Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+ score code N

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

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 mental health phase of care is reported as Assessment Only.

The HoNOS 65+ should only be reported for patients aged 65 years and over.

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.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2014

Implementation end date: 30/06/2015

Conditional obligation:

Only the HoNOS65+ scores at admission are required to be reported.

Only required to be reported for episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as Code 5, Psychogeriatric care.

Only required to be reported when the Episode of admitted patient care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no code N value is recorded as Code 2, No.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2016

Conditional obligation:

Only the HoNOS65+ scores at admission are required to be reported.

Only required to be reported for episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as Code 5, Psychogeriatric care.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

Conditional obligation:

Only the HoNOS65+ scores at admission are required to be reported.

Only required to be reported for episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as Code 5, Psychogeriatric care.

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.

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.

Implementation start date: 01/07/2016

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018

Implementation start date: 01/07/2018

Implementation end date: 30/06/2019

Implementation start date: 01/07/2019

Implementation end date: 30/06/2020