| Indicator Id: |
140
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| Description: | Relative stay index (RSI) by medical surgical and other DRGs (length of stay in hospital) |
| Indicator Source: |
AIHW (National indicators for children and youth publications)
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 |
| Data Issues: | No data |
| Numerator: | Number of actual patient days for acute care separations |
| Denominator: | Expected number of patient days, given the DRG mix for a particular hospital, and other factors influencing length of stay. |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | AIHW: Young Australians key national indicators recommend reporting for young people aged 12-24 as well as for general population |
| 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 hospitals statistics 2009¿10
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