Reporting of adverse events in routinely collected data sets in Australia
Describes adverse events reported in three routinely collected data sets in Australia, and offers suggestions for further assessment and improvement of the data collections to allow the occurrence of these conditions to be gauged more accurately. The working paper should prove a useful contribution to deliberations on improving health information systems to measure adverse events and monitor the efforts to reduce them. Current until 20 April 2002.
National Community Services Data Dictionary, version 2 (CD)
Updates the data recommended for use in Australian community services data collections. Use of the dictionary will help ensure that the data are uniform and of high quality. The format for data definitions continues to be based on the international standard for defining data elements issued by the International Organization for Standardization. Version 2 data definitions are organised according to entities in the National Community Information Services Model. This report is also available in hard copy.
National Community Services Data Dictionary, version 2
Updates the data recommended for use in Australian community services data collections. Use of the dictionary will help ensure that the data are uniform and of high quality. The format for data definitions continues to be based on the international standard for defining data elements issued by the International Organization for Standardization. Version 2 data definitions are organised according to entities in the National Community Information Services Model. This report is also available on CD.
National Community Services Data Dictionary, version 2 (set)
Updates the data recommended for use in Australian community services data collections. Use of the Dictionary will help ensure that the data are uniform and of high quality. The format for data definitions continues to be based on the international standard for defining data elements issued by the International Organization for Standardization. Version 2 data definitions are organised according to entities in the National Community Services Model. This report is available as a set (both hardcopy and CD version) or individually.
National Health Data Dictionary Version 9 (set)
Version 9 updates the data definitions recommended for use in Australian health data collections. Use of the Dictionary will help ensure that the data are uniform and of high quality. The format for data definitions continues to be based on the international standard for defining data elements issued by the International Organization for Standardization. Version 9 data definitions are organised according to their alignment to entities in The National health Information Model.
National Health Data Dictionary Version 9
Version 9 updates the data definitions recommended for use in Australian health data collections. Use of the Dictionary will help ensure that the data are uniform and of high quality. The format for data definitions continues to be based on the international standard for defining data elements issued by the International Organization for Standardization. Version 9 data definitions are organised according to their alignment to entities in The National health Information Model.This version is also available as a CD-ROM produced in PDF format for $20.00.
National Health Data Dictionary Version 9 - CD-ROM
Version 9 updates the data definitions recommended for use in Australian health data collections. Use of the Dictionary will help ensure that the data are uniform and of high quality. The format for data definitions continues to be based on the international standard for defining data elements issued by the International Organization for Standardization. Version 9 data definitions are organised according to their alignment to entities in The National health Information Model.
Palliative care Information development: progress report on the National Minimum Data Set for palliative care
The aims of this report are: to describe the palliative care service delivery environment and implications for the development of the NMDS—palliative care; to provide an assessment of existing data collections relating to palliative care; to describe performance indicator data requirements and data development processes; and to provide information on work undertaken to date in developing the NMDS— palliative care, and to make recommendations for the future development of palliative care data.
Social Health Atlas of Australia volume 1: Australia (PHIDU): second edition
This volume forms part of a set of nine volumes which brings together a wide range of information about the health status and health service use of the population for each State and Territory and for Australia as a whole. It illustrates linkages between socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, poorer health status and greater use of services. This second edition was commissioned by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care and compiled by the Public Health Information Development Unit at the University of Adelaide. The reports are available in hard copy, on CD and from the Public Health Information Development Unit's web site: http://www.public health.gov.au
A National Minimum Data Set for Home and Community Care
This authoritative and useful account details the development of a national minimum data set and statistical linkage key for use in the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program. Due for implementation from July 2000, the HACC Minimum Data Set is designed to provide information about the characteristics and circumstances of people assisted through the HACC Program, and the extent and nature of assistance they receive. Although this report focuses on the development of a data set specifically for the Home and Community Care Program, it contains fundamental lessons and parallels relevant to data development across a wide range of fields. The report is best read in conjunction with the HACC Data Dictionary 1.0, developed by the AIHW under the auspice of HACC officials.
National Health Data Dictionary Version 8.0
Version 8.0 updates the data definitions recommended for use in Australian health data collections. The format for data definitions continues to be based on the international standard for defining data elements issued by the International Organization for Standardization. Version 8 data definitions are organised according to their alignment to entites in The National Health Information Model.This edition includes a subject/keyword index and a CD ROM version of the Dictionary.
Home and Community Care (HACC) data dictionary version 1.0: Home and Community Care Program National Minimum Data Set
The HACC Data Dictionary Version 1.0 is the culmination of development work undertaken by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare as a result of the Review of HACC Data Requirements and the development of a draft HACC Minimum Data Set. The draft Minimum Data Set was accepted by HACC Officials, in principle (subject to further development work), as the basis of a new national HACC data collection to replace the existing HACC Service Provision collection, the HACC User Characteristics Survey and the Community Options Project collections. The HACC Data Dictionary Version 1.0 contains all of the data elements that are required to be reported in the HACC MDS collection. It also contains specifications for those data elements that need to be recorded on the information systems of HACC agencies in order to support the reporting requirements of other data elements. That is, the HACC Data Dictionary contains the specifications for both supporting and reporting data requirements.
National Data Standards for Injury Surveillance Version 2.1
This report is also available on the NISU website.
National Health Data Dictionary Version 7.0
Updates the data definitions recommended for use in Australian health data collections. Use of the Dictionary will help to ensure that the data are uniform and of high quality. The format for data definitions continues to be based on the international standard for defining data elements issued by the International Organization for Standardization. Version 7 features a new way of organising the data definitions that integrates the definitions with The National Health Information Model. The Dictionary is also available in electronic form via the National Health Information Knowledgebase at the Institute's Internet home page.
National Community Services Data Dictionary, version 1
This report is an important initiative within the National Community Services Information Agreement. It is designed to promote the collection and comparison of uniform data on community services throughout Australia. The dictionary contains a core set of data definitions which will be expanded in subsequent editions. Data definitions are presented according to the National Community Services Information Model, and in a format based on the international standard for defining data elements issued by the International Organisation for Standardisation.
National Health Data Dictionary Version 6.0
Updates the data definitions recommended for use in Australian health data collections. Use of the Dictionary will help to ensure that the data is uniform and of high quality. Version 6 features a new format for data definitions based on the international standard for defining data elements issued by the International Organization for Standardization.
National Health Data Dictionary Version 5.0
Contains new and revised definitions effective from 1 July 1996
National Data Standards for Injury Surveillance (NDS-IS Version 2.0)
Includes data items, classifications and supporting documentation.
National Health Data Dictionary Version 4.0
Contains new and revised data definitions that are effective from 1 July 1995. It is updated annually.
National Minimum Data Set: Report on the 1994 Full Scale Pilot Test
This information paper describes the development, the collection phase and results of the second pilot test of the Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement Minimum Data Set-which represents the first full-scale national collection.
National health data dictionary - institutional health care summary edition 1994
This publication is a summary of the National Health Data Dictionary-Institutional Health Care Version 3.0 published in May 1994. This summary edition has been updated to include the new and revised definitions in the patient-level data items, and establishment-level activity data items.
National Health Data Dictionary Version 3.0
Contains new and revised data definitions that are effective from 1 July 1994. It is updated annually.