporting of the RUG-ADL is not mandatory if the response to Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N is CODE 1 'Yes'. Reporting of 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 the CGAS at the start of the mental health phase of care is mandatory for patients in all settings. Reporting of the CGAS is not mandatory if the response to Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N is CODE 1 'Yes'. 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 | 8 | Unknown |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the HoNOS 65+ at the start of the mental health phase of care is mandatory for patients in all settings. Reporting of the HoNOS 65+ is not mandatory if the response to Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N is CODE 1 'Yes'. The HoNOS 65+ 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 | 8 | Unknown |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the HoNOSCA at the commencement of mental health phase of care is mandatory for patients in all settings. Reporting of the HoNOSCA is not mandatory if the response to Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N is CODE 1 'Yes'. The HoNOSCA should only be reported for patients aged 17 years and younger. |
- | 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 | 8 | Unknown |
| Conditional obligation: Reporting of the HoNOS at the start of the mental health phase of care is mandatory for patients in all settings. Reporting of the HoNOS is not mandatory if the response to Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N is CODE 1 'Yes'. The HoNOS should only be reported for patients aged 18 years to 64 years. |
- | Marital status | Number
[1]
| 1 | Never married | 2 | Widowed | 3 | Divorced | 4 | Separated | 5 | Married (registered and de facto) | 6 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: As marital status can change over time, episodes from the ambulatory setting should include the latest/most recently reported marital status. |
- | Person identifier | String
[20]
| XXXXXX[X(14)] A logical combination of valid alphanumeric characters that identify an entity. | |
- | Sex of a person | String
[1]
| 1 | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | Another term | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| |
- | Mental health organisation type person identifier | String
[2]
| 01 | State or Territory Health Authority | 02 | State or Territory Health Authority (specialised mental health) | 03 | Local Hospital Network | 04 | Region | 05 | Specialised mental health organisation | 06 | Hospital | 07 | Specialised mental health service unit | 97 | Not applicable | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| DSS specific information: This data element is to be reported in relation to Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)]. |
- | Patient episode setting | Number
[1]
| 1 | Admitted patient—specialised mental health care unit | 2 | Admitted patient—other | 3 | Community patient—specialised mental health care unit | 4 | Residential patient—specialised mental health care unit | 5 | Emergency department patient | 6 | Community patient—other | 8 | Unknown | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for patients with an ambulatory mental health episode of care and is reported for each service contact. DSS specific information: For Activity based funding mental health care National best endeavours data set reporting, the Service contact—episode of care setting, code Ndata element is intended to be used in conjunction with the Service contact—service date, DDMMYYYY data element to allow users of the data set to identify service contacts which were provided by mental health services with an ambulatory service provider origin, to mental health patients in other settings such as those admitted to hospital, residential facilities or in emergency departments. |
- | Group session indicator | Number
[1]
| 1 | Yes | 2 | No | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
| Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for patients with an ambulatory mental health episode of care. |
- | Patient/client participation indicator | Number
[1]
| | Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for patients with an ambulatory mental health episode of care. |
- | Service contact date | Date/Time
[8]
| DDMMYYYY The day of a particular month and year. | Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for patients with an ambulatory mental health episode of care. |
- | Service contact duration | Number
[3]
| NNN
A valid time measured in minutes. | Conditional obligation: This data element is only required to be reported for patients with an ambulatory mental health episode of care. |
- | Funding source for a service contact | 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 Schedule | 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 |
| Conditional obligation: This data element is only required to be reported for ambulatory mental health care patients. |
- | Admitted patient mental health service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
- | Admitted patient mental health service unit name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Ambulatory mental health service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
- | Ambulatory mental health service unit name | String
[100]
| XXX[X(97)] A combination of alphanumeric characters. | |
- | Residential mental health service unit identifier | String
[6]
| XXXXXX A combination of numeric and/or alphabetic characters that identify a service unit. | |
- | Residential mental health 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 |
| Conditional obligation: The data element is only required to be reported for patients admitted to an ambulatory mental health episode of care. |