Funding policy for clinical activity undertaken by Victorian health services is reviewed in an ongoing manner. Changes to policy are described below using the program and setting to identify the area influenced by the policy.
The Policy and Funding Guidelines represent the system-wide terms and conditions for government-funded healthcare organisations, such as health services and hospitals.
Acute admitted care is care provided to patients who have undergone a formal admission process, where the clinical intent or treatment goal is the provision of acute care.
A block funding model applies to Small Rural Health Services (SRHS) that meet the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) criteria for block funding.