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.
Publications
Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) Guide
Since Dr. Marshall Folstein first developed the Mini- Mental State Examination (MMSE) in 1975, it has become widely used as a screening test for cognitive impairment and it is routinely used as an inclusion / exclusion criterion and outcome measure in clinical trials. T...
Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) Tool
The Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) was developed to provide clear unequivocal guidelines for administration and scoring. The SMMSE takes less time to administer and has significantly reduced the variability of the MMSE. The test covers a variety o...
Education
Australian Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 5.0 Fact Sheet
The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) is a casemix classification that provides a nationally consistent way of categorising admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care. AN-SNAP Version 5.0 (V5.0) classifies episodes on th...
Australian Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 4.0 Fact Sheet
The Australian National Subacute and Non-acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) is a casemix classification that categorises rehabilitation, palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management, psychogeriatric care and non-acute care. AN-SNAP Version 4 classifies episo...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Private Hospital Report, Round 24 (financial year 2019–20)
The private sector National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is a voluntary collection that produces a range of hospital cost and activity information by the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG). This report includes the findings from Round 24 (fina...
National Coding Advice
National Coding Advice (that is, Coding Rules and education frequently asked questions (FAQs)) are published to facilitate nationally consistent assignment of ICD-10-AM and ACHI codes in the implemented edition of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS. National Coding Advice is generally...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Hospitals Report - Round 26 (financial year 2021–22)
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) for the public sector, collected through the states and territories, is the primary data collection used to develop the national efficient price. These documents account for the hospital costs submitted by jurisdicti...