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Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018–19
PublicationsThe 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-...
Bundled pricing for maternity care
PublicationsBundled 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.
IHPA Annual Report 2016–17
PublicationsIndependent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2016–17.
Medical records and data driven healthcare
VideosTogether 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.
Development of the Australian Emergency Care Classification
ConsultationsThe 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 ...
Assessment of new health technologies 2017–18
ConsultationsIHPA'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...
Development of the Australian Teaching and Training Classification
ConsultationsThe 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 Se...
Mental health phase of care Inter-rater reliability (IRR) study - Final report
PublicationsThe 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 th...
Consultation paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018–19
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) released its Consultation paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018–19. Public consultation was open from Monday, 17 July 2017 to 5pm Thursday, 17 August 2017. IHP...
Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018–19
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) released its Consultation paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018–19. Public consultation was open from Monday, 17 July 2017 to 5pm Thursday, 17 August 2017. IHP...
AR-DRG Version 9.0
PublicationsThe 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...