Victoria-Public Hospitals, Policy and Funding Guideline 1997-1998, June 1997, 96/0389, Section 9.0 Specified Grants
Victoria - Public Hospitals Policy and Funding Guidelines 1997-1998
Section A: Policy

9.0 Specified Grants

In 1997-98 specified grants will continue to be paid to compensate hospitals for services which do not fall neatly into inpatient or outpatient services, and for classes of hospital care which DRGs do not measure well.

The following specified grants will be retained with some modifications in 1997-98, but will be subject to further review:

  • Heart and Liver Transplants
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Cots
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
  • Paediatric Cardiac Investigations
  • Paediatric Weights
  • Cochlear Implants
    • The basis for establishing the specified grants allocated through the Victorian Maintenance Dialysis Program will be reviewed during 1997-98. The Department recognises the growing demand for renal services, and will be undertaking a costing study to enable funding based on best practice to be introduced.

    With the development of a funding formula for outpatient services, the NESB grant will be increased from within existing outpatient funding to facilitate the delivery of culturally appropriate and sensitive services to outpatients. For Group A hospitals funded under the VACS system, a NESB specified grant for non-admitted patients has been allocated. NESB grants have been specified for a further six hospitals within the existing outpatient component of their non-admitted patient grant.

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