Emergency care
The Australian Emergency Care Classification (AECC) is the new classification for emergency care.
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Education
Consultation Paper on Bundling Arrangements for General Use Items on the Prostheses List
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has released its Consultation Paper on Bundling Arrangements for General Use Items on the Prostheses List. IHACPA is calling for submissions until 5pm AEDT on Wednesday 12 October 2022.
Towards an Aged Care Pricing Framework Consultation Paper
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has released its Towards an Aged Care Pricing Framework Consultation Paper (the Consultation Paper).
Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2023–24
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2023–24 for public consultation from Wednesday 8 June 2022 to Friday 8 July 2022. IHPA’s Pricing Framework for Australia...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition - Social Factors in Admitted Patient Care Fact Sheet
The circumstances in which people grow, live, work and age may influence the likelihood of experiencing disease or injury, and their interactions with health services. These circumstances are referred to as social determinants of health, socioeconomic and psyc...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS - Classifying Disease and Health Interventions Fact Sheet
The classification of diseases and interventions is performed by clinical coders and health information managers in health services across Australia for the purpose of collecting information on morbidity.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS - Development of Twelfth Edition Fact Sheet
Health classifications are used to provide a nationally consistent method of reporting conditions (including diseases, injuries, symptoms and related health problems) and the treatments (including surgeries, therapies and health interventions) of admitted pati...
National Coding Advice
National Coding Advice (that is, Coding Rules and education frequently asked questions (FAQs)) are published to facilitate nationally consistent assignment of ICD-10-AM and ACHI codes in the implemented edition of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS. National Coding Advice is generally...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Hospitals Report - Round 26 (financial year 2021–22)
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) for the public sector, collected through the states and territories, is the primary data collection used to develop the national efficient price. These documents account for the hospital costs submitted by jurisdicti...
National Benchmarking Portal User Guide
The National Benchmarking Portal (NBP) is a website-based application that provides public access to insights from data collected by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA).