About the data
To assist in interpreting hospitals data, more detailed information about the data sources, data quality, analysis methods, and the definitions and classifications used are available below.
Information about data years not shown on this page may be found in previous AIHW hospitals reports, data downloads, or in the links to superseded content in the METEOR metadata below. You can also Contact us via the AIHW website.
Principal database name/data source | Data set names1 | Data set METEOR metadata for recent years | Technical appendices/notes for recent years |
Admitted patient care2 | |||
AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database (NHMD) | Admitted patient care NMDS | ||
Emergency department care | |||
AIHW National Non-admitted Patient Emergency Department Care Database (NNAPEDCD) | AIHW Non-admitted Patient Emergency Department Care (NAPEDC) NMDS | ||
Elective surgery waiting times3 | |||
AIHW National Elective Surgery Waiting Times Data Collection (NESWTDC) | Elective surgery waiting times NMDS | ||
Hospital resources3 | |||
AIHW National Public Hospital Establishments Database (NPHED) | Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments (LHN/PHE) NMDS | ||
AIHW Health Expenditure Database (HED) | Government health expenditure NMDS | ||
Non-admitted patient care
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AIHW National Non-admitted Patient Care (aggregate) Database NNAPC(agg)D) | Non-admitted patient care aggregate (NAPC aggregate) NBEDS | ||
AIHW National Non-admitted Patient (episode-level) Database (NNAP(el)D) | Non-admitted patient (NAP) NBEDS | ||
Safety and quality | |||
AIHW National Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia Data Collection (NSABDC) | Healthcare-associated infections NBEDS |
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National Hand Hygiene Data Collection | Hand hygiene NBEDS |
Notes:
1. NMDS: National minimum data set. NBEDS: National best endeavours data set.
2. Some Admitted patient care data also uses the NPHED.
3. Some Hospital resources data and Elective surgery waiting times data also uses the NHMD.
Patient experience data on MyHospitals comes from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Patient experience survey.