Resources
Consultation paper on the Emergency Department Principal Diagnosis Short List
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) is currently developing an emergency department (ED) ICD‑10‑AM principal diagnosis short list for implementation in the Non Admitted Patient Emergency Department Care National Minimum Data Set (NAPEDC NMDS) for 2016-17....
Development of a table of standard costs for conducting clinical trials in Australia
PublicationsIHPA has developed a robust set of standard costs for the revised List of standard items associated with conducting clinical trials in Australia.
Indigenous Patient Cost Study Report
PublicationsThe 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...
IHPA Work Program 2015–16
PublicationsThe 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.
AR-DRG Version 8.0
PublicationsThe Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) Version 8.0 was implemented from July 1, 2016 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...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Ninth Edition
PublicationsICD-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.
Consultation paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2016–17
ConsultationsThe Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services is updated annually and outlines the principles, scope and methodology adopted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) to determine the National Efficient Price (NEP) and the National E...
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2015–16
PublicationsThe 2015-16 Pricing Framework builds on the three previous Pricing Frameworks (2012-13 Pricing Framework, 2013-14 Pricing Framework and 2014-15 Pricing Framework). For simplicity, where the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has reaffirmed a previous pri...
Australian Mental Health Care Classification - Public Consultation No. 2
ConsultationsThis is the second public consultation paper to inform the development of the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC). The first public consultation was undertaken in early 2015.
Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 4.0
PublicationsThe Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) is a casemix classification used for activity based funding, clinical management and other purposes.These documents provide background to the development of AN-SNAP Version 4.0, and exp...
The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 4.0 – User Manual (April 2015)
PublicationsThis manual describes AN-SNAP V4. Findings from the literature, advice provided in the context of meetings and other consultations with stakeholders and statistical analysis of the available data all fed into the development of AN-SNAP V4.
Development of a Table of Standard Costs for Conducting Clinical Trials in Australia - consultation paper
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority invited all interested parties to provide comment on the Development of a Table of Standard Costs for Conducting Clinical Trials in Australia public consultation paper until 5.00pm Tuesday, 28 April 2015.