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Emergency Care Principal Diagnosis Selection Guide Fact Sheet
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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.
Exchange of Letters between IHACPA and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
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An Exchange of Letters between the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) commenced on 22 September 2023.
Exchange of Letters between IHACPA and the Department of Health and Aged Care
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An Exchange of Letters between Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) and the Department of Health and Aged Care (the Department) commenced on 22 September 2023.
Aged Care Advisory Committee
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Aged Care Advisory Committee (ACAC) is a statutory committee established under Section 4.11A of the National Health Reform Act 2011.
Emergency Care ICD-10-AM Principal Diagnosis Short List Twelfth Edition – User Guide
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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 aimed at jurisdictions, data managers and health information managers involved in emergency department data.
Cluster coding
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Cluster coding is a mechanism of linking related diagnosis codes through use of a diagnosis cluster identifier (DCID) that enhances the value of coded data.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition
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ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition supersedes ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eleventh Edition and is applicable for separations between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2025.
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2021-22
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The ninth and final Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commission’s operations for the financial year from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Confidential Data Management Policy
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The Confidential Data Management Policy outlines the processes and controls adopted by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) in managing confidential jurisdictional information.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 4.2
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The Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards (AHPCS) provide direction for costing practitioners to ensure all in-scope costs are allocated to hospital activity to reflect resource utilisation, in a complete and consistent manner.
Legal services expenditure
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NHCDC Data Request Specifications
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The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Data Request Specifications (DRS) contain detailed guidance regarding the submission of NHCDC data.