Data
In order for activity based funding to be effective, each patient episode needs to be counted. This includes inpatient admissions, emergency department presentations and outpatient appointments as well as a range of mental health and rehabilitation services.
Data collection
IHACPA collects data regarding the actual volume and type of Australian hospital services to calculate the Commonwealth funding contribution to public hospitals.
Data access and release – researchers
Access to high quality and nationally consistent health information is essential for the conduct of research and analysis and to inform the development of policies for improving health outcomes for all Australians.
Data specifications
IHACPA is responsible for relevant data collections to enable activity based funding.
Data submission portal
Activity data and cost data can be securely validated and submitted to the online data portal.
Data compliance reports
IHACPA reports on compliance by jurisdictions with data requirement and data submission dates specified in the Three Year Data Plan.
National Benchmarking Portal
The new National Benchmarking Portal (NBP) is a secure website-based application that provides access to data collected by IHACPA.