Resources
2023 Residential Aged Care Costing Study Final Report
PublicationsThe Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) engaged Scyne Advisory to undertake a residential aged care costing study in 2023 to understand, collect, and analyse cost and activity data.
AMHCC Version 1.1 Final Report
PublicationsThis final report provides the detailed statistical analysis undertaken in the development of Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) Version 1.1, including the key changes to the classification and methodology of the refinement
National Hospital Cost Data Collection Private Hospital Report 2022–23
PublicationsThe National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) private sector is a voluntary collection that produces a range of hospital cost and activity information by the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups.
IHACPA Annual Report 2022–23
PublicationsThe Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Annual Report 2022–23 was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday 18 October 2023.
Exchange of Letters between IHACPA and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
PublicationsAn Exchange of Letters between the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) commenced on 22 September 2023.
Exchange of Letters between IHACPA and the Department of Health and Aged Care
PublicationsAn Exchange of Letters between Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) and the Department of Health and Aged Care (the Department) commenced on 22 September 2023.
Emergency Care ICD-10-AM Principal Diagnosis Short List Twelfth Edition – User Guide
PublicationsThis document details the components and conventions of the Emergency Care International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) Principal Diagnosis Short List (the EPD Short List) and is ai...
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition
PublicationsICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Twelfth Edition supersedes ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eleventh Edition and is applicable for separations from 1 July 2022.
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2021-22
PublicationsThe ninth and final Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commission’s operations for the financial year from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Confidential Data Management Policy
PublicationsThe Confidential Data Management Policy outlines the processes and controls adopted by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) in managing confidential jurisdictional information.
Data Access and Release Policy
PublicationsThe Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) is responsible for relevant data collections to enable activity based funding, as prescribed by the National Health Reform Act 2011 (NHR Act).
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards Version 4.2
PublicationsThe Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards (AHPCS) provide direction for costing practitioners to ensure all in-scope costs are allocated to hospital activity to reflect resource utilisation, in a complete and consistent manner.