Resources
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2020-21
PublicationsThe Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commissioner’s operations for the year 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 in accordance with Section 95B-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Management of Confidential Jurisdictional Information Protocol
PublicationsThe Management of Confidential Jurisdictional Information Protocol outlines the limited and prescribed purpose for which the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority can collect and analyse confidential jurisdictional information and the processes and controls...
IHPA Annual Report 2020–21
PublicationsIndependent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2020–21.
Methodology for Determining the Benchmark Price for Prostheses in Australian Public Hospitals
PublicationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority’s (IHPA) primary function is to calculate and deliver an annual national efficient price (NEP). The NEP is a major determinant of the level of Australian Government funding for public hospital services and provides a price sign...
Consultation Paper on a Methodology for Determining the Benchmark Price for Prostheses in Australian Public Hospitals
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority’s (IHPA) primary function is to calculate and deliver an annual national efficient price of public hospital services. The 2021–22 Federal Budget, released in May 2021, included a measure to modernise and improve the private...
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 4.1
PublicationsThe Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards (AHPCS) provide direction for hospital patient costing through the development of standards for specific elements of the costing process and reporting requirements.
Pricing and Funding for Safety and Quality: Sentinel Events Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsIn 2017, all Australian governments signed the Addendum to the National Health Reform Agreement and committed to improve Australian health outcomes through safety and quality reforms.
Assessment of New Health Technologies 2021–22
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority’s (IHPA) 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 ne...
Mental Health Phase of Care Clinical Refinement Testing Project – Final Report
PublicationsThe Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC) Clinical Refinement Testing Project aimed to determine whether refinements to the MHPoC recommended as part of the 2017 Clinical Refinement Project improved the reliability of how MHPoC definitions are applied by clinicians. This...
