Report on the evaluation of the National Minimum Data Set for Admitted Patient Mental Health Care

The report presents the Institute's most comprehensive evaluation to date of the data collected for the National Minimum Data Set for Admitted Patient Mental Health Care. The evaluation assesses the quality and utility of the data set to determine its suitability as to current requirements and to identify changes required to improve data quality and comparability. Detailed information is presented on the data provided for each data element and the extent to which these data are provided in accordance with specifications published in the National Health Data Dictionary. This report is a useful resource for health information managers, researchers, state and territory data providers and all users of data based on this National Minimum Data Set.

ISSN 1443 6795; ISBN 978 1 74024 481 7; Cat. no. HSE 38; 148pp.; OUT OF PRINT