The Victorian Integrated Non-Admitted Health (VINAH) minimum dataset manual deals with data on the provision of a range of non-admitted health services in Victoria.
Section 1 Introduction
Uses of the VINAH MDS, the submission data cycle, together with contact details, useful references and publications.
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 1 - Introduction
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Section 2 Concepts and derived items
Definitions of concepts and derived items that contribute to the VINAH MDS.
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 2 - Concepts and derived items
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Section 3 Data definitions
Presents the specifications of data items relating to individual non-admitted patient episodes of care. The data items are arranged in alphabetical order.
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 3 - Data definitions
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Section 4 Business rules
Business rules that apply for reporting the VINAH MDS. Tabular business rules provide a quick reference to validations relating to multiple data items.
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 4 - Business rules
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Section 5 Compilation and submission
Specifications for compiling a VINAH MDS transmission, including interfacing technical specifications, and the submission process. Incorporates subsections:
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 5 - Compilation and submission
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Section 5a Transmission and compliance
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Section 5b Transaction implementation guide
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 5b - Transaction implementation guide
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Section 5c HL7 reference and implementation guide
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 5c - HL7 reference and implementation guide
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Section 5d HealthCollect portal manual submission process
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 5d - HealthCollect portal manual submission process
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Section 5e Submission purge procedure
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Section 7 Validation reports
Description of the control reports returned to the sending user, including their contents, layout and use.
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 7 - Validation reports
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Section 8 Validations
Listing, in numerical order, all the VINAH MDS validation messages with resolution for each.
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 8 - Validations
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Section 9 Code list
Contains a tabular list of all code sets, some of which are considered unwieldy for inclusion in the data definitions (Section 3).
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 9 - Code list
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Section 10 Testing
The process of testing the submission of VINAH MDS data and issues to consider when changing software.
VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 10 - Testing
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Reviewed 29 July 2025
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