Service categories
Classifications provide a nationally consistent method of classifying all types of patients, their treatment and associated costs.
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Admitted acute care
Episodes of admitted acute care are assigned disease and intervention codes by health information managers or clinical coders.
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Mental health care
The Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) is a new classification for mental health.
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Subacute and non-acute care
Sub acute and non-acute care is care provided to patients for whom the primary need for care is optimisation of their functioning and quality of life.
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Emergency care
The Australian Emergency Care Classification (AECC) is the new classification for emergency care.
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Non-admitted care
Non-admitted is care provided to patients who do not undergo a formal admission process and do not occupy a hospital bed.
