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Victorian Admitted Episodes Data Set (VAED)

The Department of Health collects morbidity data on all admitted patients from Victorian public and private acute hospitals including rehabilitation centres, extended care facilities and day procedure centres. This data forms the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED, formerly VIMD). Among other things, VAED data are used for; health services planning, policy formulation, casemix funding and epidemiological research.

VAED Manual

19th Edition 2009-10

Previous Editions

Changes to VAED Specifications

Proposals and Specifications

PDF icon gif Final Specifications for Revisions to the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED) for 2010-11 (PDF File 246KB) Added 8 January 2010

PDF icon gif Specifications for Revisions to the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED) for 2010-11 (PDF File 817KB) - DRAFT FOR COMMENT - Added 9 December 2009

Previous Years

VAED Audit

Information about the Audit process and results

DHS Admission Policy

PDF icon gif Current policy (PDF File 92KB) - Effective 1 September 2008 - Added 29 August 2008

Potential changes to Hospital Admissions Policy

Previous Version
MS Word icon gif Late Data Exemption Request form (MS Word File 115KB) Updated 9 November 2009

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Last updated: 8 January, 2010

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