Activity based funding: Mental health care DSS 2015-16
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Set Specification |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 575015 |
Registration status:![]() |
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DSS type:![]() | Data Set Specification (DSS) |
Scope:![]() | The purpose of the Activity based funding: Mental health care data set specification (ABF MHC DSS) is to collect information about patients receiving mental health care, funded by states and territories, that is associated with Australian public hospitals. Mental health care is care in which the primary clinical purpose or treatment goal is improvement in the symptoms and/or psychosocial, environmental and physical functioning related to a patient’s mental disorder. Mental health care:
The scope of the ABF MHC DSS is mental health care provided by services that are in-scope public hospital services under the National Health Reform Agreement 2011. This includes care delivered by specialised mental health services, public hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and non-government organisations (NGOs) managed or funded by state or territory health authorities. Mental health care provided by services which are not in-scope public hospital services under the National Health Reform Agreement 2011 can also be reported. |
Collection and usage attributes | |||
Statistical unit:![]() | Episodes of care | ||
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Collection methods:![]() | Data are collected at each hospital from patient administrative, financial and other systems. Hospitals forward data to the relevant state or territory health authority on a regular basis (for example, monthly). National reporting arrangements State and territory health authorities provide the data to the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority for national collation, on a six monthly basis. Periods for which data are collected and nationally collated Financial years ending 30 June each year. | ||
Implementation start date:![]() | 01/07/2015 | ||
Implementation end date:![]() | 30/06/2016 | ||
Comments:![]() | Scope links with other NMDSs and DSSs Admitted patient care NMDS Admitted patient mental health care NMDS Community mental health care NMDS Mental health establishments NMDS Non-admitted patient DSS Residential mental health care NMDS The ABF MHC DSS is also closely associated with the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC) and aligns with NOCC reporting protocols where possible. While the DSS provides guidance on the circumstances in which clinical measures should be reported for specific age groups, it is noted it is a clinical decision as to the most appropriate measure to be used for a particular patient. Glossary items Glossary terms that are relevant to this data set specification are included here: Admitted patient mental health care service Ambulatory mental health care service Episode of residential care end Episode of residential care start Mental health-funded non-government organisation | ||
Source and reference attributes | |||
Submitting organisation:![]() | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority | ||
Relational attributes | |||
Related metadata references:![]() | Has been superseded by Activity based funding: Mental health care DSS 2016-17
See also Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16
See also Community mental health care NMDS 2015-16
See also Community mental health care NMDS 2016-17
See also Mental health establishments NMDS 2015-16
See also Mental health establishments NMDS 2016-17
See also Mental health establishments NMDS 2017–18
See also Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16
See also Residential mental health care NMDS 2015-16
See also Residential mental health care NMDS 2016-17
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