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Definition

The principal source of funds for an admitted patient episode or non-admitted patient service event, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Hospital patient funding source code NN ".
Data Type String
Format NN
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 01 Australian Health Care Agreements
02 Private health insurance
03 Self-funded
04 Worker's compensation
05 Motor vehicle third party personal claim
06 Other compensation (e.g. public liability, common law, medical negligence)
07 Department of Veterans' Affairs
08 Department of Defence
09 Correctional facility
10 Other hospital or public authority (contracted care)
11 Reciprocal health care agreements (with other countries)
12 Other
13 No charge raised
Supplementary Values 99 Not known

Comments

Guide for use:

If there is an expected funding source followed by a finalised actual funding source (for example, in relation to compensation claims), then the actual funding source known at the end of the reporting period should be recorded.

The expected funding source should be reported if the fee has not been paid but is not to be waived.

If a charge is raised for accommodation or facility fees for the episode/service event, the intent of this data element is to collect information on who is expected to pay, provided that the charge would cover most of the expenditure that would be estimated for the episode/service event. If the charge raised would cover less than half of the expenditure, then the funding source that represents the majority of the expenditure should be reported.

The major source of funding should be reported for nursing-home type patients.

Context:

Admitted patient care.

Hospital non-admitted patient care.

References

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Relation Count
Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 16
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0