Table 4.
Estimating national ICA costs for acute public hospitals
| AIHW peer group30 | Admissions by AIHW group (A) | Number of hospitals in each peer group | Average ICA by AIHW group (%) | Weights by admissions (A/B) (%) | Weighted average ICA ($A million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 388 295 | 91 | 0.055 | 73.3 | 18.12 |
| B | 598 463 | 40 | 0.204 | 12.26 | 8.47 |
| C | 512 213 | 83 | 0.101 | 10.79 | 4.26 |
| D | 122 950 | 155 | 0.504 | 2.66 | 5.09 |
| Total (B) | 4 621 921 | 369 | |||
| Weighted ICA | 35.94 | ||||
| Surveyor costs | 0.899 | ||||
| ICA Total= | 36.83 | ||||
| ICA as % of national acute public hospital recurrent expenditure ($A37.96 billion) 2012 FY37= | 0.097% | ||||
AIHW, Australian Institute for Health and Welfare; FY, fiscal year; ICA, incremental costs of accreditation.