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released: 19 Feb 2007 author: AIHW

'Report on the evaluation of the National Minimum Data Set for Public Hospital Establishments' presents the AIHW's most comprehensive assessment to date of the Public Hospitals Establishments data collection. 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 1036-613X; ISBN 978-1-74024-652-1; Cat. no. HSE 45; 186pp.; Out of print

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (228KB PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Summary and recommendations
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (120KB PDF)
      • This report
      • National Minimum Data Set for Public Hospital Establishments
      • Purpose of the evaluation
      • Hospital Utilisation and Costs Study Review
      • NHDD and METeOR
    2. Methodology (113KB PDF)
      • Evaluation of compliance
      • Evaluation of utility
      • Recommendations for data development
    3. Evaluation of utility (185KB PDF)
      • Respondents
      • Uses of the NMDS specifications and NMDS-based data
      • Utility
      • Suggestions for data development
    4. Compliance evaluation (389KB PDF)
      • National summary
      • State and territory summary
      • Assessment of individual data elements
    5. Comments on data elements (186KB PDF)
      • Existing data elements and data element concepts
      • Proposed data elements
    6. Expenditure and revenue questionnaire (146K PDF)
      • Expenditure
      • Revenue
      • Group services
  • End matter
    • Appendix 1: List of data elements in the NMDS (126K PDF)
    • Appendix 2: Survey documentation (233K PDF)
    • Appendix 3: Expenditure and revenue questionnaire (130K PDF)
    • Appendix 4: Survey respondents (88K PDF)
    • References (88KB PDF)
    • List of tables and figures (118KB PDF)

Recommended citation

AIHW 2007. Report on the evaluation of the National Minimum Data Set for Public Hospital Establishments. Health services series no. 29. Cat. no. HSE 45. Canberra: AIHW.