Table of contents
- Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Executive summary
- Body section
- 1 Introduction
- Data source
- Three options
- 2 Collection and coding rules
- The 'Care type' data item
- Diagnosis data items
- Coding standard in the sixth edition of ICD-10-AM
- Coding standard in earlier editions of ICD-10-AM
- Principal diagnosis versus additional diagnosis
- Summary
- 3 Number of palliative care separations
- Palliative care separations over time
- Palliative care separations by sector and jurisdiction
- Summary
- 4 Profile of the palliative care separations
- Differences by jurisdiction
- Where was the care provided?
- Characteristics of the separations
- Length of hospitalisation
- Diagnosis
- Procedures
- Separation mode
- Summary
- 5 Recommended approach
- 1 Introduction
- End matter
- Appendixes
- Appendix A: Data source
- National Hospital Morbidity Database
- Standard data exclusions
- National Hospital Morbidity Database
- Appendix B: 'Care type' data item
- Appendix C: Palliative care coding standard
- Appendix D: Diagnosis code of palliative care
- Appendix E: Number of palliative care separations
- Appendix F: Public hospital peer groups
- Appendix A: Data source
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- Appendixes