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Definition

The principal source of funds for a 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 " Non-admitted patient funding source code NN ".
Data Type String
Format NN
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 01 Health service budget (not covered elsewhere)
02 Health service budget (due to eligibility for Reciprocal Health Care Agreement)
03 Health service budget (no charge raised due to hospital decision)
04 Department of Veterans' Affairs
05 Department of Defence
06 Correctional facility
07 Medicare Benefits Scheme
08 Other hospital or public authority (contracted care)
09 Private health insurance
10 Worker's compensation
11 Motor vehicle third party personal claim
12 Other compensation (e.g. public liability, common law, medical negligence)
13 Self-funded
14 Other funding source
Supplementary Values 99 Not known

Comments

Guide for use:

The principal source of funding should be assigned based on a best estimate of where the majority of funds come from. This data element is not designed to capture information on out-of-pocket expenses to patients (e.g. fees only partly covered by the Medicare Benefits Schedule).

References

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Relation Count
Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 7
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