| Indicator Id: |
138
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| Description: | Average cost per casemix-adjusted separation for public acute care hospitals |
| 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: | AIHW & NHPC: National Report on Health Sector Performance Indicators 2003; AIHW Australia's Health |
| Data Issues: | No data |
| Numerator: | Total admitted patient costs reported for public acute care hospitals. Costs are calculated by multiplying total reported costs by the admitted patient fraction (IFRAC) reported for each hospital. |
| Denominator: | Total casemix-adjusted separations reported for public acute care hospitals. Separations include all care types, including those other than acute. Newborns with no qualified days are excluded, along with records that do not relate to admitted patients (boarders and posthumous organ procurement) |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | No data |
| AIHW Comments: | No data |
| Link to NHA indicator specifications: |
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| Link(s): |
AIHW & NHPC: National Report on Health Sector Performance Indicators 2003 publication
AIHW Australia's Health 2010
Australian hospital statistics 2009-10
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