Casemix
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards
The Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards aims to provide direction for hospital patient costing through the development of standards for specific elements of the costing process and reporting requirements.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 2.0
- Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 2.0 (Word 2355 KB) - effective Round 15 (2010-11) *
- Appendix A - Secondary Definitions to Line Items (Word 34 KB)
* Excluding the new standards relating to capital and depreciation that will be effective from Round 16 (2011-12)
NOTE: Version 2.0 - COST 3.003 is currently under review and will be updated shortly.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 1.1
- Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 1.1 (PDF 433 KB) - effective Round 14 (2009-10)
- Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 1.1 (RTF 9.6 MB)
Further Information
For further information please email NHCDC@health.gov.au.
Program/Initiatives
- General Practice After Hours Program
- 2010-11 GP Super Clinic Commitments
- The Practice Nurse Incentive Program
- The Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) Strategy
- 2007-08 GP Super Clinic Commitments
Publications
- Development of clinical prompts to enhance decision support tools related to the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection
- Developing a casemix classification for mental health services: summary
- Developing a casemix classification for mental health services: volume 2 resource materials
- Developing a casemix classification for mental health services: volume 1 main report
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