Resources
IHPA Annual Report 2020–21
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2020–21.
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2022–23
This document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the activity based funding models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price and the National Efficient Cost Determinations...
National Efficient Price Determination 2016–17
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority 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) ...
Mental Health Phase of Care Clinical Refinement Testing Project – Final Report
The Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC) Clinical Refinement Testing Project aimed to determine whether refinements to the MHPoC recommended as part of the 2017 Clinical Refinement Project improved the reliability of how MHPoC definitions are applied by clinicians. This...
Mental Health Phase of Care Clinical Refinement Project Final Report
Following the completion of the 2016 Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) study to test the consistency of clinician application of the mental health phase of care, the poor to fair reliability outcome led to the commencement of the refinement project. The project aims to iden...
Define Teaching, Training and Research and Identify Associated Cost Drivers for ABF Purposes - Final Project Report
In August 2011, the Commonwealth, States and Territories signed The National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA). Among a number of other reforms, the NHRA committed the Commonwealth and State and Territory jurisdictions to implement an Activity Based Funding (ABF) model for...
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2019–21
There are three key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification. Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual, Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium and Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services National Index.
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.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eighth Edition
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eighth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2015 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Ninth Edition
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Ninth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2017 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
Teaching, Training and Research Costing Study Final Report July 2016
The purpose of this costing study was to undertake a Teaching, Training and Research (TTR) cost and activity data collection at a representative sample of Australian hospitals and produce costed data to inform the development of a TTR classification.
Indigenous Patient Cost Study Report
The purpose of this report is to review the costs of providing care to Indigenous patients accessing public hospital services. This work was commissioned in response to stakeholder concerns that the national activity based funding system does not adequately reflect Indi...
Home Enteral Nutrition, Home Total Parenteral Nutrition and Home Ventilation Services Costing Study Report
The Costing study on Home Enteral Nutrition, Home Total Parenteral Nutrition and Home Ventilation Services was undertaken in 2014. The purpose of the study was to review the costs associated with the delivery of public hospital services to patients receiving home entera...
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Patient Costing Study Report
The purpose of this costing study was to undertake an analysis of CALD patients to inform a policy decision for whether an adjustment is warranted to the National Efficient Price for CALD patients.
Non-admitted and Subacute Costing Study
This resource contains publications related to Non-admitted and Subacute admitted costing study.
Home Delivered Dialysis Services Costing Study Report
The costing study on home delivered dialysis was undertaken in 2014. The purpose of the study was to collate and compare the range of costing studies and economic evaluations that have been carried out on these services over the past decade.
National Efficient Price Determination Standard List of Clinical Trial items
This publication contains a national efficient price determination standard list of clinical trial items.
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...
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...
Australian Teaching and Training Classification (ATTC) – Version 1.0 – User manual
This document provides background to the development of the new classification, explains the data elements and collection protocols, reporting requirements, and how the data is grouped.
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2015-16
There are three key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification. Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual, Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium and Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services National Index.
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2021–22
There are three key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification. Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual, Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium and Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services National Index.
Tier 2 Non-admitted Services 2013–2014
This resource provides the structural overview of the classification and the definition of each of the Tier 2 classes along with the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium: This document provides guidance on the counting rules associated with the Tier 2 classification...
Tier 2 Non-admitted Services Definitions Manual 2012–13 version 1.2
This document provides the structural overview of the classification and the definition of each of the Tier 2 classes.