9.1. Concepts and Processes Frequently Asked Questions¶
- 9.1.1. Questions about the scope of the MDS
- 9.1.1.1. Coverage of community-based suicide prevention activities
- 9.1.1.2. Coverage of digital health services
- 9.1.1.3. Coverage of whole of region services regardless of who funds
- 9.1.1.4. Appropriateness of occasions of service as a counting measure
- 9.1.1.5. Exclusion of ‘non clinical’ time
- 9.1.1.6. Are headspace services covered by the requirements?
- 9.1.1.7. Are EPYS centres covered?
- 9.1.1.8. Coverage of Mental Health Nursing services
- 9.1.2. Questions about Specific Data Items and Definitions
- 9.1.3. Questions about Standard Outcome Measures
- 9.1.3.1. Consumer experience measures
- 9.1.3.2. Alternative outcome measures – for severe mental illness
- 9.1.3.3. Alternative measures – additional measures set by PHNS
- 9.1.3.4. Mandatory measures – applicable to all priority areas?
- 9.1.3.5. Use of collection reported by Referrer
- 9.1.3.6. K5 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population
- 9.1.3.7. SDQ for 2-4 year olds
- 9.1.3.8. Multiple collection occasions
- 9.1.3.9. Outcome measure date
- 9.1.3.10. Low intensity workers
- 9.1.3.11. Reporting individual item scores versus subscale totals and total score
- 9.1.3.12. Statistical significance
- 9.1.3.13. MHNIP outcome measures
- 9.1.4. Questions about privacy protections and patient consent
- 9.1.5. Questions about Unique Identifiers and ‘Keys’
- 9.1.6. Questions about PHN access to the Data Warehouse
- 9.1.7. Questions about Implementation and Support
- 9.1.8. Questions about Standard Reports
- 9.1.9. Miscellaneous Questions