The key cost drivers for community mental health services are: the number of patients receiving community mental health treatment the location where community mental health treatment is delivered. For example, whether in capital cities, remote or very remote locations the extent of patients’ needs and length of care. These cost drivers are based on development and research undertaken by the AIHW for the Expenditure on Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples reports. Service use measures Data Years 200809 201213 Measure Data source Estimates Estimates Aboriginal and Unpublished AIHW estimates 2008-09 2013-14 Torres Strait Islander based on AIHW Expenditure on share of expenditure Health for Aboriginal and Torres provided by Strait Islander People jurisdictions (continued next page) (continued) AIHW method Service use measures: The service use measure used by AIHW for community mental health services is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share of expenditure provided by jurisdictions. Estimation methods vary, but included identified Indigenous specific programs and grants and an estimation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share of mainstream services based on service use. The AIHW does not explicitly publish expenditure estimates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community mental health services in its Expenditure on Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People reports. However, information is provided by the states and territories which identifies expenditure on community mental health programs. It is relatively straightforward to estimate expenditure on community health services funded through Australian Government programs as grants to Aboriginal Community — Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) fund the majority of them. However, funding to ACCHOs is also received from states and territories and medical services provided in ACCHOs are billed to Medicare. It is also assumed that around 12 per cent of all client contacts in ACCHOs are nonIndigenous Australians, which must be taken account when developing expenditure estimates. Data provided by the states and territories depends on the accuracy of information collected in administering community mental health programs and providing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. The quality of this information varies across states and territories.
The key cost drivers for community mental health services are: the number of patients receiving community mental health treatment the location where community mental health treatment is delivered. For example, whether in capital cities, remote or very remote locations the extent of patients’ needs and length of care. These cost drivers are based on development and research undertaken by the AIHW for the Expenditure on Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples reports. Service use measures Data Years Measure Data source 200809 Estimates 201213 Estimates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share of expenditure provided by jurisdictions Unpublished AIHW estimates based on AIHW Expenditure on Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People 2008-09 2013-14 (continued next page) (continued) AIHW method Service use measures: The service use measure used by AIHW for community mental health services is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share of expenditure provided by jurisdictions. Estimation methods vary, but included identified Indigenous specific programs and grants and an estimation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share of mainstream services based on service use. The AIHW does not explicitly publish expenditure estimates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community mental health services in its Expenditure on Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People reports. However, information is provided by the states and territories which identifies expenditure on community mental health programs. It is relatively straightforward to estimate expenditure on community health services funded through Australian Government programs — as grants to Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) fund the majority of them. However, funding to ACCHOs is also received from states and territories and medical services provided in ACCHOs are billed to Medicare. It is also assumed that around 12 per cent of all client contacts in ACCHOs are nonIndigenous Australians, which must be taken account when developing expenditure estimates. Data provided by the states and territories depends on the accuracy of information collected in administering community mental health programs and providing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. The quality of this information varies across states and territories.
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