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Cluster 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.Conditional 1 - Episode of care—mental health legal status, code N Mandatory 1 - Episode of care—principal diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 8th edn) ANN{.N[N]} 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.Mandatory 1 - Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Mandatory 1 - Establishment—region identifier, X[X] Mandatory 1 - Establishment—region name, text XXX[X(57)] 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. Mandatory 1 - Establishment—sector, code N Mandatory 1 - Establishment—service unit cluster identifier, XXXXX Mandatory 1 - Establishment—service unit cluster name, text XXX[X(97)] Mandatory 1 - Mental health service contact—patient/client participation indicator, yes/no code N Mandatory 1 - Mental health service contact—service contact date, DDMMYYYY Mandatory 1 - Mental health service contact—service duration, total minutes NNN Mandatory 1 - Mental health service contact—session type, code N Mandatory 1 - Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2011) N(9) Mandatory 1 - Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2011) NNNN Mandatory 1 - Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY 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. Mandatory 1 - Person—Indigenous status, code N Mandatory 1 - Person—marital status, code N Mandatory 1 - Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)] 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.Mandatory 1 - Person—sex, code N Mandatory 1 - Person—unique identifier used indicator, yes/no code N Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—organisation identifier, XXXX Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service organisation—organisation name, text XXX[X(97)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—ambulatory service unit identifier, XXXXXX Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—ambulatory service unit name, text XXX[X(97)] Mandatory 1 - Specialised mental health service—target population group, code N Mandatory 1 -
Cluster 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.Conditional 1 - Episode of care—source of funding, patient funding source code NN Mandatory 1 - Establishment—Local Hospital Network identifier, code NNN Mandatory 1 - Establishment—organisation identifier (Australian), NNX[X]NNNNN Mandatory 1 - Non-admitted patient service event—care type, (derived) code N Mandatory 1 - Non-admitted patient service event—group session indicator, yes/no code N Mandatory 1 - Non-admitted patient service event—multiple health care provider indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N 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.
Mandatory 1 - Non-admitted patient service event—non-admitted service type, code (Tier 2 v4.0) NN.NN Mandatory 1 - Non-admitted patient service event—service date, DDMMYYYY Mandatory 1 - Non-admitted patient service event—service delivery mode, code N Mandatory 1 - Non-admitted patient service event—service delivery setting, code N Mandatory 1 - Non-admitted patient service request—service request received date, DDMMYYYY Mandatory 1 - Non-admitted patient service request—service request source, code N.N Mandatory 1 - Person—area of usual residence, statistical area level 2 (SA2) code (ASGS 2011) N(9) Mandatory 1 - Person—country of birth, code (SACC 2011) NNNN Mandatory 1 - Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY Mandatory 1 - Person—Indigenous status, code N Mandatory 1 - Person—person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)] Mandatory 1 - Person—sex, code N Mandatory 1 - Record—identifier, X[X(79)] 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.
Mandatory 1 - Episode of care—mental health care phase, code N Optional 99 - Episode of care—mental health intervention type, code (MHIC V1.0) X(20) 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.
Optional 99 - Episode of care—mental health phase of care end date, DDMMYYYY Optional 99 - Episode of care—mental health phase of care start date, DDMMYYYY Optional 99 - Episode of care—psychosocial complications indicator, yes/no code N 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.
Conditional 7 - Patient—first episode of mental health care at a mental health service organisation, code N 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.
Optional 1 - Person—level of difficulty with activities in a life area, Abbreviated Life Skills Profile score code N 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.Conditional 16 - Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Children's Global Assessment Scale score code N[NN] 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.
Conditional 1 - Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+ score code N 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 24 - Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents score code N 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.
Conditional 30 - Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale score code N 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.
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