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National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2023–24
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This document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) developed the activity based funding models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price and the National Efficient Cost Determinations 2023–24.
National Efficient Price Determination 2023–24
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (the NHR Act) and by virtue of section 131(1) of the NHR Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price Determination 2023–24 (this Determination):
National Efficient Cost Determination 2023–24
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (the NHR Act) and by virtue of section 131(1) of the NHR Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Cost Determination 2023–24 (this Determination):
NHCDC Independent Financial Review 2020-21
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The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is the primary data collection that the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) relies on to calculate the national efficient price used for the funding of public hospital services. To ensure that the quality of NHCDC data is robust and fit for purpose, IHACPA commissions an independent financial review (IFR) to assess whether all participating hospitals have included appropriate costs and patient activity.
Data set specifications 2023–24
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) is responsible for determining relevant data set specifications to enable activity based funding. The specifications have been developed in collaboration with IHACPA’s committees and working groups.
New Health Technology Policy
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) recognises the need for the pricing of public hospital services to respond in a timely manner to the introduction of new health technologies and innovations in models of care.
ICD-10-AM and ACHI mapping tables
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IHACPA appoints new CEO Professor Michael Pervan
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Michael Pervan as Chief Executive Officer, effective from Wednesday 1 February 2023.
MHPoC Education and Meeting Guides
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The meeting guide suggests clinician validated ways to bring a routine consideration of MHPoC into multi-disciplinary team meetings. The education guide promotes simple and effective ways to run education on Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC) within teams. These education materials contain clinical education tools to facilitate discussion of Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) and MHPoC in existing meetings. These resources are part of a suite of educational material on the MHPoC. To learn more about the use and application of MHPoC, explore the collection of informative resources.
MHPoC Consumer Journey Maps
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This education tool contains different consumer journey maps and an education template to allow clinicians to create their own journeys relevant to consumers at their local service. These are illustrations of what Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC) looks like across a consumer’s journey and can be used as posters to raise awareness of MHPoC and to personalise and contextualise it. The journey maps can also be brought into education sessions and used as part of presentations. This resource is part of a suite of educational material on the MHPoC. To learn more about the use and application of MHPoC, explore the collection of informative resources.
AMHCC eLearning and presentation resources
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This resource is a PowerPoint presentation that can be used and adapted for local education presentations and can be incorporated into existing eLearning packages. The resource is intended to be used by clinicians, educators and managers and is inclusive of information slides, text screens and multiple choice questions. This resource is part of a suite of educational material on the Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC). To learn more about the use and application of MHPoC, explore the collection of informative resources.
AMHCC and MHPoC Information Fact Sheet
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This fact sheet provides an overview of the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) and Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC). It includes a definition of each MHPoC and highlights that Assessment Only changed from a MHPoC to become an administrative data item. This change came into effect on 1 July 2022. This resource is part of a suite of educational material on the MHPoC. To learn more about the use and application of MHPoC, explore the collection of informative resources.