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Data collections

Find out about the standards, specifications and data quality processes for our health data collections.

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Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset

All Victorian public and private hospitals, including rehabilitation centres, extended care facilities and day procedure centres, report a minimum set of data for each admitted patient episode.

Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD)

The Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset comprises de-identified demographic, administrative and clinical data detailing presentations at Victorian public hospital emergency departments.

Elective Surgery Information System (ESIS)

The Elective Surgery Information System is a patient level collection of elective surgery waiting list data from approved Victorian public healthcare services.

Agency Information Management System (AIMS)

The Agency Information Management System (AIMS) comprises summarised financial and statistical data from Victorian hospitals.

Victorian Integrated Non-Admitted Health (VINAH) minimum dataset

Data on the provision of a range of non-admitted health services in Victoria.

Victorian Cost Data Collection (VCDC)

The Victorian Cost Data Collection (VCDC) is a dataset reflecting the cost and mix of resources used to deliver patient care.

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For information and advice about standards, specifications and data quality processes for the VAED, VEMD, ESIS, AIMS, VINAH and VPDC. 

HDSS Helpdesk Department of Health

hdss.helpdesk@health.vic.gov.au
For more information and advice about clinical costing in Victoria's public hospitals

Victorian Cost Data Collection Department of Health

VCDCassist@health.vic.gov.au
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