| Indicator Id: |
132
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| Description: | Admissions to hospital that could have been prevented through the provision of appropriate non-hospital health services (chronic disease specific) |
| Indicator Source: |
National Health Performance Committee (NHPC)
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| Data Available: | Yes |
| Data Source(s): |
Hospital morbidity database (AIHW)
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| Where Reported: | Australia's health series; Australian hospital statistics series. |
| Data Issues: | No data |
| Numerator: | Potentially preventable hospital separations: Potentially preventable chronic conditions include diabetes, asthma, angina, hypertension, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Denominator: | Total population |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | No data |
| AIHW Comments: | No data |
| Link to NHA indicator specifications: |
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| Link(s): |
AIHW & NHPA: National Report on Health Sector Performance Indicators 2003 publication
AIHW: Australia's Health 2010
Australian hospital statistics 2009-10
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