Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2008-09
This report is the fifth in a series on hospitalisations due to falls by Australians aged 65 and older and focuses on 2008-09. For the first time in this report series, the rate of hospitalised fall injuries involving older females exceeded 3,000 per 100,000 population. The incidence of injury has continued to increase substantially over the decade to June 2009, despite a sustained decrease in the rate of hip fractures due to falls. Of note, falls that resulted in head injuries and those described as an 'other fall on same level' increased significantly over the study period.
Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2006-07
This report is the third in a series on hospitalisations due to falls by Australians aged 65 and older. It focuses on 2006-07 and also examines trends from 1999 to 2007. About 7 in every 10 hospitalised fall injuries occurred in the home or in residential institutions and most were sustained by older females. Age-standardised rates of hospitalised fall-related injury separations have increased over the 8 years to 2007, despite a decrease in the rate for femur fractures.
Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2007-08
This report is the fourth in a series on hospitalisations due to falls by Australians aged 65 and older. It focuses on 2007-08 and includes estimates of the cost to the hospital system due to serious falls. As in the previous reports, most falls were sustained by females. About one-third of all cases were for injuries to the hip and thigh, and a fall on the same level due to slipping, tripping and stumbling was the most common cause of hospitalisation. Acute admitted patient care due to fall injuries in 2007-08 was estimated to have cost more than $648 million.
Australia's hospitals 2010-11 at a glance
Australia's hospitals 2010-11 at a glance provides information on Australia's 1,340 public and private hospitals. In 2010-11, there were 8.9 million hospitalisations, including 2.2 million admissions involving surgery. Public hospitals provided 7.7 million non-admitted patient emergency services, with 70% of patients seen within recommended times for their triage category. This publication is a companion to Australian hospital statistics 2010-11.
Indigenous identification in hospital separations data: quality report
This report presents results of an audit of the quality of Indigenous identification in hospital separations data and makes recommendations regarding the use of Indigenous status information. The report is a useful resource for health information managers and researchers.
Elective surgery in Australia: new measures of access
Access to elective surgery in public hospitals is of interest to health providers, policy makers and the general public. This report presents a detailed picture of access to elective surgery services in Australia using combined admitted patient and elective surgery waiting times data.
Report on the evaluation of the National Minimum Data Set for Public Hospital Establishments
'Report on the evaluation of the National Minimum Data Set for Public Hospital Establishments' presents the AIHW's most comprehensive assessment to date of the Public Hospitals Establishments data collection. The evaluation assesses the quality and utility of the data set to determine its suitability as to current requirements and to identify changes required to improve data quality and comparability. Detailed information is presented on the data provided for each data element and the extent to which these data are provided in accordance with specifications published in the 'National health data dictionary'. This report is a useful resource for health information managers, researchers, state and territory data providers, and all users of data based on this national minimum data set.
National Minimum Data Set for Admitted Patient Care: compliance evaluation for 2001-02 to 2003-04
'National Minimum Data Set for Admitted Patient Care: compliance evaluation 2001-02 to 2003-04' presents the AIHWs most comprehensive assessment to date of the quality and consistency of data collected for the Admitted Patient Care data collection. Information is presented on the compliance of the data collected with the definitions in the 'National health data dictionary'. A commentary is included on the trend in data quality over the three-year period.This report is a useful resource for health information managers, researchers, state and territory data suppliers and all users of data based on this National Minimum Data Set.
Improving the quality of Indigenous identification in hospital separations data
This report presents the outcomes of a project funded by the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council and directed at establishing a basis for improving Indigenous identification in hospital separations data.
Report on the evaluation of the National Minimum Data Set for Admitted Patient Mental Health Care
The report presents the Institute's most comprehensive evaluation to date of the data collected for the National Minimum Data Set for Admitted Patient Mental Health Care. The evaluation assesses the quality and utility of the data set to determine its suitability as to current requirements and to identify changes required to improve data quality and comparability. Detailed information is presented on the data provided for each data element and the extent to which these data are provided in accordance with specifications published in the National Health Data Dictionary. This report is a useful resource for health information managers, researchers, state and territory data providers and all users of data based on this National Minimum Data Set.