Resources
National Efficient Price Determination 2021–22
PublicationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) was established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cwlth) (the Act), and by virtue of section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price Determi...
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2021–22
PublicationsThe Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2021–22 (the Pricing Framework) is the key strategic document underpinning the national efficient price (NEP) and national efficient cost (NEC) Determinations for the financial year 2021–22 (NEP21 and NEC21 r...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report 2018–19
PublicationsThe National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Report and infographic present the results from the NHCDC Public Sector 2018–19. These documents describe the hospital costs submitted by jurisdictions for the following activity streams: admitted acute, ...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection Private Hospital Report 2018–19
PublicationsThe 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 (financial yea...
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2019-20
PublicationsThe Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commissioner’s operations for the year 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 in accordance with Section 95B-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
IHPA Annual Report 2019–20
PublicationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2019–20.
Emergency department care FAQs – Part 2 (Published 17 September 2020)
PublicationsFAQs to support the classification of COVID-19 in emergency department care.
Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2021–22
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2021–22. Public consultation was open from Wednesday 9 September to 5pm AEDT Friday 9 October 2020....
Assessment of new health technologies 2020–21
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority’s (IHPA) core function is the pricing of public hospital services. IHPA’s Pricing Guidelines recognise that the 'Pricing of public hospital services should respond in a timely way to introduction of evidence-based, effective ne...
Consultation and review of the AR-DRG and ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Classification Systems
ConsultationsThe development cycle of the admitted care classifications was last reviewed in 2009. Since that time the landscape has changed significantly with the National Health Reform Agreement in 2011 and the introduction of activity based funding nationally. The recent review f...
COVID-19 Response - Costing and Pricing Guidelines
PublicationsThis 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...