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Australian Classification Exchange (ACE)
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ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition education
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Who we are
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) is an independent government agency that assists the Australian Government to fund hospital and aged care services more efficiently by providing evidence‑based price determinations and pricing advice.
Teaching, training and research
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Non-admitted care
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Non-admitted care encompasses services provided to patients who do not undergo a formal admission process and do not occupy a hospital bed.
Emergency care
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Emergency care includes care provided by emergency departments and emergency services.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector 2021–22
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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.
Consultations
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IHACPA is committed to open and transparent consultation with health and aged care stakeholders, government departments and agencies and the public.
AR-DRG Classification Fact Sheets
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An overview of how AR-DRGs work and how they are used. The fact sheets also include a summary of the refinements for each recent AR-DRG version.
NHCDC Round 24 infographic
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The Round 24 National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) collected public hospital cost information for the 2019–20 financial year.
List of acronyms and abbreviations
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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
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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 missing information preventing grouping to a valid class).