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Data Element Detail

Facility-hospital peer group (ABF)
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 041894 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
01-Jul-2011		Retired
30-Jun-2013
Standard
01-Jul-2011
30-Jun-2013
Identifies the state hospital peer group classification assigned to a facility.
Public hospitals
Hospital peer group (ABF)
Representational Attributes
Alphanumeric
Code
A{X[N]}
1
3
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
CSOSmaller Regional & Community Service Obligation Hospitals
L3Large Tertiary
M1Other Medium
M2Medium with Intensive Care Unit
PPaediatric
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

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Collection and Usage Attributes
ABF is a funding framework used to manage how public health care services are delivered across Queensland.

The ABF framework allocates health funding to Queensland Health hospitals based on the cost of health care services (referred to as 'activities') delivered.

ABF peer grouping criteria:

Code CSO Smaller Regional & Community Service Obligation Hospitals
Community Services Obligation hospitals and other regional facilities.
Main criteria: Nil.
ED: No.
Triage category 1 cases: Not applicable.
Inpatient activity: > 2,500 WAU per annum.
Category A DRGs (Pre Major Diagnostic Category grouping): < 600 WAU per annum.
Outpatient WAU: < 500 per annum.

Code L3 Large Tertiary
Large teaching and referral hospitals with level 3 Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Main criteria: Total Weighted Activity Units (WAUs) per facility > 90,000 per annum.
ED: Yes.
Triage category 1 cases: > 350 per annum.
Inpatient activity: > 40,000 WAU per annum.
Category A DRGs (Pre Major Diagnostic Category grouping): > 5,000 WAU per annum.
Outpatient WAU: > 8,000 per annum.
Inpatient acuity: > 1.0.

Code M1 Other Medium
Medium hospitals with level 1 and under ICU.
Main criteria: Total WAUs per facility > 5,000 per annum.
ED: Yes.
Triage category 1 cases: < 170 per annum.
Inpatient activity: > 2,500 and < 20,000 WAU per annum.
Category A DRGs (Pre Major Diagnostic Category grouping): > 600 and < 3,000 WAU per annum.
Outpatient WAU: > 500 per annum.
Inpatient acuity: > 0.4.

Code M2 Medium with Intensive Care Unit
Medium hospitals with level 2 ICU.
Main criteria: Total WAUs per facility > 30,000 per annum.
ED: Yes.
Triage category 1 cases: > 170 per annum.
Inpatient activity: > 20,000 and < 40,000 WAU per annum.
Category A DRGs (Pre Major Diagnostic Category grouping): > 3,000 and < 5,000 WAU per annum.
Outpatient WAU: > 4,000 per annum.
Inpatient acuity: > 0.7.

Code P Paediatric
Main criteria: Paediatric.
Emergency Department (ED): Paediatric.
Triage category 1 cases: Paediatric.
Inpatient activity: Paediatric.
Category A DRGs (Pre Major Diagnostic Category grouping): Paediatric.
Outpatient WAU: Paediatric.
Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) Facility data set: May be blank.
Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) Facility data set:
Attribute type is PEERABF (Peer group - Activity Based Funding).
This data element was retired on 30 June 2013. In its place, the 'Facility-hospital funding designation' data element was implemented from 1 July 2013.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementFacility-hospital funding designationQH 041827 Version 1Current
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementFacility (CRDS)-attribute assigned to facility end dateQH 041879 Version 1Current
Is used in conjunction withData ElementData ElementFacility (CRDS)-attribute assigned to facility start dateQH 041878 Version 1Current
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptFacilityQH 041826 Version 1Superseded
Relates toData ElementData Element ConceptFacility attributeQH 041858 Version 1Current
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionCorporate Reference Data System (CRDS) - Facility Data SetQH 020271 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201130-Jun-2013
Source and Reference Attributes
Queensland Department of Health
Queensland Health Activity Based Funding (ABF) Model 2011
ABF; Funding; Peer group;