Resources
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition - Social Factors in Admitted Patient Care Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsThe circumstances in which people grow, live, work and age may influence the likelihood of experiencing disease or injury, and their interactions with health services. These circumstances are referred to as social determinants of health, socioeconomic and psyc...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS - Classifying Disease and Health Interventions Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsThe classification of diseases and interventions is performed by clinical coders and health information managers in health services across Australia for the purpose of collecting information on morbidity.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS - Development of Twelfth Edition Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsHealth classifications are used to provide a nationally consistent method of reporting conditions (including diseases, injuries, symptoms and related health problems) and the treatments (including surgeries, therapies and health interventions) of admitted pati...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition - Classifying COVID-19 Vaccine Types Education Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsThis education fact sheet assists in the application of classification codes related to COVID-19 vaccine types using ICD-10-AM and the ACHI Twelfth Edition.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition - ACS 0002 Additional Diagnoses Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsCollecting data is an important part of understanding and improving health services. Admitted patient care data collections capture information on patients, their conditions and the care provided by health services. The conditions documented in the he...
Towards an Aged Care Pricing Framework Consultation Paper Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsThe Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) relies on a consultative, transparent and evidence-based approach in the development of its pricing for public hospital services. IHACPA is committed to these same principles in developing its age...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector 2021–22
PublicationsThe National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) for the public sector, collected through the states and territories, is the primary data collection used to develop the national efficient price.
AR-DRG Classification Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsA summary of how AR-DRG's are used, how they work, the different types of Diagnosis Related Groups, and AR-DRG Version 11.0.
NHCDC Round 24 infographic
Fact sheetsThe Round 24 National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) collected public hospital cost information for the 2019–20 financial year.
List of acronyms and abbreviations
PublicationsA list of IHACPA's commonly used acronyms and abbreviations and their meanings.
Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Grouper Version 5.0 User Manual
PublicationsThe Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) Version 5.0 software grouper application (the SNAP5Grouper) Version 1.1 groups records of admitted subacute and non-acute care into an AN-SNAP Version 5.0 class (or error class if there is m...
Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Grouper Version 4.0.1 User Manual
PublicationsThe Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) Grouper Version 4.0.1 application (SNAP4.0.1Grouper) groups records of admitted subacute and non-acute care into an AN-SNAP Version 4.0 class (or error class if there is missing informa...