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Victorian Integrated Non-Admitted Health Minimum Data Set (VINAH MDS) manual 2025-26

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.

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Section 2 Concepts and derived items

Definitions of concepts and derived items that contribute to the VINAH MDS.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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Section 5a Transmission and compliance

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Section 5b Transaction implementation guide

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Section 5c HL7 reference and implementation guide

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VINAH 20 2025-26 Section 5c - Appendix A: Data element binding table
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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.

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Section 8 Validations

Listing, in numerical order, all the VINAH MDS validation messages with resolution for each.

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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).

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Section 10 Testing

The process of testing the submission of VINAH MDS data and issues to consider when changing software.

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