Abbreviations

ABF

Activity Based Funding
ABF APC Activity Based Funding Admitted Patient Care data collection
ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
AHPCS Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards
AIHW Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
APC NMDS Admitted Patient Care National Minimum Data Set
AR–DRG Australian Refined–Diagnosis Related Group

AR–DRG v8.0

Australian Refined–Diagnosis Related Group version 8.0
ASGS Australian Statistical Geography Standard
GFCE Government Final Consumption Expenditure
HCP Hospital Casemix Protocol data collection
ICU Intensive Care Unit
IHPA Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
MDC Major Diagnostic Category
NEP National Efficient Price
NHCDC National Hospital Cost Data Collection
NPHED National Public Hospital Establishments Database
NWAU National Weighted Activity Unit
TTR teaching, training and research