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Australian hospital statistics 2006-07Health services series no. 31Australian hospital statistics 2006-07 continues the comprehensive reporting of statistics on Australian hospitals by the AIHW. The publication presents a detailed overview of public and private hospital activity in 2006-07 with summaries of changes over time. Statistics presented on admitted patient care include information on patient diagnoses, procedures, lengths of stay, and waiting times for elective surgery. Emergency department activity statistics include information on triage categories, waiting times and the duration of care. Clinic level information on outpatient care is also presented. A range of hospital performance indicators are reported as well as information on public hospital expenditure, resources and bed numbers. This report is a useful resource for health planners, administrators and researchers with an interest in Australia's hospitals. Authored by AIHW. Published 30 May 2008; ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 790 0; AIHW cat. no. HSE 55; 400pp.; $42.00 |
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Australian hospital statistics 2005-06Health services series no. 30Australian Hospital Statistics 2005-06 provides a thirteenth year in the AIHW's comprehensive annual reporting of statistics on Australia's hospitals. Detailed information is presented on hospital care and hospitals in 2005-06, as are summaries of changes over time and comparisons between public and private hospitals. Included are statistics on admissions to public and private hospitals in 2005-06, covering the age and sex of patients diagnoses, procedures, lengths of stay and waiting times for elective surgery. The publication presents statistics on emergency department presentations to selected public hospitals in 2005-06 covering the age and sex of patients, triage categories, waiting times and duration of care. Also included are statistics on outpatient clinic activity in selected public hospitals in 2005-06. The statistics presented on hospitals include hospital expenditure, revenue and bed numbers, and a range of hospital performance indicators reported using the National Health Performance Framework. This report is a useful resource for health planners, administrators and researchers with an interest in the Australian hospital system. Authored by AIHW. Published 31 May 2007; ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 690 3; AIHW cat. no. HSE 50; 394pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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Report on the evaluation of the National Minimum Data Set for Public Hospital EstablishmentsHealth services series no. 29'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. Authored by AIHW. Published 19 February 2007; ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN-13 978-1-74024-652-1; AIHW cat. no. HSE 45; 186pp.; $32.00 |
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National Minimum Data Set for Admitted Patient Care: compliance evaluation for 2001-02 to 2003-04Health services series no. 28'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. Authored by AIHW. Published 16 August 2006; ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 597 5; AIHW cat. no. HSE 44; 130pp.; $30.00 |
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Medical indemnity national data collection, public sector 2004-05Health services series no. 27This report presents data on the number, nature, incidence and costs of public sector medical indemnity claims for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. It describes incidents that gave rise to claims, the people affected by these incidents, and the size, duration and outcomes of medical indemnity claims. This is the third report originating from the Medical Indemnity National Collection (public sector). This report will be useful for policy makers, health administrators, clinicians and health professionals, and health service users. Authored by AIHW. Published 29 June 2006; ISSN 1036-613 X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 577 7; AIHW cat. no. HSE 42; 78pp.; $25.00 |
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Australian hospital statistics 2004-05Health services series no. 26Australian hospital statistics 2004-05 continues the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's series of summary reports describing the characteristics and activity of Australia's hospitals. It presents an overview of hospitals and hospital activity in Australia, further data on public hospitals, hospital performance indicator data, information on non-admitted patient care provided in public hospital emergency departments, and summary data on elective surgery waiting times for patients admitted to public hospitals. Authored by AIHW. Published 31 May 2006; ISSN 1036-613X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 572 2; AIHW cat. no. HSE 41; 370pp.; $40.00 |
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Improving the quality of Indigenous identification in hospital separations dataHealth services series no. 25This 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. Authored by AIHW. Published 9 December 2005; ISSN 1036 613X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 516 6; AIHW cat. no. HSE 101; 156pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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Medical indemnity national data collection, public sector 2003 to 2004Health services series no. 24The Medical Indemnity National Data Collection: public sector 2003 to 2004 presents data on the number, nature, incidence and costs of public sector medical indemnity claims over the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. The report describes incidents that gave rise to claims, the people affected by these incidents, and the size, outcome and key aspects of the processing of medical indemnity claims. This is the second report originating from the Medical Indemnity National Collection (public sector) and the first to present data over a full financial year period. This report will be useful for policy-makers, health administrators, clinicians and health professionals, and health service users. Authored by AIHW. Published 29 July 2005; ISSN 1036 613 X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 485 5; AIHW cat. no. HSE 39; 76pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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Australian hospital statistics 2003-04Health services series no. 23Australian Hospital Statistics 2003-04 provides an eleventh year in the Institute's comprehensive annual statistical reporting of statistics on Australia's hospitals. Detailed information is presented on hospital care and hospitals in 2003-04, as are summaries of changes over time, and comparisons between public and private hospitals. Included are statistics on admissions to public and private hospitals in 2003-04, covering the age and sex of patients, diagnoses, procedures, lengths of stay and waiting times for elective surgery. Also included are hospital expenditure, revenue and bed numbers, and a range of hospital performance indicators reported using the National Health Performance Framework. Included for the first time in 2003-04 are more comprehensive statistics about patients who presented to selected public hospital emergency departments. The statistics now cover patients' demographics, triage categories, waiting times, durations of care and a range of other data. This report is a useful resource for health planners, administrators and researchers with an interest in the Australian hospital system. Authored by AIHW. Published 27 May 2005; ISSN 1036 613 X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 468 8; AIHW cat. no. HSE 37; 363pp.; $40.00 |
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Australian hospital statistics 2002-03Health services series no. 22Australian Hospital Statistics 2002-03 is the tenth of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's annual summary reports describing the characteristics and activity of Australian hospitals. Detailed information is presented on hospital care and hospitals in 2002-03, along with summaries of changes over time, and comparisons between public and private hospitals. The report is based largely on data in the Institute's National Hospital Morbidity Database, the National Public Hospital Establishments Database and the National Elective Surgery Waiting Times Data Collection, which are compiled each year with the assistance of the state and territory health authorities. Authored by AIHW. Published 28 June 2004; ISSN 1036 613 X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 388 9; AIHW cat. no. HSE 32; ABS cat. no. 8906.0; 358pp.; $50.00 |