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Urgency Disposition Groups
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The Urgency Disposition Groups (UDG) classification was implemented by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) to classify emergency services from 1 July 2012.
Australian Emergency Care Classification
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The Australian Emergency Care Classification (AECC) has three hierarchical levels which represent how the classification groups emergency department presentations into end classes.
General Use Items Bundling Tool
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The General Use Items (GUI) Bundling Tool enables users to enter historical Prostheses List billing-code utilisation data and apply the GUI bundles defined in IHACPA’s Supplementary advice on Bundling Arrangements for General Use Items on the Prostheses List – April 2022.
Mental Health Phase of Care Guide
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This document provides information for clinicians to enable them to assess phases accurately when applying the mental health phase of care concept.
AMHCC User Manual
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This user manual provides background to the development of the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) Version 1.0. It also explains the structure, data elements and collection protocols, reporting requirements, and how the data is grouped.Due to no structural changes to the AMHCC Version 1.1, the AMHCC User Manual can be used together with the Reference to Changes to understand the features impacted by AMHCC Version 1.1.
IHACPA Conference 2023
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The IHACPA Conference 2023 (previously named Activity Based Funding Conference) took place in Brisbane, Australia and virtual from 9 - 11 August 2023.
ABF Data Request Specifications 2023-24
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ABF Data Request Specifications 2024-25
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Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2023–24
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The key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification (Tier 2) are the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual and the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium.
AR-DRG Version 11.0
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The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs) is a classification that provides a clinically meaningful way to relate or group the number and type of patients treated in admitted acute episodes of care to the resources required in treatment. AR-DRGs group patients with similar diagnoses requiring similar hospital services.
Governance Framework for the Development of the Admitted Care Classifications
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The Governance Framework for the Development of the Admitted Care Classifications outlines the classification development and approval process, the guiding principles and classification products that are the result of the classification development cycle.
IHACPA releases National Efficient Price and National Efficient Cost Determinations for 2023–24
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The Independent Hospital and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) today released the National Efficient Price (NEP) and National Efficient Cost (NEC) Determinations for 2023–24.