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Used in Patient Activity Costing – dictionary for which CACS Type a Patient has been assigned to.

CACS – Comprehensive Ambulatory Classification System (CACS) is a national grouping methodology for ambulatory care patient data submitted to either the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) or the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS). Specific groupings include emergency visits, ambulatory interventions, rehabilitation and clinic visits as well as grouping exception cases such as telephone visits and direct diagnostic imaging. Patients are grouped according to a number of data elements including diagnosis or intervention for DAD as well as emergency visit indicator, mode of visit, visit disposition, ambulatory care type or program area for NACRS. DAD CACS groups represent a subset of the broader range of CACS groups available for NACRS clients. The redeveloped methodology uses age, anaesthetic technique and investigative technology to enhance the calculation of the Resource Intensity Weights (RIW).

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