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National Efficient Price Determination 2012–13
PublicationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) 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 Determina...
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2012–13
PublicationsGovernments agreed to establish the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) to provide independent advice about the efficient cost of public hospital services. Much of this advice will be evidence‐based, drawing on technical knowledge and expertise about the...
Tier 2 Non-admitted Services Definitions Manual 2012–13 version 1.2
PublicationsThis document provides the structural overview of the classification and the definition of each of the Tier 2 classes.
Towards a Pricing Framework: Summary Report
PublicationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has commissioned the development of a comprehensive Pricing Framework for use in the implementation of activity based funding (ABF) for Australian public hospitals. This report is a short summary of the implementation op...
Activity based funding for Australian public hospitals: Towards a Pricing Framework
PublicationsThis Discussion Paper develops the elements of a Draft Pricing Framework for use by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) in the national implementation of activity based funding (ABF) for Australian public hospitals.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 2.0
PublicationsThe 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...
AR-DRG Version 6.x
PublicationsThe Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) Version 6.x was implemented from July 1, 2011 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 Seventh Edition
PublicationsICD-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.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 1.1
PublicationsThe 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...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Sixth Edition
PublicationsICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Sixth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2010 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fifth Edition
PublicationsICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fifth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2008 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fourth Edition
PublicationsICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fourth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2004 and 30 June 2006 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.