Adult Mental Health Clinics Minimum Data Set and Dictionary

Version 3.0.0-draft.2

As the Adult Mental Health Clinics (AMHC) Minimum Data Set is an extension of the Primary Mental Health Care Minimum Data Set (PMHC MDS), the current PMHC MDS Data online documentation is available to be viewed at https://docs.pmhc-mds.com/.

The main documentation for the AMHC extension is organised into several sections:

• Introduction
• Data specification
• Frequently Asked Questions

Download this specification as a PDF.

Getting help

A dedicated AMHC and PMHC Help Desk is available to support Primary Health Networks and Provider Organisations implementing AMHC data collection in relation to the PMHC minimum data set. Visit Getting help under Frequently Asked Questions.

Table of contents

• Introduction
  • AMHC Intake
  • AMHC Episode
  • AMHC Service Contact
  • IAR-DST Measure
  • Data release and confidentiality
• Data specification
  • Key concepts
    • PMHC MDS
    • Primary Health Network
    • Provider Organisation
    • Practitioner
    • Client
    • Episode
    • AMHC-Episode
    • Service Contact
    • Collection Occasion
  • Identifier management
    • Managing keys
    • Managing PMHC MDS Episode Key
    • Identifying AMHC-Episode data records
  • Data model and specifications
    • Data model
    • Record formats
    • AMHC definitions
    • Definitions
    • Download specification files
  • Implementation considerations
  • Upload specification
    • File types
    • AMHC Base Version
    • How to upload AMHC Files
    • Files or worksheets to upload
    • File format
  • Validation rules
    • Current AMHC validations
    • Current PMHC validations
  • Data Specification change log
    • 18/6/2021 - Version 3.0 - draft 2
    • 21/5/2021 - Version 3.0 - draft
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • PMHC FAQs
  • Getting help
    • PMHC MDS helpdesk
  • Frequently Asked Questions change log