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National Hospital Cost Data Collection
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is a valuable tool for use across the Australian health system as it plays a large role in collating the vast majority of health system costs at a 'product' level. It has recently been defined as a remarkable evidence b...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Data Set Specifications, Round 16 (Financial year 2011-12)
IHPA is responsible for determining relevant data set specifications to enable Activity Based Funding. These specifications have been developed in collaboration with IHPA’s committees and working groups.
Rules for Coding and Reporting COVID-19 Episodes of Care
This publication outlines the rules for coding and reporting coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) episodes of care. IHPA is required to update the national activity based funding (ABF) classifications and data reporting requirements to accommodate the emerging situation with COV...
NHCDC Round 24 infographic
The Round 24 National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) collected public hospital cost information for the 2019–20 financial year.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Hospitals Report - Round 15 (financial year 2010–11)
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is the primary data collection that Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) relies on to calculate the national efficient price used for the funding of public hospital services. To ensure that the quality of NH...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Hospitals Report - Round 16 (financial year 2011–12)
This National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Hospitals Report includes the results of participation across the various jurisdictions. The reports investigates a number of specific questions relating to hospital costs for admitted, non admitted and emergenc...
COVID-19 Response - Costing and Pricing Guidelines
This document guides costing practitioners on the steps to capturing end-to-end COVID-19 activity and expenses under the National Partnership Agreement (NPA). It identifies the principles to be applied, the scope of activity and costs to be funded, cost allocation metho...
Strategic Review of the National Hospital Cost Data Collection
The NHCDC Strategic Review has been commissioned by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) to assess the NHCDC's suitability as the primary data collection to determine the NEP, seek the views of stakeholders regarding issues with the current NHCDC and its fu...
Development of a table of standard costs for conducting Clinical Trials in Australia: final report
The Australian Government established the Clinical Trials Action Group (CTAG), in October 2009, to boost Australia’s profile as a preferred destination for conducting clinical trials. The CTAG report, containing 11 recommendations endorsed by the Australian Government,...
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards version 3.1
The Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards (the Standards) have been developed in the context of significant health reform in Australia. A substantial body of work is underway to establish more transparent and equitable funding arrangements for public hospitals a...
Review and Costing Study into Radiotherapy Services
PwC and its sub-contractor Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) engaged PwC and its sub-contractor SyRis Consulting to undertake a review and costing study of Australian radiotherapy services.
Mental Health Costing Study
The Mental Health Costing Study aims to produce a robust consumer level data set that is representative of mental health services provided in Australia.
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.
National Efficient Price Determination Standard List of Clinical Trial items
This publication contains a national efficient price determination standard list of clinical trial items.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 2.0
The 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...
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 1.1
The 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...