Admitted acute care
Episodes of admitted acute care are assigned disease and intervention codes by health information managers or clinical coders.
Publications
AR-DRG Version 11.0
PublicationsThe Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs) is a classification that provides a clinically meaningful way to relate or group the number and type of patients treated in admitted acute episodes of care to the resources required in treatment. AR-DRG...
AR-DRG Version 10.0
PublicationsThe Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs) is a classification system, which provides a clinically meaningful way to relate the number and type of patients treated in a hospital to the resources required by the hospital. AR-DRGs group patients with s...
Education
Implementation of Cluster Coding Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsCluster coding is a mechanism of linking related diagnosis codes through use of a diagnosis cluster identifier (DCID) that will enhance the value of coded data.
Aged Care Cost Collection Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsThis fact sheet will help residential and in-home aged care providers understand what cost collections are and why it’s important to participate.
A fresh approach to NDIS pricing - Expert NDIS advisors fact sheet
Fact sheetsDuring our NDIS pricing reform consultation in 2024, we drew upon the knowledge of our expert advisors who brought a range of perspectives to our work and who have a deep expertise in many relevant areas: