Resources
National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Data Set Specifications, Round 16 (Financial year 2011-12)
IHPA is responsible for determining relevant data set specifications to enable Activity Based Funding. These specifications have been developed in collaboration with IHPA’s committees and working groups.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Tenth Edition
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Tenth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2019 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
AR-DRG Version 9.0
The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) Version 9.0 was implemented from 1 July 2018 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...
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2018–19
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...
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2018-19
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.
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2019–20
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...
Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) Tool
The Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) was developed to provide clear unequivocal guidelines for administration and scoring. The SMMSE takes less time to administer and has significantly reduced the variability of the MMSE. The test covers a variety o...
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2020–21
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 Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2021–22
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...
Rules for Coding and Reporting COVID-19 Episodes of Care
This publication outlines the rules for coding and reporting coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) episodes of care. IHPA is required to update the national activity based funding (ABF) classifications and data reporting requirements to accommodate the emerging situation with COV...
List of acronyms and abbreviations
A list of IHACPA's commonly used acronyms and abbreviations and their meanings.
Australian Mental Health Care Classification Fact Sheet
The Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) was developed to provide more accurate and consistent data about the services provided across different mental healthcare settings.
Australian Teaching and Training Classification (ATTC) – Version 1.0 Fact Sheet
The ATTC Version 1.0 will support the measurement of public hospital teaching and training activity that form the information required for policies on funding, budgeting and service planning. The development of the classification enables teaching and training activities...
Australian Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 5.0 Fact Sheet
The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) is a casemix classification that provides a nationally consistent way of categorising admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care. AN-SNAP Version 5.0 (V5.0) classifies episodes on th...
NHCDC Round 24 infographic
The Round 24 National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) collected public hospital cost information for the 2019–20 financial year.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Hospitals Report - Round 15 (financial year 2010–11)
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is the primary data collection that Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) relies on to calculate the national efficient price used for the funding of public hospital services. To ensure that the quality of NH...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Hospitals Report - Round 16 (financial year 2011–12)
This National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Hospitals Report includes the results of participation across the various jurisdictions. The reports investigates a number of specific questions relating to hospital costs for admitted, non admitted and emergenc...
COVID-19 Response - Costing and Pricing Guidelines
This document guides costing practitioners on the steps to capturing end-to-end COVID-19 activity and expenses under the National Partnership Agreement (NPA). It identifies the principles to be applied, the scope of activity and costs to be funded, cost allocation metho...