1. Introduction
Version 5.0 includes The Way Back as part of the default specification and rebrands it to Universal Aftercare. Version 5.0 also completes the rebranding of AMHC/HeadtoHealth to Medicare Mental Health Centre (MMHC) by retiring the AMHC Program Type and renaming the Head to Health Program Type to Head To Health Clinic.
In order to support Universal Aftercare a 9: Universal Aftercare response has been added to the Program Type field on both the Intake and Episode tables.
In addition, seven entirely new tables have been added specifically for Universal Aftercare. These tables only need to be submitted where Episodes using the new 9: Universal Aftercare Program Type are included.
The new tables are:
A new Veteran field has been added to the Intake and Episode tables. This field was included in The Way Back specification. There is a new IAR-DST varient in development for Veterans. Veterans has been included on the Intake and Episode tables instead of the new UA Episode table so that it can be used for monitoring both the IAR-DST and Univeral Aftercare.
A new IAR-DST - Practitioner Reason for Override field has been added to the IAR-DST table.
AMHC and Head to Health have been rebranded as Medicare Mental Health Centres (MMHC). Version 4.1.1 introduced the 8: MMHC reponse for Program Type. The following changes have been applied to the Program Type field on both the Intake and Episode tables:
2: Head to Health renamed to 2: Head to Health Clinic. This response is only to be used by remaining temporary Head to Health Clinics in NSW and Victoria. Please refer to Program Type for more information.
3: AMHC has been retired. An error will be returned if this response is used.
1.1. Contexts
As in the version 4 specification, there are three contexts where data can be submitted using the version 5 specification:
Intake teams
Treatment organisations
Combined Intake/Treatment organisations
Different records in the specification are intended to be used in each of these contexts.
Within the PMHC-MDS system a single intake team and individual service providers/treatment organisations will each have their own organisation path and report data against those organisations.
1.1.1. Intake Context
Where an organisation is only providing intake services and not providing any treatment services, they can use the following data model to submit data to the PMHC MDS:
In the Intake context the following records will need to be provided:
Episode and Service contact activity is not submitted in this context.
The collection of Intake and IAR data may not be required for all programs. Please see Intake.
1.1.2. Treatment Service Provider Context
Where an organisation is only providing treatment services and not providing any intake services, they can use the following data model to submit data to the PMHC MDS:
In the treatment context the Intake Episode record is used to identify referrals in from intake teams (Intake Organisation Path and Intake Key).
Intake and IAR-DST activity is not submitted in this context.
The collection of Universal Aftercare data is only required where organisations are providing the Universal Aftercare program.
1.1.3. Combined Intake/Treatment Context
Where an organisation is providing both intake services and treatment services, they can use the full data model to submit data to the PMHC MDS:
In the combined context all the records described in both the Intake Context and Treatment Service Provider Context can be submitted.
The collection of Universal Aftercare data is only required where organisations are providing the Universal Aftercare program.
1.2. New Records and Fields in Version 5
1.2.1. UA Episode
For information on the UA Episode record please refer to UA Episode.
1.2.2. UA Recommendation Out
For information on the UA Recommendation Out record please refer to UA Recommendation Out.
1.2.3. UA Critical Incident
For information on the UA Critical Incident record please refer to UA Critical Incident.
1.2.4. UA Plan
For information on the UA Plan record please refer to UA Plan.
1.2.5. UA Needs Identification
For information on the UA Needs Identification record please refer to UA Needs Identification.
1.2.6. SIDAS
For information on the SIDAS record please refer to SIDAS.
1.2.7. WHO-5
For information on the WHO-5 record please refer to WHO-5.
1.2.8. Veteran
A new Veteran field has been added to the Intake and Episode tables. This field was included in The Way Back specification. There is a new IAR-DST varient in development for Veterans. Veterans has been included on the Intake and Episode tables instead of the new UA Episode table so that it can be used for monitoring both the IAR-DST and Univeral Aftercare.
1.2.9. IAR-DST - Practitioner Reason Override
A new IAR-DST - Practitioner Reason for Override has been added to the IAR-DST record.
1.3. Data release and confidentiality
All data collection and reporting requirements are required to comply with relevant Commonwealth, State and Territory Information Privacy and Health Records regulations. Clients will be informed that some de-identified portions of the information collected through the PMHC MDS Service will be utilised for Commonwealth, State and Territory planning and statistical purposes. Appropriate consent and ethics approval processes will be adhered to.