PMHC-MDS Survey Specification

Version 1.0.0

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Table of contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Resources
• 3. Identifier management
  • 3.1. Managing Provider Organisation Keys
  • 3.2. Managing all other entity keys
• 4. Data model and specifications
  • 4.1. Data model
  • 4.2. Record formats
    • 4.2.1. Metadata
    • 4.2.2. Provider Organisation
    • 4.2.3. Survey
    • 4.2.4. Instruments
  • 4.3. Definitions
    • 4.3.1. ABN
    • 4.3.2. Collection Date
    • 4.3.3. Instrument Key
    • 4.3.4. Key
    • 4.3.5. Legal Name
    • 4.3.6. Name
    • 4.3.7. Organisation End Date
    • 4.3.8. Organisation Key
    • 4.3.9. Organisation Path
    • 4.3.10. Organisation Start Date
    • 4.3.11. Organisation Tags
    • 4.3.12. Organisation Type
    • 4.3.13. State
    • 4.3.14. Survey Key
    • 4.3.15. Survey Tags
    • 4.3.16. Value
    • 4.3.17. YES PHN Experience Scale
    • 4.3.18. YES PHN Outcome Scale
    • 4.3.19. YES PHN Question 1
    • 4.3.20. YES PHN Question 2
    • 4.3.21. YES PHN Question 3
    • 4.3.22. YES PHN Question 4
    • 4.3.23. YES PHN Question 5
    • 4.3.24. YES PHN Question 6
    • 4.3.25. YES PHN Question 7
    • 4.3.26. YES PHN Question 8
    • 4.3.27. YES PHN Question 9
    • 4.3.28. YES PHN Question 10
    • 4.3.29. YES PHN Question 11
    • 4.3.30. YES PHN Question 12
    • 4.3.31. YES PHN Question 13
    • 4.3.32. YES PHN Question 14
    • 4.3.33. YES PHN Question 15
    • 4.3.34. YES PHN Question 16
    • 4.3.35. YES PHN Question 17
    • 4.3.36. YES PHN Question 18
    • 4.3.37. YES PHN Question 19
    • 4.3.38. YES PHN Question 19 Other
    • 4.3.39. YES PHN Question 20
    • 4.3.40. YES PHN Question 20 Other
    • 4.3.41. YES PHN Question 21
    • 4.3.42. YES PHN Question 22
    • 4.3.43. YES PHN Question 23
    • 4.3.44. YES PHN Question 24
    • 4.3.45. YES PHN Question 24 Other
    • 4.3.46. YES PHN Question 25
    • 4.3.47. YES PHN Question 26
    • 4.3.48. YES PHN Tags
  • 4.4. Download Specification Files
• 5. Upload specification
  • 5.1. File requirements
    • 5.1.1. Excel Workbook (XLSX)
    • 5.1.2. Zip file containing Comma Separated Values (CSV)
    • 5.1.3. File size
  • 5.2. Files or worksheets to upload
  • 5.3. File format
    • 5.3.1. Metadata file
    • 5.3.2. Organisation file format
    • 5.3.3. Survey file format
    • 5.3.4. YES PHN file format
  • 5.4. Deleting records
  • 5.5. Example Upload files
  • 5.6. Frequently Asked Questions
• 6. Validation Rules
  • 6.1. Current Validations
    • 6.1.1. Keys
    • 6.1.2. Organisation
    • 6.1.3. Survey
    • 6.1.4. YES PHN
• 7. PMHC MDS Survey Specification Change log
  • 7.1. ??/??/2023 - Version 1.0

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