'New claims' have been counted by the date that a claim was lodged with ACC. This can be immediately after the injury occurred or at any later stage
'Active claims' are counted where the claim received at least one payment between the specified period. A claim was not necessarily lodged or had the accident occur within this time period.
A claim may be active in more than one calendar year and will be counted, under active claims, once in each relevant year in which at least one payment was made.
'Active Costs' are the GST exclusive cost of payments made for claims that were active in the specified period.
Data calculation/treatment
The calendar year in which the service was paid may differ to the calendar year in which the service was provided.
Exclusions
Accredited employer claims have been excluded.
Costs do not include Public Health Acute Services (PHAS) payments. These costs are for treatment in a public hospital during the acute phase of an injury and are covered by bulk payments made by ACC to the Crown. As such, these payments cannot be attributed to individual claims.