PMHC-MDS Data Specification
Version 4.0.3
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Table of contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Changes and Upgrading from Version 2
- 3. Reporting arrangements
- 4. Identifier management
- 5. Data model and specifications
- 5.1. Data model
- 5.2. Key concepts
- 5.3. Record formats
- 5.4. Definitions
- 5.4.1. ABN
- 5.4.2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Status
- 5.4.3. Active
- 5.4.4. Additional Diagnosis
- 5.4.5. Area of usual residence, postcode
- 5.4.6. ATSI Cultural Training
- 5.4.7. Client Consent to Anonymised Data
- 5.4.8. Client Gender
- 5.4.9. Client Key
- 5.4.10. Client Participation Indicator
- 5.4.11. Client Tags
- 5.4.12. Collection Occasion Date
- 5.4.13. Collection Occasion Key
- 5.4.14. Collection Occasion Reason
- 5.4.15. Collection Occasion Tags
- 5.4.16. Copayment
- 5.4.17. Country of Birth
- 5.4.18. Date client contacted Intake
- 5.4.19. Date of Birth
- 5.4.20. Date referred to other service at Intake conclusion
- 5.4.21. Duration
- 5.4.22. Employment Participation
- 5.4.23. Episode Completion Status
- 5.4.24. Episode End Date
- 5.4.25. Episode Key
- 5.4.26. Episode Organisation Path
- 5.4.27. Episode Tags
- 5.4.28. Estimated Date of Birth Flag
- 5.4.29. Final Service Contact
- 5.4.30. Funding Source
- 5.4.31. GP Mental Health Treatment Plan Flag
- 5.4.32. Health Care Card
- 5.4.33. Homelessness Flag
- 5.4.34. IAR-DST - Domain 1
- 5.4.35. IAR-DST - Domain 2
- 5.4.36. IAR-DST - Domain 3
- 5.4.37. IAR-DST - Domain 4
- 5.4.38. IAR-DST - Domain 5
- 5.4.39. IAR-DST - Domain 6
- 5.4.40. IAR-DST - Domain 7
- 5.4.41. IAR-DST - Domain 8
- 5.4.42. IAR-DST - Practitioner Level of Care
- 5.4.43. IAR-DST - Recommended Level of Care
- 5.4.44. IAR-DST - Tags
- 5.4.45. IAR-DST - Version
- 5.4.46. Intake Key
- 5.4.47. Intake Organisation Path
- 5.4.48. Intake Tags
- 5.4.49. Interpreter Used
- 5.4.50. Key
- 5.4.51. K5 - Question 1
- 5.4.52. K5 - Question 2
- 5.4.53. K5 - Question 3
- 5.4.54. K5 - Question 4
- 5.4.55. K5 - Question 5
- 5.4.56. K5 - Score
- 5.4.57. K5 - Tags
- 5.4.58. K10+ - Question 1
- 5.4.59. K10+ - Question 2
- 5.4.60. K10+ - Question 3
- 5.4.61. K10+ - Question 4
- 5.4.62. K10+ - Question 5
- 5.4.63. K10+ - Question 6
- 5.4.64. K10+ - Question 7
- 5.4.65. K10+ - Question 8
- 5.4.66. K10+ - Question 9
- 5.4.67. K10+ - Question 10
- 5.4.68. K10+ - Question 11
- 5.4.69. K10+ - Question 12
- 5.4.70. K10+ - Question 13
- 5.4.71. K10+ - Question 14
- 5.4.72. K10+ - Score
- 5.4.73. K10+ - Tags
- 5.4.74. Labour Force Status
- 5.4.75. Legal Name
- 5.4.76. Main Language Spoken at Home
- 5.4.77. Marital Status
- 5.4.78. Measure Key
- 5.4.79. Medication - Antidepressants (N06A)
- 5.4.80. Medication - Antipsychotics (N05A)
- 5.4.81. Medication - Anxiolytics (N05B)
- 5.4.82. Medication - Hypnotics and sedatives (N05C)
- 5.4.83. Medication - Psychostimulants and nootropics (N06B)
- 5.4.84. Modality
- 5.4.85. Name
- 5.4.86. NDIS Participant
- 5.4.87. No Show
- 5.4.88. Organisation End Date
- 5.4.89. Organisation Key
- 5.4.90. Organisation Path
- 5.4.91. Organisation Start Date
- 5.4.92. Organisation Tags
- 5.4.93. Organisation Type
- 5.4.94. Organisation type referred to at Episode conclusion
- 5.4.95. Organisation type referred to at Intake conclusion
- 5.4.96. Participants
- 5.4.97. Postcode
- 5.4.98. Practitioner Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Status
- 5.4.99. Practitioner Category
- 5.4.100. Practitioner Gender
- 5.4.101. Practitioner Key
- 5.4.102. Practitioner Tags
- 5.4.103. Primary Practitioner Indicator
- 5.4.104. Principal Diagnosis
- 5.4.105. Principal Focus of Treatment Plan
- 5.4.106. Proficiency in Spoken English
- 5.4.107. Program Type
- 5.4.108. Referral Date
- 5.4.109. Referred to Organisation Path
- 5.4.110. Referrer Organisation Type
- 5.4.111. Referrer Profession
- 5.4.112. SDQ Collection Occasion - Version
- 5.4.113. SDQ - Conduct Problem Scale
- 5.4.114. SDQ - Emotional Symptoms Scale
- 5.4.115. SDQ - Hyperactivity Scale
- 5.4.116. SDQ - Impact Score
- 5.4.117. SDQ - Peer Problem Scale
- 5.4.118. SDQ - Prosocial Scale
- 5.4.119. SDQ - Question 1
- 5.4.120. SDQ - Question 2
- 5.4.121. SDQ - Question 3
- 5.4.122. SDQ - Question 4
- 5.4.123. SDQ - Question 5
- 5.4.124. SDQ - Question 6
- 5.4.125. SDQ - Question 7
- 5.4.126. SDQ - Question 8
- 5.4.127. SDQ - Question 9
- 5.4.128. SDQ - Question 10
- 5.4.129. SDQ - Question 11
- 5.4.130. SDQ - Question 12
- 5.4.131. SDQ - Question 13
- 5.4.132. SDQ - Question 14
- 5.4.133. SDQ - Question 15
- 5.4.134. SDQ - Question 16
- 5.4.135. SDQ - Question 17
- 5.4.136. SDQ - Question 18
- 5.4.137. SDQ - Question 19
- 5.4.138. SDQ - Question 20
- 5.4.139. SDQ - Question 21
- 5.4.140. SDQ - Question 22
- 5.4.141. SDQ - Question 23
- 5.4.142. SDQ - Question 24
- 5.4.143. SDQ - Question 25
- 5.4.144. SDQ - Question 26
- 5.4.145. SDQ - Question 27
- 5.4.146. SDQ - Question 28
- 5.4.147. SDQ - Question 29
- 5.4.148. SDQ - Question 30
- 5.4.149. SDQ - Question 31
- 5.4.150. SDQ - Question 32
- 5.4.151. SDQ - Question 33
- 5.4.152. SDQ - Question 34
- 5.4.153. SDQ - Question 35
- 5.4.154. SDQ - Question 36
- 5.4.155. SDQ - Question 37
- 5.4.156. SDQ - Question 38
- 5.4.157. SDQ - Question 39
- 5.4.158. SDQ - Question 40
- 5.4.159. SDQ - Question 41
- 5.4.160. SDQ - Question 42
- 5.4.161. SDQ - Tags
- 5.4.162. SDQ - Total Difficulties Score
- 5.4.163. Service Contact Date
- 5.4.164. Service Contact Key
- 5.4.165. Service Contact Practitioner Key
- 5.4.166. Service Contact Tags
- 5.4.167. Service Contact Type
- 5.4.168. Source of Cash Income
- 5.4.169. Start Time
- 5.4.170. State
- 5.4.171. Statistical Linkage Key
- 5.4.172. Suicide Referral Flag
- 5.4.173. Value
- 5.4.174. Venue
- 5.4.175. Year of Birth
- 5.5. Download Specification Files
- 6. Upload specification
- 6.1. File requirements
- 6.2. Files or worksheets to upload
- 6.3. File format
- 6.3.1. Metadata file
- 6.3.2. Organisation file format
- 6.3.3. Client format
- 6.3.4. Intake format
- 6.3.5. IAR-DST format
- 6.3.6. Intake Episode format
- 6.3.7. Episode file format
- 6.3.8. Service Contact file format
- 6.3.9. Service Contact Practitioner file format
- 6.3.10. Collection Occasion file format
- 6.3.11. K10+ file format
- 6.3.12. K5 file format
- 6.3.13. SDQ file format
- 6.3.14. Practitioner file format
- 6.4. Example Upload files
- 6.5. Deleting records
- 6.6. Frequently Asked Questions
- 7. Data item summary
- 8. Using the data specification to create client forms
- 9. Validation Rules
- 10. Test Data Sets
- 11. Reserved Tags
- 12. Data Specification Change log
- 12.1. 14/6/2024 - 4.0.3
- 12.2. 22/04/2024 - 4.0.2
- 12.3. 2/10/2023
- 12.4. 26/9/2023
- 12.5. 3/5/2023
- 12.6. 22/12/2022
- 12.7. 24/10/2022
- 12.8. 18/10/2022
- 12.9. 27/9/2022
- 12.10. 7/9/2022
- 12.11. 5/9/2022
- 12.12. 26/8/2022
- 12.13. 12/8/2022 - 4.0.1
- 12.14. 8/8/2022
- 12.15. 5/8/2022
- 12.16. 29/7/2022 - 4.0.0
- 12.17. 19/7/2022
- 12.18. 18/7/2022 - 4.0.0-draft.3
- 12.19. 12/7/2022 - 4.0.0-draft.2
- 12.20. 1/12/2021 - 4.0.0-draft.1
- 12.21. 30/11/2021
- 12.22. 25/11/2021 - Draft Version 4.0
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