I feel Part of the problem
lies with the data and our info systems not being clever /sophisticated enough - no unique patients identifiers in Australia within health systems to allow counting properly .(means very difficult to identify patients as they move between hospitals and states: they get allocated different medical,record numbers ) states run independent health systems , and there’s public and private hospitals - cancer registries in each state compile stats and identify inpatient stays and diagnosis dates it’s not giving totally clear picture .
This is example of Qld cancer registry which collects inpatient data and pathology info
