Medical indemnity national data collection, public sector 2004-05

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Health services series no. 27

This 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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Full publication (435K PDF)

  • Preliminary material (158K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • List of tables
    • List of figures and boxes
    • Acknowledgements
    • Symbols
    • Abbreviations
    • Glossary
    • Summary
  • Sections (317K PDF)
    • Introduction 
      • Background to the collection
      • Purposes of the collection
      • Collaborative arrangements
      • Progress towards a single national report on medical indemnity
    • The collection
      • Scope and context
      • Policy, administrative and legal context
      • Data items
      • Data quality and completeness
      • Future directions for MINC
    • Public Sector medical indemnity claims data
      • Incidents
      • People
      • Claims 
  • End matter (210K PDF)
    • Appendix 1: Body function/structure categories
    • Appendix 2: Policy, administrative and legal features in each jurisdiction
    • Appendix 3: Detailed tables
    • References

Additional material

Medical indemnity national collection (public sector) data guide: data items and definitions 2004-05 (186K PDF)

The Data Guide is designed to assist all those involved in supplying or analysing Medical Indemnity National Collection (MINC) data. It details the scope and context of the MINC, and then presents the medical indemnity information model and counting rules. The Data Guide also provides detailed information about every data item in the MINC. Published 29 June 2006.

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