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A National model for the collection and analysis of a minimum data set with outcome measures for private, hospital-based, psychiatric services

The national model was developed as a mechanism capable of objectively demonstrating the quality of services provided by psychiatrists and private psychiatric hospitals.

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A national model for the collection and analysis of a minimum data set with outcome measures for private, hospital-based, psychiatric services (PDF 2242 KB large file)

The same publication in smaller sections:

Cover pages (PDF 59 KB) - includes title page, copyright, and foreword and acknowledgments
Contents (PDF 73 KB) - includes summary of contents, more detailed table of contents, lists of tables and figures, and abbreviations
Summary and recommendations (PDF 30 KB)

1. Introduction (PDF 56 KB)
2. Information requirements (PDF 92 KB)
3. Data requirements (PDF 700 KB large file)
4. Data collection protocols (PDF 95 KB)
5. Submission and aggregation of data (PDF 103 KB)
6. Data analysis (PDF 160 KB)
7. Guidelines for access to data and information (PDF 79 KB)
8. Implementation (PDF 70 KB)

References (PDF 51 KB)

Appendices (PDF 17 KB) - list of appendices
Appendix 1: Membership of the working group (PDF 27 KB)
Appendix 2: Private psychiatric hospitals (PDF 56 KB)
Appendix 3: Private health insurance funds (PDF 24 KB)
Appendix 4: State and territory health authorities (PDF 860 KB large file)
Appendix 5: Principles and standards regarding the protection of the privacy and confidentiality of personally identified information (PDF 56 KB)
Appendix 6: The national health information agreement (PDF 53 KB)
Appendix 7: The national minimum data sets (PDF 586 KB large file)
Appendix 8: The hospital casemix protocol (PDF 424 KB)
Appendix 9: The selected outcome measures (PDF 89 KB)
Appendix 10: The proposed outcome measures protocol (PDF 69 KB)
Appendix 11: Mapping of ICD-10 codes to mental health diagnositc groups (MHDG) (PDF 58 KB)

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