Publications
Towards a Pricing Framework: Summary Report
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has commissioned the development of a comprehensive Pricing Framework for use in the implementation of activity based funding (ABF) for Australian public hospitals. This report is a short summary of the implementation op...
Activity based funding for Australian public hospitals: Towards a Pricing Framework
This Discussion Paper develops the elements of a Draft Pricing Framework for use by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) in the national implementation of activity based funding (ABF) for Australian public hospitals.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 2.0
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) has been producing national hospital costing results since 1995-96 as a voluntary collection. On 29 November 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a National Partnership Agreement on Hospital and...
AR-DRG Version 6.x
The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) Version 6.x was implemented from July 1, 2011 and is the Australian Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) patient classification system that provides a clinically meaningful way of relating the types of patients treated in...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Seventh Edition
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Seventh Edition was implemented between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2013 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 1.1
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) has been producing national hospital costing results since 1995-96 as a voluntary collection. On 29 November 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a National Partnership Agreement on Hospital and...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Sixth Edition
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Sixth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2010 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fifth Edition
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fifth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2008 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fourth Edition
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fourth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2004 and 30 June 2006 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Third Edition
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Third Edition was implemented between 1 July 2002 and 30 June 2004 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services. The Medicare Benefits Schedule – Extended was renamed as the Australian Classification of Health...