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Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Grouper Version 5.0 User Manual
The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) Version 5.0 software grouper application (the SNAP5Grouper) Version 1.1 groups records of admitted subacute and non-acute care into an AN-SNAP Version 5.0 class (or error class if there is m...
Review of Non-Admitted Classifications
This resource contains documents related to a review of existing non-admitted patient care classifications and recommend a new or revised classification to support activity based funding in non-admitted services.
Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Grouper Version 4.0.1 User Manual
The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) Grouper Version 4.0.1 application (SNAP4.0.1Grouper) groups records of admitted subacute and non-acute care into an AN-SNAP Version 4.0 class (or error class if there is missing informa...
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2015-16
The Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commissioner’s operations for the year 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 in accordance with Section 95B-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2018-19
The Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commissioner’s operations for the year 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 in accordance with Section 95B-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2017-18
The Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commissioner’s operations for the year 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 in accordance with Section 95B-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2020-21
The Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commissioner’s operations for the year 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 in accordance with Section 95B-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2019-20
The Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commissioner’s operations for the year 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 in accordance with Section 95B-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2016-17
The Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commissioner’s operations for the year 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 in accordance with Section 95B-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
IHPA Work Program and Corporate Plan 2022–23
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Work Program and Corporate Plan 2022–23 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, Performanc...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Independent Financial Review, Round 21 (Financial year 2016-17)
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is the primary data collection that the 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 N...
Residential Aged Care Costing Pilot Study Report
IHACPA engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers to undertake a Residential Aged Care Costing Pilot Study to understand, collect, and analyse cost and activity data. The recommendations outlined in the Residential Aged Care Costing Pilot Study Report are intended to inform th...
AR-DRG Version 10.0
The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs) is a classification system, which provides a clinically meaningful way to relate the number and type of patients treated in a hospital to the resources required by the hospital. AR-DRGs group patients with s...
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2012–13
This document was produced as an accompaniment to the NEP13 and NEC13 Determinations.
Tier 2 Non-admitted services 2014–15
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.
Definitions and cost drivers for mental health services project
As an initial step in developing a new national classification for mental health services, IHPA has commissioned a consortium led by The University of Queensland (UQ) to develop a definition for mental health services that can be consistently applied within the mental h...
Development of the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups V8.0
As per the contract for Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG) Classification System Development and Refinement Services between the Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) and the University of Sydney...
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2015–16
This document provide the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the Activity Based Funding (ABF) models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price (NEP) and the National Efficient Cost (NE...
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2016-17
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.
Activity based funding (ABF) - Data Collection Compliance Reports 2015 – 2020
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) publishes Data Compliance Reports including a Quarterly Report, as required by the National Health Reform Agreement (B 102).
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.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Tenth Edition
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Tenth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2019 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
AR-DRG Version 9.0
The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) Version 9.0 was implemented from 1 July 2018 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...