Health data standards and systems

The Department of Health provides standards, specifications and data quality processes for the following health data collections:

The department undertakes continual updates and improvements to their standards, specifications and processes.

COVID-19

For information regarding reporting, refer to COVID-19 documents and HDSS Bulletins from issue 227 at HDSS Communications.

Archived collections

To access historical information, see Data collections archive.

Data collections

Detailed information about the VAED, VEMD, ESIS, AIMS, VINAH, VCDC and VHIMS.

National Funding Model implementation resources

From 1 July 2021, Victoria will implement the national funding model for acute and sub-acute admitted and non-admitted activity, and emergency department funded services. Mental health and block funded small rural health services will transition in a later phase.

VEMD, VAED, VINAH and ESIS reference files

Reference files provide lists of valid codes relevant to the key health services data collections.

Health classifications

Health classifications group aspects of patient information into categories based on established criteria, logic and conventions.

Health data quality

The Department of Health undertakes a range of editing, auditing and benchmarking activities to ensure a high quality of health data in Victoria.

Annual changes process

The annual changes process is a review of Victoria's health data collections managed by the Department of Health and governed by the Annual Changes Governance Committee.

HealthCollect

HealthCollect is a secure online system to collect data from, and distribute information, to Victoria's hospitals and health services.