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Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018–19
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The Pricing Framework 2018-19 builds on the six Pricing Frameworks from previous years. The Pricing Framework is the key strategic document underpinning the National Efficient Price (NEP) and National Efficient Cost (NEC) Determinations for the financial year 2018-19.
IHPA releases Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018-19
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) today released its Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018-19.
Bundled pricing for maternity care
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Bundled pricing is where a single price covers a full package of care over a defined period of time, spanning multiple events and settings of care.
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2016-17
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The Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commissioner’s operations for the year 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 in accordance with Section 95B-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
IHPA Annual Report 2016–17
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Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2016–17.
Medical records and data driven healthcare
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Together with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare, IHPA has developed this animation to explain the secondary uses of patient medical records. It aims to encourage clear, accurate and complete documentation in patient medical records.
Emergency Care Costing and Classification Project Cost Report
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Development of the Australian Emergency Care Classification
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) released a public consultation paper on the development of the Australian Emergency Care Classification (AECC) on Wednesday 8 November 2017. The public consultation process closed on Friday 8 December 2017.
IHPA to host joint international conference on advancing value based health care
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) will host a joint international conference in Sydney this October.
Assessment of new health technologies 2017–18
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IHPA's core function is the pricing of public hospital services. IHPA’s Pricing Guidelines recognise that the "pricing of public hospital services should respond in a timely way to introduction of evidence-based, effective new health technology and innovations in models of care that improve patient outcomes."
Development of the Australian Teaching and Training Classification
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) released a public consultation paper on the development of the Australian Teaching and Training Classification (ATTC) on Thursday 10 August 2017. The public consultation process closed on Friday 29 September 2017.
Mental health phase of care Inter-rater reliability (IRR) study - Final report
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The Inter-rater reliability study final report was approved by the Pricing Authority in April 2017. The primary aims of the study were to test the inter-rater reliability of the mental health phase of care instrument, gather information about the clinicians' views of the mental health phase of care, identifying ways of increasing the clarity to reduce the ambiguity of the instrument, and to provide recommendations on how the instrument may be refined.The results from the Inter-rater reliability study will contribute to the further refinement of the mental health phase of care and the Australian Mental Health Care Classification.