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Emergency department care FAQs – Part 1 (Published 25 May 2020)
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FAQs to support the classification of COVID-19 in emergency department care.
Mental Health Phase of Care Clinical Refinement Project Final Report
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Following the completion of the 2016 Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) study to test the consistency of clinician application of the mental health phase of care, the poor to fair reliability outcome led to the commencement of the refinement project. The project aims to identify the reason for the poor IRR and to improve reliability. This report outlines the clinical findings and recommendations to refine the mental health phase of care. This report was approved by the Pricing Authority in November 2019.
Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 4.0 – User Manual – Errata
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The list of AN-SNAP V4 classes contained in Appendix 4 included some incorrect class codes in the Admitted Adult Rehabilitation classes. The correct codes (with the incorrect code shown in brackets) are shown in this document
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2019–21
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There are three key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification. Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual, Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium and Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services National Index.
Australian Mental Health Care Classification Pricing Feasibility Report 2020–21
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has developed the Australian Mental Health Care Classification Pricing Feasibility Report 2020–21 to provide an overview of the process undertaken by IHPA to shadow price admitted mental health services using the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) Version 1.0. IHPA has not included shadow price weights for community mental health services at this time.
IHPA releases Pricing Framework and National Efficient Price and National Efficient Cost Determinations 2021–22
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) today released the National Efficient Price and National Efficient Cost Determinations for 2021–22 along with the underpinning policy decisions in the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services.
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2020–21
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This document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the activity based funding models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price and the National Efficient Cost Determinations 2020–21.
IHPA releases National Efficient Price and National Efficient Cost Determinations 2020–21
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) today released the National Efficient Price and National Efficient Cost Determinations for the 2020–21 financial year.
National Efficient Cost Determination 2020–21
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cwlth) (the Act), and by virtue of section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Cost Determination 2020–21 (Determination):
National Efficient Price Determination 2020–21
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cwlth) (the Act), and by virtue of section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price Determination 2020–21 (Determination):
NHCDC Independent Financial Review 2017-18
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The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is the primary data collection that IHACPA relies on to calculate the national efficient price used for the funding of public hospital services.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report 2017–18
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The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Cost Report, infographics and articles present the results from the NHCDC Public Sector 2017-18. These documents describe the hospital costs submitted by jurisdictions for the following activity streams: admitted acute care, non-admitted care, emergency care, mental health care, subacute and non-acute care.