Activity based funding

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
Synonymous names:	ABF
METEOR identifier:	678967
Registration status:	Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Tasmanian Health, Standard 29/03/2023
Definition:	A method of funding health services based on amount and type of activity.
Context:	Activity based funding in the context of health is a method of funding hospitals and health services whereby health services are funded for the provision of patient care (or teaching) based on the type and mix of patients they treat (or trainees they teach). A set amount is paid to the health service based on the relative cost of the group to which the patient (or trainee) is classified.

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Activity based funding has three essential elements: Classification: Allocation of patients treated (or trainees taught) into groups which allow weightings to be applied. The groups should have resource use homogeneity (patients within a group should cost a similar amount to treat) and be clinically coherent (patients within a group should be clinically similar). Activity data: Counting the patients treated (or trainees taught). Cost data: Determining the cost of treatment (or training).
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
Reference documents:	Independent Hospital Pricing Authority 2017. Activity Based Funding. Viewed 31 July 2017, https://www.ihpa.gov.au/what-we-do/activity-based-funding
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Activity based funding Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Activity based funding: Emergency service care NBEDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 Activity based funding: Emergency service care NBEDS 2019-20 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2019-20 Health, Superseded 17/01/2020 Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 23/12/2020 Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 20/12/2022 Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2023–24 Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Activity based funding: Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2018-19 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 30/06/2019 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2019-20 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 20/12/2022 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2023–24 Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Emergency service care aggregate NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 20/12/2022 Emergency service care aggregate NBEDS 2023–24 Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Emergency service care NBEDS 2020-21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Emergency service care NBEDS 2021-22 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Emergency service care NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 07/02/2023 Emergency service care NBEDS 2023–24 Health, Standard 07/02/2023 Establishment—Independent Hospital Pricing Authority funding designation, code N Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Establishment—Independent Hospital Pricing Authority funding designation, code N Health, Standard 17/12/2021 Hospital teaching and training activities cluster Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Hospital teaching and training activities cluster Health, Standard 05/02/2021 Hospital teaching and training activities cluster Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 27/11/2017 Hospital teaching and training activities cluster Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Hospital teaching, training and research activities NBEDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 17/10/2018 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 27/11/2017 Hospital teaching, training and research activities NBEDS 2019-20 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Hospital teaching, training and research activities NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Hospital teaching, training and research activities NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 13/10/2021 Hospital teaching, training and research activities NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 20/12/2022 Hospital teaching, training and research activities NBEDS 2023–24 Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority funding designation code N Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021 Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 09/12/2022 Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2023–24 Health, Standard 09/12/2022 Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2019-20 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/07/2019 Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2020–21 Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2021–22 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2022–23 Health, Superseded 20/12/2022 Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2023–24 Health, Standard 20/12/2022 Public hospital service research activities cluster Health, Superseded 05/02/2021 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 27/11/2017 Public hospital service research activities cluster Health, Standard 05/02/2021

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