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AR-DRG Version 10.0
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The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs) is a classification system, which provides a clinically meaningful way to relate the number and type of patients treated in a hospital to the resources required by the hospital. AR-DRGs group patients with similar diagnoses requiring similar hospital services. AR-DRG Version 10.0 was approved by the Pricing Authority in April 2019 and was implemented from 1 July 2020 to price admitted acute episodes of care. AR-DRG Version 10.0 supersedes AR-DRG Version 9.0.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eleventh Edition
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ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eleventh Edition, was implemented between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2022 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
IHPA Work Program 2019–20
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Work Program has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011.
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2020–21 open for public consultation
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) today released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2020–21.
ED ICD-10-AM (Eleventh Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List – User Guide
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This document details the components and conventions of the ED Short List and is aimed at jurisdictions, data managers and health information managers involved in ED data.In addition to this document, a Principal Diagnosis Selection Guide fact sheet has been developed for clinicians responsible for selecting the ED principal diagnosis.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report 2016–17
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The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report and infographics present the results from NHCDC 2016-17. These documents describe the hospital costs submitted by jurisdictions for the following activity streams: admitted acute, non-admitted, emergency department, mental health, subacute and non-acute.
IHPA releases National Efficient Price and National Efficient Cost Determinations for 2019-20
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) today released the National Efficient Price (NEP) and National Efficient Cost (NEC) Determinations for Australian public hospital services for 2019-20.
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2019–20
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This document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the Activity Based Funding (ABF) models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price (NEP) and the National Efficient Cost (NEC) Determinations for 2019-20.
National Efficient Cost Determination 2019–20
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cth) (the Act), and by virtue of section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this 2019-20 National Efficient Cost Determination (Determination):
National Efficient Price Determination 2019–20
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cth) (the Act), and by virtue of Section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price (NEP) Determination 2019-20 (Determination):
National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Independent Financial Review, Round 21 (Financial year 2016-17)
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The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is the primary data collection that the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) 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, IHPA commissions an independent financial review to assess whether all participating hospitals have included appropriate costs and patient activity.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection Private Hospital Report 2016–17
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The private sector National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is a voluntary collection that produces a range of hospital cost and activity information by the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG). This report includes the findings from (financial year) 2016–17 of the NHCDC for acute admitted care provided by overnight private hospitals.