Number of outpatient occasions of service in hospitals
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Definition
Number of hospital outpatient occasions of service per 1,000 population
Indicator Summary
Outpatient: A patient who does not undergo a hospital's formal admission process, excluding patients receiving services through emergency departments, community health settings, and other outreach.
Outpatient occasion of service: An interaction between one or more health care professionals with one or more non-admitted patients, for assessment, consultation and/or treatment intended to be unbroken in time. A service event …
2008-09—State and territory, by type of outpatient care (major categories and total)
Calculation rules
- Description
Outpatient: A patient who does not undergo a hospital's formal admission process, excluding patients receiving services through emergency departments, community health settings, and other outreach.
Outpatient occasion of service: An interaction between one or more health care professionals with one or more non-admitted patients, for assessment, consultation and/or treatment intended to be unbroken in time. A service event means that a dated entry is made in the patient/client's medical record.
Outpatient care categories: allied health, dental, dialysis, drug and alcohol, endoscopy, mental health, other medical/surgical/obstetric.
Limited to public hospitals only.
Crude rates of service (age of patient is not available).
Occasions of service for diagnostic imaging, pathology and pharmacy excluded as different counting methods apply to these categories, and methods vary by state and territory.
Analysis by state and territory is based on location of service.
Presented per 1,000 population.
Number of outpatient occasions of service in hospitals
Total population
2008-09—State and territory, by type of outpatient care (major categories and total)
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