Listed below are frequently asked questions relating to the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC) Protocols.
National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC) Protocols
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Is the transfer of a consumer from one psychiatric ward to another, within the same hospital, a new episode requiring new data collection? (Read answer) |
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Should a new inpatient episode be commenced when a consumer is transferred from one hospital to another? (Read answer) |
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Does a new cycle of data collection begin when case management is transferred from one ambulatory care team to another within the same organisation? (Read answer) |
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When there is multiple team member involvement with a consumer, is each team member expected to complete the ratings on the consumer? (Read answer) |
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When a consumer presents to an inpatient facility for an ‘intended same day admission’, is each day of care a new inpatient episode requiring a full set of ratings? (eg. Day patients) (Read answer) |
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Are National Outcome and Casemix Collection (NOCC) discharge ratings required for very brief inpatient episodes? (Read answer) |
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Is a NOCC admission required if a person is rapidly re-admitted to an inpatient setting after a recent discharge? (Read answer) |
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Should the outcome measures be completed on every person seen face-to-face by community teams, regardless of whether they are accepted for treatment? (Read answer) |
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How should the 3 monthly (91 day) review ‘rule’ be applied when the consumer is seen regularly, but at less than three monthly intervals? Does it mean that they will need to be seen more regularly ? (Read answer) |
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What are the rules around the use of the Mental Health Inventory? (Read answer) |
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Why are some outcome measures collected and not others at admission, review and discharge? (Read answer) |
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What happens if a person is referred to the community from an inpatient setting and is not immediately assessed, will I need to collect the outcome measures again? (Read answer) |
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Is there an opportunity to change Health of the Nation Outcome Scales scores if necessary, for example, information on a particular scale comes to light days or a week later? (Read answer) |
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What do I do if I don’t have the information I need on a scale or scales, will I use a rating of 9 on Health of the Nation Outcome Scales? (Read answer) |
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What date do I use for the collection of outcome measures if they are collected over a period of one week? (Read answer) |
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Within how many days from admission must the outcome measures be collected? (Read answer) |
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Who will get the reminders for the collection of outcome measures? (Read answer) |
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What happens if a measure cannot be completed or is only partially complete? (Read answer) |
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What if the consumer is seen within the same organisation but by more than one program (ie. at the community clinic and the living skills centre), who will collect the outcome measures? (Read answer) |
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A consumer is admitted on a general ward as a psychiatric inpatient. The consumer is new to the psychiatric service. The consumer will most likely be moved to the psychiatric ward when a bed is available. I have been asked to see this consumer for assessment, do I collect the measures? (Read answer) |
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What might be included in the ‘other’ category for reasons why a person is having a National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC) review or National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC) discharge? (Read answer) |
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What is a casemix measure and how is it used? (Read answer) |
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Is casemix a method of cutting costs? (Read answer) |
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Is the personal information collected confidential? (Read answer) |
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How long does it take to complete each outcome measure and record the information? (Read answer) |
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Will increase my workload? (Read answer) |
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Who will enter the data? (Read answer) |
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What will happen if I don't collect the data or complete the Outcome Measures? (Read answer) |
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Are Outcome Measures being collected so services may be compared by the Department of Health? (Read answer) |
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Why do we have to fill out more froms when the information is already available? (Read answer) |
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