
%0 Journal Article
%A Hanning, Brian W T 
%T Length of stay benchmarking in the Australian private hospital sector
%J Australian Health Review
%D 2007/02/01
%V 31
%N 1
%P 150-158
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AH070150
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AH070150 
%X 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. 
