Overview of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Claiming Channels

Brief description

The Department of Human Services through [Medicare](https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/dhs/medicare) assesses claims and makes payments to medical, hospital and allied health providers who treat eligible veterans, spouses and dependents, on behalf of the [Department of Veterans' Affairs](http://www.dva.gov.au/) (DVA).

The Department of Human Services, Medicare and DVA promote electronic claiming as the primary way of doing business with the government. For health professionals, electronic claiming means faster payment times, paperless lodgement of claims, faster reconciliation and more efficient confirmation of patient details. It also means lower administrative costs for the government.

** Overview of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Claiming Channels dataset**

This dataset provides information on the channels used by allied health, medical and hospital providers, to lodge DVA claims for processing by Medicare. The dataset includes details on the volume of services processed via a particular channel and the value of the benefit paid. Further information on the dataset may be found in the metadata accompanying the dataset.

Data is provided in the following formats:

* Excel/ XLXS : The human readable version of the dataset for the current financial year (2016-2017) will be provided in an individual excel file and will be updated monthly. The human readable files for the 2015-2016 financial year may be found in the zipped excel files.


* CSV: The machine readable version of the dataset may be found in the zipped csv file. This contains both monthly and financial year summaries. Metadata and 'Item ranges' are contained in stand-alone csvs within the zipped file.

If you require statistics at a more detailed level, please contact statistics@humanservices.gov.au detailing your request. The Department of Human Services charges on a cost recovery basis for providing more detailed statistics and their provision is subject to privacy considerations.

The [Department of Veterans’ Affairs] (http://www.dva.gov.au/about-dva/statistics-about-veteran-population) website contains statistical information regarding the veteran population that may be accessed by the public.

Disclaimer: This data is provided by the Department of Human Services (Human Services) for general information purposes only. While Human Services has taken care to ensure the information is as correct and accurate as possible, we do not guarantee, or accept legal liability whatsoever arising from, or connected to its use.
We recommend that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to the use of this data and that users carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance of the data for their needs.

Full description

2016-2017 Monthly DVA Claiming Channels -xlsx - * The zip file contains monthly .xlsx files, year to date, for each month of the 2016- 2017 financial year.\r\n \r\n* 'Services processed' and 'Benefits paid' is based on the date the claim was processed.\r\n \r\n* A breakdown for allied health, medical and hospital services are provided in the corresponding tabs of the dataset. \r\n \r\n* Where a service category has zero services for the month, the category will not feature in that month's dataset. For a full listing of all service categories, refer to the 'Category Items' tab within the human readable datasets. \r\n\r\n* Descriptions of the claiming channels are provided in the metadata accompanying the dataset, under the 'Metadata' tab.
2016-2017 Monthly DVA Claiming Channels -csv - * The zip file contains monthly .csv files, year to date, for each month of the 2016- 2017 financial year.\r\n \r\n* 'Services processed' and 'Benefits paid' is based on the date the claim was processed.\r\n \r\n* A breakdown for allied health, medical and hospital services are provided in the corresponding tabs of the dataset. \r\n \r\n* Where a service category has zero services for the month, the category will not feature in that month's dataset. For a full listing of all service categories, refer to the 'Category Items' tab within the human readable datasets. \r\n\r\n* Descriptions of the claiming channels are provided in the metadata accompanying the dataset, under the 'Metadata' tab.
2015-2016 Monthly DVA Claiming Channels -xlsx - * The zip file contains monthly .xlsx files for the complete 2015- 2016 financial year.\r\n \r\n* 'Services processed' and 'Benefits paid' is based on the date the claim was processed.\r\n \r\n* A breakdown for allied health, medical and hospital services are provided in the corresponding tabs of the dataset. \r\n \r\n* Where a service category has zero services for the month, the category will not feature in that month's dataset. For a full listing of all service categories, refer to the 'Category Items' tab within the human readable datasets. \r\n\r\n* Descriptions of the claiming channels are provided in the metadata accompanying the dataset, under the 'Metadata' tab. \r\n \r\n
2015-2016 Monthly DVA Claiming Channels- csv - * The zip file contains monthly csv files for the complete 2015-2016 financial year.\r\n \r\n* 'Services processed' and 'Benefits paid' is based on the date the claim was processed. \r\n \r\n* A breakdown for allied health, medical and hospital services are provided.\r\n \r\n* Where a service category has zero services for the month, the category will not feature in that month's dataset. For a full listing of all service categories, refer to the 'Category Items' tab within the human readable datasets. \r\n\r\n* Descriptions of the claiming channels are provided in the metadata accompanying the human readable version of the dataset, under the 'Metadata' tab. \r\n \r\n
2015-2016 Financial Year DVA Claiming Channels - * This dataset contains a complete financial year summary for the 2015-2016 financial year.\r\n \r\n* 'Services processed' and 'Benefit paid' is based on the date the claim was processed. \r\n \r\n* A breakdown for allied health, medical and hospital services are provided in the corresponding tabs of the dataset. \r\n \r\n* Where a service category has zero services for the month, the category will not feature in that month's dataset. For a full listing of all service categories, refer to the 'Category Items' tab within the human readable datasets. \r\n\r\n* Descriptions of the claiming channels are provided in the metadata accompanying the dataset, under the 'Metadata' tab. \r\n \r\n