Clinical Information Assurance

Clinical Information Audit Program

The audits provide a measure of quality assurance for users of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). They measure:

• accuracy of DRG assignment
• compliance with relevant policies with the Information Management policy framework, including the ARDT Policy
• accuracy of clinical coding

Admission, Readmission, Discharge and Transfer (ARDT) Policy

• maintain the ARDT Policy and Reference Manual
• measure compliance of ARDT Policy

DRG and casemix consultancy

• provide expert DRG and casemix advice to staff in the WA health system

Principal Policy Consultant is the WA representative on IHPA’s DRG Technical Group (DTG)

• Clinical Information Audit Program – Hospital Activity Reporting (Operational Directive 0201/09) (external site)
• Admission, Readmission, Discharge and Transfer Policy (MP 0058/17) (external site)
• Clinical Coding Policy (including WA Coding Standards) (MP 0056/17) (external site)
• Data Quality Policy (MP 0057/17)
• Hospital Morbidity Data Reporting Cycle and Edit Protocol Policy (MP 0059/17) (external site)
• Hospital Morbidity Data Collection Reference Manual - Part A - Contacts, Hospital Responsibilities, Data Element Definitions (PDF 2.1MB)
• Hospital Morbidity Data Collection Reference Manual - Part B - Reference Documents (PDF 3.1MB)