Resources
Development of the Australian Mental Health Care Classification Consultation paper one
IHPA values the feedback it receives from jurisdictions, peak bodies, other interested stakeholder groups, and the community as it progresses work to develop and refine the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) and its supporting material, both in the imm...
IHPA Work Program 2015–16
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Work Program has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011.
IHPA Annual Report 2014–15
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Annual Report for financial year 2014–15.
Mental Health Costing Study
The Mental Health Costing Study aims to produce a robust consumer level data set that is representative of mental health services provided in Australia.
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2016–17
This document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the Activity Based Funding (ABF) models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price (NEP) and the National Efficient Cost (N...
IHPA Annual Report 2015–16
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2015–16.
IHPA Work Program 2016–17
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Work has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011.
Private Patient Public Hospital Service Utilisation 2017
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) engaged Ernst & Young (EY) to examine trends in the number of privately insured patients being treated in public hospitals and to identify factors contributing to observed trends to assess what impact, if any, the na...
IHPA Work Program 2017–18
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Work Program has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011.
IHPA Annual Report 2016–17
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2016–17.
National Efficient Price Determination 2017–18
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) was established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cth) (the Act), and by virtue of Section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price (NEP)&nbs...
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2017–18
This document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the Activity Based Funding (ABF) models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price (NEP) and the National Efficient Cost (N...
Bundled pricing for maternity care
Bundled pricing is where a single price covers a full package of care over a defined period of time, spanning multiple events and settings of care.
National Efficient Price Determination 2018–19
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cth) (the Act), and by virtue of Section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price (NEP) ...
Non-admitted home ventilation and maternity services
On 24 August 2017, the Commonwealth Minister for Health issued a Direction to IHPA under subsection 226(1) of the National Health Reform Act 2011 in relation to a number of changes to the classification, counting and scope of non-admitted activity in 2014-15 and 2015-16...
IHPA Work Program 2018–19
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Work Program has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011.
IHPA Annual Report 2017–18
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2017–18.
IHPA Work Program 2019–20
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Work Program has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011.
IHPA Annual Report 2018–19
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2018–19.
Value-based health care
There is a growing discussion in Australia and internationally about the need to increase focus on delivering value-based health care with a focus on patient outcomes and experience.
Fundamental Review of the National Efficient Price
The Fundamental Review of the National Efficient Price (NEP) was commissioned by IHPA to review the methodology underpinning the National Pricing Model. IHPA engaged Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to independently perform the review in clo...
Australian Mental Health Care Classification Pricing Feasibility Report 2020–21
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has developed the Australian Mental Health Care Classification Pricing Feasibility Report 2020–21 to provide an overview of the process undertaken by IHPA to shadow price admitted mental health services using the Austral...
IHPA Annual Report 2019–20
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2019–20.
IHPA Work Program 2020–21
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Work Program has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011.