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Casemix: moving forward
1: Standard unit of cost| Unit cost per minute by nursing level | |
| Obtained from: | Market Basket Database: CDHS&H |
| Applied to: | Patient attributable time by nurse per patient |
| Unit cost per minute by allied health professional level | |
| Obtained from: | Market Basket Database: CDHS&H |
| Applied to: | Patient attributable time by allied health professional by patient |
| Unit cost by banded time range for medical officer | |
| Obtained from: | Banded ranges and standard cost as specified in the MBS schedule and adopted by the South Australian Health Commission |
| Applied to: | Frequency of consultations by time range by medical officer |
| Unit cost per operating minute by procedure | |
| Obtained from: | National Operating Room Service Weight Study: CDHS&H |
| Applied to: | Time spent in theatre and recovery rooms |
| Unit cost per day in intensive care/critical care/neonatal intensive care | |
| Obtained from: | National Intensive Care Service Weight Study: CDHS&H |
| Applied to: | Time spent in intensive care/critical care/neonatal intensive care |
| Unit cost per pathology test by type | |
| Obtained from: | National Pathology Service Weight Study: CDHS&H |
| Applied to: | Each pathology test ordered and undertaken per patient |
| Unit cost per diagnostic imaging service by type | |
| Obtained from: | National Diagnostic Imaging Service Weight Study: CDHS&H |
| Applied to: | Each diagnostic imaging procedure performed per patient |
| Unit cost per pharmaceutical by type | |
| Obtained from: | Average unit price based upon data provided from the participating sites |
| Applied to: | Drug type administered per patient by dosage and frequency |
| Unit cost per prosthesis by type | |
| Obtained from: | Standard List National Operating Room Service Weight Study: CDHS&H |
| Applied to: | Prostheses consumed in theatre |
| Unit overhead rate | |
| Obtained from: | Development of AN-DRG-3 Cost Weights: CDHS&H |
| Applied to: | Each day of stay, covering overhead costs plus each day of stay for a boarder |
| CDHS&H = Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health (now, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services). MBS = Medical Benefits Schedule. |
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