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Towards a Pricing Framework: Summary Report
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has commissioned the development of a comprehensive Pricing Framework for use in the implementation of activity based funding (ABF) for Australian public hospitals. This report is a short summary of the implementation options, together with selected consultation questions.
Activity based funding for Australian public hospitals: Towards a Pricing Framework
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This Discussion Paper develops the elements of a Draft Pricing Framework for use by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) in the national implementation of activity based funding (ABF) for Australian public hospitals.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 2.0
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The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) has been producing national hospital costing results since 1995-96 as a voluntary collection. On 29 November 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a National Partnership Agreement on Hospital and Health Workforce Reform (the National Partnership) involving $1.383 billion in Commonwealth payments to states and territories to improve efficiency and capacity in public hospitals through four key reform components, one of which is the development of a nationally consistent approach to Activity Based Funding.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Seventh Edition
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ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Seventh Edition was implemented between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2013 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
AR-DRG Version 6.x
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The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) Version 6.x was implemented from July 1, 2011 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.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 1.1
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The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) has been producing national hospital costing results since 1995-96 as a voluntary collection. On 29 November 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a National Partnership Agreement on Hospital and Health Workforce Reform (the National Partnership) involving $1.383 billion in Commonwealth payments to states and territories to improve efficiency and capacity in public hospitals through four key reform components, one of which is the development of a nationally consistent approach to Activity Based Funding.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Sixth Edition
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ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Sixth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2010 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fifth Edition
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ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fifth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2008 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fourth Edition
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ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Fourth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2004 and 30 June 2006 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Third Edition
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ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Third Edition was implemented between 1 July 2002 and 30 June 2004 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services. The Medicare Benefits Schedule – Extended was renamed as the Australian Classification of Health Interventions from the Third Edition.
ICD-10-AM/MBS-E/ACS Second Edition
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ICD-10-AM/MBS-E/ACS Second Edition was implemented between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2002 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
ICD-10-AM/MBS-E/ACS First Edition
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ICD-10-AM/MBS-E/ACS First Edition was implemented between 1 July 1998 and 30 June 2000 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.