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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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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.
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.
IHPA releases Consultation Paper on Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018-19
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) today released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018-19. The consultation is open to the public until Thursday 17 August 2017.
IHPA releases Work Program 2017-18
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has released its Work Program 2017-18, following a period of public consultation.
AR-DRG Version 9.0
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The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) Version 9.0 was implemented from 1 July 2018 and is the Australian Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) patient classification system that provides a clinically meaningful way of relating the types of patients treated in the hospital to the resources required by the hospital. AR-DRGs incorporate the ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Tenth Edition
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ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Tenth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2019 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.