Classification
Classifications are comprised of codes that provide clinically meaningful ways of relating the types of hospital patients and aged care residents receiving care to the resources required to deliver that care.
Classification overview
There are six patient service categories in Australia currently which have classifications being used nationally or in development stage
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ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS is used in public and private hospitals in Australia to classify episodes of admitted patient care.
Admitted acute care
Episodes of admitted acute care are assigned disease and intervention codes by health information managers or clinical coder.
Subacute and non-acute care
The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP).
Mental health care
The Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) is a new classification for mental health.
Non-admitted care
Non-admitted care encompasses services provided to patients who do not undergo a formal admission process and do not occupy a hospital bed.
Emergency care
The Australian Emergency Care Classification (AECC) is the new classification for emergency care
Teaching, training and research
The Australian Teaching and Training Classification (ATTC).
Australian Classification Exchange (ACE)
The Australian Classification Exchange (ACE) is an online portal managed by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA), and through which registered users can make public submissions.