NHCDC Independent Financial Review 2016-17
Date published: 14 September 2019
The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is the primary data collection that the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) 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, IHACPA commissions an independent financial review (IFR) to assess whether all participating hospitals have included appropriate costs and patient activity.
The IFR Report 2016-17 provides an overall summary and findings by jurisdiction and for each participating site. It also outlines recommendations for IHACPA and the jurisdictions to consider in future rounds of the IFR, with the aim of improving the consistency and transparency of NHCDC submissions.
The IFR 2016-17 Supplementary information provides the detailed data tables for participating hospitals/health services and other supporting information.