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Tips on using the data cubes
Please refer to the Hospitals AR-DRG data cube user guide for instructions on using and downloading from the data cubes.
Data source(s)
The source of these data is the AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database. It contains AR-DRG information for separations for which the care type was specifically reported as Acute, Newborn (for separations with at least one qualified day) or was not reported (see the Glossary). More information on the AR-DRGs reported for admitted patients are available in the Australian hospital statistics reports.
Confidentiality
In order to maintain confidentiality some data have been suppressed at the Diagnosis Related Group and/or surgical/medical/other partition level. Data for the suppressed categories will be included in the MDC and grand totals.
More online data cubes
Principal Diagnosis data cubes and Procedures data cubes can also be accessed online.
AR-DRG classification information
For more information regarding the AR-DRG classification system please refer to the websites of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA), or the Australian Consortium for Classification Development (ACCD).
Request a customised data analysis
If you are looking for statistics that are not available in publications or data cubes, we also offer a data request service. Customised data analyses can be provided, subject to data quality and confidentiality requirements, from a range of AIHW-held databases. Please note that a fee may apply for this service.