Resources
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2023–24
The key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification (Tier 2) are the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual and the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium.
Review of the AR-DRG Case Complexity Process
This report presents the results of phase one of the project to develop Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG)1 Version (V) 8.0. This phase focuses on the case complexity component of the classification that has not been reviewed for many years.
Mental health phase of care Inter-rater reliability (IRR) study - Final report
The Inter-rater reliability study final report was approved by the Pricing Authority in April 2017. The primary aims of the study were to test the inter-rater reliability of the mental health phase of care instrument, gather information about the clinicians' views of th...
Investigative review of classification systems for emergency care
This report includes the findings and recommendations from a project undertaken by Health Policy Analysis on classification systems for emergency care on behalf of th eIndependent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA).
Emergency Care Clinician Time Consensus Study Report
The Emergency Care Clinician Time Consensus Study (the consensus study) was designed to complement the first component of the Emergency Care Costing and Classification Project - the Emergency Care Costing Study (the costing study).The costing study set out to colle...
AMHCC Version 1.1 Final Report
This final report provides the detailed statistical analysis undertaken in the development of Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) Version 1.1, including the key changes to the classification and methodology of the refinement
AMHCC User Manual
This user manual provides background to the development of the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) Version 1.0. It also explains the structure, data elements and collection protocols, reporting requirements, and how the data is grouped.Due to no structu...
Emergency Care Principal Diagnosis Selection Guide Fact Sheet
A principal diagnosis is the diagnosis established at the conclusion of the patient’s attendance in an emergency department (ED) to be mainly responsible for occasioning the attendance following consideration of clinical assessment.
Australian Emergency Care Classification Fact Sheet
The Australian Emergency Care Classification (AECC) has been developed for use in emergency departments and replaced the use of the Urgency Related Group (URG) for pricing from 1 July 2021.
ED ICD-10-AM (Ninth Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List – User Guide
This document is for use primarily by jurisdictions and data managers and details the components of the short list, conventions used and specific guidelines for use. In addition to this document an abridged Quick Reference Guide for principal diagnosis reporting has bee...
Emergency Care ICD-10-AM Principal Diagnosis Short List Twelfth Edition – User Guide
This document details the components and conventions of the Emergency Care International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) Principal Diagnosis Short List (the EPD Short List) and is ai...
ED ICD-10-AM (Tenth Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List – User Guide
This document is for use primarily by jurisdictions and data managers and details the components of the short list, conventions used and specific guidelines for use. In addition to this document an abridged Quick Reference Guide for principal diagnosis reporting has bee...
ED ICD-10-AM (Eleventh Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List – User Guide
This document details the components and conventions of the ED Short List and is aimed at jurisdictions, data managers and health information managers involved in ED data.In addition to this document, a Principal Diagnosis Selection Guide fact sheet has been developed f...
AECC Final Report
The AECC was developed using a combination of statistical analysis and clinical input: the splits in the classification demonstrate statistical as well as clinical validity. An independent reviewer also reviewed the model outputs, thus providing further assurance of the...
Emergency Care COVID-19 Response
The Emergency Department ICD-10-AM Principal Diagnosis Short List (ED Short List) was updated in 2022 with additional codes to classify COVID-19 testing and adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine.
ED ICD-10-AM (Ninth Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List - Quick Reference Guide for principal diagnosis reporting
This document is a quick reference guide primarily for use by clinicians in the selection of the ED principal diagnosis code. There is also a comprehensive User guide for use by jurisdictions and data managers that provides additional detail as to the components and con...
ED ICD-10-AM (Tenth Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List - Quick Reference Guide
This document is a quick reference guide primarily for use by clinicians in the selection of the ED principal diagnosis code. There is also a comprehensive User guide for use by jurisdictions and data managers that provides additional detail as to the components and con...
AMHCC and MHPoC Information Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) and Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC). It includes a definition of each MHPoC and highlights that Assessment Only changed from a MHPoC to become an administrative...
MHPoC Education and Meeting Guides
The meeting guide suggests clinician validated ways to bring a routine consideration of MHPoC into multi-disciplinary team meetings. The education guide promotes simple and effective ways to run education on Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC) within teams. The...
AMHCC eLearning and presentation resources
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation that can be used and adapted for local education presentations and can be incorporated into existing eLearning packages. The resource is intended to be used by clinicians, educators and managers and is inclusive of information...
MHPoC Consumer Journey Maps
This education tool contains different consumer journey maps and an education template to allow clinicians to create their own journeys relevant to consumers at their local service. These are illustrations of what Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC) looks like...
AMHCC and MHPoC Webinar Guide
This resource comprises of a planning guide to run local training webinars for the Australian Mental Health Care Classification and Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC). The webinar guide outlines what MHPoC is, what its impact can be and what education resource...
MHPoC Application to Practice
This video focuses on the application of the Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC) in clinical practice. This video has been filmed with several clinicians discussing their own experiences with MHPoC, discussing local application of MHPoC and clinical benefits. This re...