Publications
Residential Aged Care Costing Pilot Study Report
IHACPA engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers to undertake a Residential Aged Care Costing Pilot Study to understand, collect, and analyse cost and activity data. The recommendations outlined in the Residential Aged Care Costing Pilot Study Report are intended to inform th...
Ministerial Expectations Setting Paper and IHACPA Statement of Intent: Aged Care Pricing – 2022
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) received correspondence regarding IHACPA’s aged care pricing functions, including an Expectations Setting Paper, from The Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care, on 22 August 2022. In res...
IHPA Annual Report 2021–22
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for 2021–22 was tabled in the parliament on Tuesday 25 October 2022. The Annual Report is a formal accountability document that details the agency’s activities over the 2021–22 financial year.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection Private Hospital Report 2019–20
The private sector National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is a voluntary collection that produces a range of hospital cost and activity information by the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG).This report includes the findings from 2019–20 of the...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector 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.
List of acronyms and abbreviations
A list of IHACPA's commonly used acronyms and abbreviations and their meanings.
Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Grouper Version 5.0 User Manual
The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) Version 5.0 software grouper application (the SNAP5Grouper) Version 1.1 groups records of admitted subacute and non-acute care into an AN-SNAP Version 5.0 class (or error class if there is m...
Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Grouper Version 4.0.1 User Manual
The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) Grouper Version 4.0.1 application (SNAP4.0.1Grouper) groups records of admitted subacute and non-acute care into an AN-SNAP Version 4.0 class (or error class if there is missing informa...
How to classify COVID-19 – Supplementary guidance and FAQs for classifying admitted care in Eleventh Edition
Supplementary advice and frequently asked questions (FAQs) to support the classification of COVID-19 in admitted care.
IHPA Work Program and Corporate Plan 2022–23
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Work Program and Corporate Plan 2022–23 has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011 and section 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performanc...