Funding Model Categories The Tasmanian Funding Model funding categories are: Activity Based Funding (ABF) In 2017-18, the Tasmanian Funding Model will fund the following hospital services on an activity basis: All admitted inpatient services including Elective Surgery and Mental Health Sub and non-acute admitted inpatients Non-admitted/Outpatient service events Emergency Department service events Block Funding for ABF hospitals For services and initiatives provided by ABF hospitals existing data does not accurately describe current activity, the service will be block funded. ABF hospital services to be block funded in are: Teaching, Training, and Research Blood Products Interstate Charging North West Cancer Centre Transition to Practice Nurses Enhancing Retrieval and Referral Services Organ Donor Boarders Patients Non-hospital activity Based Services Transition Grant Funding In 2017-18, the following services will be provided with a funding grant: Mersey Community Hospital Primary Health Services (includes rural hospitals) Mental Health Services (excluding mental health inpatient services) Alcohol and Drug Services Oral Health Services, partly delivered with Commonwealth funding Forensic Medical Services Cancer Screening and Control, partly delivered with Commonwealth funding Patient Travel Assistance Scheme One THS Equipment Replacement Child Health and Parenting Service Inpatient Funding The IHPA has determined the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) version 8.0 classification system will be used to classify and calculate price weights for inpatient services under the national ABF model which Tasmania has adopted. Activity data at (AR-DRG) v8.0 level is used to set the activity volume and complexity of acute admitted services to be funded, where the admitting care type is including qualified newborn’ ‘Acute
Funding Model Categories The Tasmanian Funding Model funding categories are: Activity Based Funding (ABF) In 2017-18, the Tasmanian Funding Model will fund the following hospital services on an activity basis: All admitted inpatient services including Elective Surgery and Mental Health Sub and non-acute admitted inpatients Non-admitted/Outpatient service events Emergency Department service events Block Funding for ABF hospitals For services and initiatives provided by ABF hospitals existing data does not accurately describe current activity, the service will be block funded. ABF hospital services to be block funded in are: Teaching, Training, and Research Blood Products Interstate Charging North West Cancer Centre Transition to Practice Nurses Enhancing Retrieval and Referral Services Organ Donor Boarders Patients Non-hospital activity Based Services Transition Grant Funding In 2017-18, the following services will be provided with a funding grant: Mersey Community Hospital Primary Health Services (includes rural hospitals) Mental Health Services (excluding mental health inpatient services) Alcohol and Drug Services Oral Health Services, partly delivered with Commonwealth funding Forensic Medical Services Cancer Screening and Control, partly delivered with Commonwealth funding Patient Travel Assistance Scheme One THS Equipment Replacement Child Health and Parenting Service Inpatient Funding The IHPA has determined the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) version 8.0 classification system will be used to classify and calculate price weights for inpatient services under the national ABF model which Tasmania has adopted. Activity data at (AR-DRG) v8.0 level is used to set the activity volume and complexity of acute admitted services to be funded, where the admitting care type is ‘Acute including qualified newborn’
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