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Supplementary form for additional accommodation groups
This document forms part of the Application Form for Refundable Accommodation Deposit Approval. Use the main application form to record the information for accommodation groups 1 - 6. Use this form only to record information for accommodation group number 7 and onwar...

Extra Service Fee Approval Application Form
Use this form to apply for approval to increase or decrease your extra service fees. Description: To apply for approval, you need to: complete the application form provide supporting documents For a step-by-step guide to the process, see extra servi...

Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) Approval Application Form
Use this form to apply for approval to charge a RAD (or equivalent daily amount) that is more than $550,000. Application Form If you’re not sure how to respond to the form questions or complete the spreadsheet, see our example of a completed form. Applicat...

Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2023–24
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2023–24 for public consultation from Wednesday 8 June 2022 to Friday 8 July 2022. IHPA’s Pricing Framework for Australia...

National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Hospitals Report - Round 26 (financial year 2021–22)
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) for the public sector, collected through the states and territories, is the primary data collection used to develop the national efficient price. These documents account for the hospital costs submitted by jurisdicti...

AR-DRG Classification Fact Sheet
A summary of how AR-DRG's are used, how they work, the different types of Diagnosis Related Groups, and AR-DRG Version 11.0.

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 Benchmarking Portal User Guide
The National Benchmarking Portal (NBP) is a website-based application that provides public access to insights from data collected by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA).
National Benchmarking Portal
The National Benchmarking Portal (NBP) is a website-based application that provides public access to insights from data collected by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA).

List of acronyms and abbreviations
A list of IHACPA's commonly used acronyms and abbreviations and their meanings.

Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Grouper Version 5.0 User Manual (June 2022)
The AN-SNAP V5 software grouper application (the SNAP5Grouper) version 1.1 groups records of admitted subacute and non-acute care into an AN-SNAP V5 class (or error class if there is missing information preventing grouping to a valid class).

Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Grouper Version 4.0.1 User Manual (June 2022)
The AN-SNAP V4 software grouper application (the SNAP4.0.1Grouper) groups records of admitted subacute and non-acute care into an AN-SNAP V4 class (or error class if there is missing information preventing grouping to a valid class).