Table 1

Data sources for health service use and cost

Resource item	Data source for number of services	Data source for cost per service use
PBS prescriptions	Medicare claim records	Medicare claim records
MBS items	Medicare claim records	Medicare claim records
Hospital services	Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection Emergency Department Information System	AR-DRG codes Medicare claim records IHPA National Hospital Cost Data Collection
Travel—car expenses	Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection Emergency Department Information System, Medicare claim records	Australian Tax Office formula

AR-DRG, Australian Refined Diagnostic Related Group; IHPA, Independant Hospital Pricing Authority; MBS, Medicare Benefits Schedule; PBS, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.