
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hanning, Brian W T 
T1  - Length of stay benchmarking in the Australian private hospital sector
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2007
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
SP  - 150
EP  - 158
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH070150 
N2  - Length of stay (LOS) benchmarking is a means of comparing hospital efficiency. Analysis of private cases in private facilities using Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) data shows interstate variation in same-day (SD) cases and overnight average LOS (ONALOS) on an Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups version 4 (ARDRGv4) standardised basis. ARDRGv4 standardised analysis from 1998?99 to 2003?04 shows a steady increase in private sector SD cases (~1.4% per annum) and a decrease in ONALOS (~4.3% per annum). Overall, the data show significant variation in LOS parameters between private hospitals. 
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