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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Length of stay benchmarking in the Australian private hospital sector

Brian W T Hanning

Australian Health Review 31(1) 150 - 158
Published: 2007

Abstract

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.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AH070150

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