Completing the Mental Health Client Contact Form - Landing Page

What is the MH Client Contact Form used for?

Mental Health Clinicians must record all clinical activity with a client.  These may be direct or indirect activities - by any method at any location.

• Includes consultation services
• Includes Telepsychiatry, Psych Ambulatory and Emergency (ED) encounters

Other MH AdHoc forms used for recording MH Activity

• MH Care Conference
• MH Family Contact Form

How to complete the MH Contact Form

Click the links for details

Step 1: Open the patient’s chart in the correct encounter

• It is critical to select the correct encounter for Activity Based Funding!
  • See: Encounters for MH Activity
  • See: Patient Search - Selecting the Correct Facility and Encounter
• Check the location in the top right of the patient record
• Check the admission date - a current inpatient will have No Discharge Date
• If it is the wrong encounter, change the encounter by clicking on the location link and selecting the correct encounter from the visit list

Randwick Outpatient - all capitals

Westmead Outpatient - lower case

Step 2: Locate the MH Client Contact Form

• See How to Open the MH Client Contact Form

Step 3: Fill in the form and Save

Tip

•  indicates a field has decision support material. Right click over field and select Reference Text
  • See Enter, Modify and Cancel AdHoc Charting for more tips on completing AdHoc forms. Tips are found in the bottom half of quickstart.

   

  Click the headers below to view instructions for completing each section of the form

  Top Section of the Mental Health Client Contact Form

  Contact Details Page

  Provider Client Activity Page

  View/Edit the Form

   

  Further Information

  • See your local Mental Health Information Officer
  • Contact InforMH, System Information and Analytics Branch, NSW Ministry of Health INFORMH@health.nsw.gov.au
  • See Mental Health Department - eMR Resources