Resources
IHPA Annual Report 2017–18
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2017–18.
IHPA Work Program 2019–20
The 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.
IHPA Annual Report 2018–19
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2018–19.
Value-based health care
There is a growing discussion in Australia and internationally about the need to increase focus on delivering value-based health care with a focus on patient outcomes and experience.
Fundamental Review of the National Efficient Price
The Fundamental Review of the National Efficient Price (NEP) was commissioned by IHPA to review the methodology underpinning the National Pricing Model. IHPA engaged Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to independently perform the review in clo...
Australian Mental Health Care Classification Pricing Feasibility Report 2020–21
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has developed the Australian Mental Health Care Classification Pricing Feasibility Report 2020–21 to provide an overview of the process undertaken by IHPA to shadow price admitted mental health services using the Austral...
IHPA Annual Report 2019–20
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2019–20.
IHPA Work Program 2020–21
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Work Program has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011.
IHPA Annual Report 2020–21
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2020–21.
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2022–23
This document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the activity based funding models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price and the National Efficient Cost Determinations...
National Efficient Price Determination 2016–17
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority 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 (NEP) ...
Mental Health Phase of Care Clinical Refinement Testing Project – Final Report
The Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC) Clinical Refinement Testing Project aimed to determine whether refinements to the MHPoC recommended as part of the 2017 Clinical Refinement Project improved the reliability of how MHPoC definitions are applied by clinicians. This...
Mental Health Phase of Care Clinical Refinement Project Final Report
Following the completion of the 2016 Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) study to test the consistency of clinician application of the mental health phase of care, the poor to fair reliability outcome led to the commencement of the refinement project. The project aims to iden...
Define Teaching, Training and Research and Identify Associated Cost Drivers for ABF Purposes - Final Project Report
In August 2011, the Commonwealth, States and Territories signed The National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA). Among a number of other reforms, the NHRA committed the Commonwealth and State and Territory jurisdictions to implement an Activity Based Funding (ABF) model for...
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2019–21
There are three key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification. Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual, Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium and Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services National Index.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Seventh Edition
ICD-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.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eighth Edition
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eighth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2015 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Ninth Edition
ICD-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.
Teaching, Training and Research Costing Study Final Report July 2016
The purpose of this costing study was to undertake a Teaching, Training and Research (TTR) cost and activity data collection at a representative sample of Australian hospitals and produce costed data to inform the development of a TTR classification.
Indigenous Patient Cost Study Report
The 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...
Home Enteral Nutrition, Home Total Parenteral Nutrition and Home Ventilation Services Costing Study Report
The Costing study on Home Enteral Nutrition, Home Total Parenteral Nutrition and Home Ventilation Services was undertaken in 2014. The purpose of the study was to review the costs associated with the delivery of public hospital services to patients receiving home entera...
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Patient Costing Study Report
The purpose of this costing study was to undertake an analysis of CALD patients to inform a policy decision for whether an adjustment is warranted to the National Efficient Price for CALD patients.
Non-admitted and Subacute Costing Study
This resource contains publications related to Non-admitted and Subacute admitted costing study.
Home Delivered Dialysis Services Costing Study Report
The costing study on home delivered dialysis was undertaken in 2014. The purpose of the study was to collate and compare the range of costing studies and economic evaluations that have been carried out on these services over the past decade.