The ACT government has come up with over a million dollars to pay for outsourced clinical coding services as a supplement to its in-house coding team at Canberra Hospital as workforce shortages continue to hinder its attempts to provide mandatory data in a timely manner.

ACT Health has issued a tender for two years' worth of remote clinical coding services with an option for a 12-month extension at $400,000 per annum, with the contract due to start on July 1.