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National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2025–26
This document provides the technical specifications for developing the activity based funding models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price and the National Efficient Cost Determinations 2025–26 (NEP25 and NEC25).
Virtual Care Project - Final Report
In 2024, IHACPA commenced a project to understand the current state of virtual care, including funding in Australia and internationally. The project also investigated new and emerging trends in virtual care as well as opportunities to adapt the national pricing model. T...
A fresh approach to NDIS pricing: Have your say fact sheet
The Australian Government has asked the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) to undertake initial work to identify opportunities for future reforms to National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) pricing. This includes reviewing existing pricing ap...
A fresh approach to NDIS pricing - Expert NDIS advisors fact sheet
During our NDIS pricing reform consultation in 2024, we drew upon the knowledge of our expert advisors who brought a range of perspectives to our work and who have a deep expertise in many relevant areas:
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2014–15
The Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2014-2015 builds on the two previous Pricing Frameworks (2012-2013 Pricing Framework and 2013-2014 Pricing Framework). For simplicity, where IHPA reaffirmed a previous principle, the supporting argument was n...
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 4.2
The Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards (AHPCS) provide direction for costing practitioners to ensure all in-scope costs are allocated to hospital activity to reflect resource utilisation, in a complete and consistent manner.
Refundable accommodation deposit (RAD) indexation calculator
You can use this calculator to work out the indexed RAD amount for your current approval year.To index a RAD amount for the current approval year, enter the:RAD approval dateThis is the date of the approval letter. If we approved your RAD with conditions, use the date o...
Clinical Coding Practice Framework
The Clinical Coding Practice Framework aims to support national consistency in clinical coding practice, by providing guidance in defining and promoting good practices for those involved in the clinical coding process.
AECC Version 1.1 Final Report
This final report provides the detailed statistical analysis undertaken in the development of the Australian Emergency Care Classification (AECC) Version 1.1, including the key changes to the classification and methodology of the refinement.
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2024–25
The Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2024–25 (the Pricing Framework) is the key strategic document underpinning the National Efficient Price and National Efficient Cost Determinations for the 2024–25 financial year.
Governance Framework for the Development of the Admitted Care Classifications
The Governance Framework for the Development of the Admitted Care Classifications outlines the classification development and approval process, the guiding principles and classification products that are the result of the classification development cycle.
Communique - Evolution of the Care Economy Summit
On Wednesday 3 July 2024 the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics at The University of Sydney in partnership with the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) hosted the Evolution of the Care Economy Summit.
Have your say on residential aged care pricing fact sheet
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) invites everyone with an interest in aged care to provide feedback on IHACPA’s development of residential aged care pricing and costing advice.
Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2024–25
IHACPA has released the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2024–25.
Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) Guide
Since Dr. Marshall Folstein first developed the Mini- Mental State Examination (MMSE) in 1975, it has become widely used as a screening test for cognitive impairment and it is routinely used as an inclusion / exclusion criterion and outcome measure in clinical trials. T...
Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2023‒24
The Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services (the Pricing Framework) is updated annually.
Residential Aged Care Pricing Advice 2023–24
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) will provide annual residential aged care pricing advice to the Commonwealth Government, commencing 1 July 2023, for each coming financial year.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection Private Hospital Report 2021–22
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) private sector is a voluntary collection that produces a range of hospital cost and activity information by the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups. The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Data Reques...
AECC Definitions Manual
This manual details the logic for assigning AECC end classes to emergency care episodes. The logic is represented in software—the AECC grouper—which should be the primary way that emergency care episodes are grouped to the AECC. This manual is a reference for the logic...
Governance Framework for the Development of the Australian Mental Health Care Classification
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority undertakes the development of classifications for mental health care.The Governance Framework for the Development of the Australian Mental Health Care Classifications outlines the classification development, approva...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report 2018–19
The 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, ...
IHACPA Work Program and Corporate Plan 2023-24
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Work Program and Corporate Plan 2023-24 has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011 and section 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performance...
Assessment of Adjustments to the National Pricing Model Policy
The Assessment of Adjustments to the National Pricing Model Policy outlines the considerations underpinning the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority’s (IHACPA) assessment of proposed adjustments to the national pricing model to address legitimate and unavo...
National Pricing Model Stability Policy
The National Pricing Model Stability Policy describes the principles and processes the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority is guided by in its analysis and consideration of year-on-year stability of price weights, adjustments and national effici...