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ED ICD-10-AM (Ninth Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List – User Guide
PublicationsThis document is for use primarily by jurisdictions and data managers and details the components of the short list, conventions used and specific guidelines for use. In addition to this document an abridged Quick Reference Guide for principal diagnosis reporting has bee...
IHPA Work Program 2017–18 public consultation paper
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority invited all interested parties to provide comment on the Work Program 2017–18 public consultation paper.
National Efficient Cost Determination 2017–18
PublicationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (Pricing Authority) was established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cwlth) (the Act), and by virtue of section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this 2017-18&n...
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2017–18
PublicationsThis document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the Activity Based Funding (ABF) models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price (NEP) and the National Efficient Cost (N...
National Efficient Price Determination 2017–18
PublicationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) was established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cth) (the Act), and by virtue of Section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price (NEP)&nbs...
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2017–18
PublicationsThe Pricing Framework 2017-18 builds on the Pricing Frameworks from previous years (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17). For simplicity, where IHPA has reaffirmed a previous principle, the supporting argument has not been restated in this year’s paper...
NHCDC Independent Financial Review 2014-15
PublicationsThe 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 th...
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report 2014–15
PublicationsThis National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report includes the results of participation across the various jurisdictions. The report investigates questions relating to hospital costs for admitted, non-admitted and emergency department services. Th...
Private Patient Public Hospital Service Utilisation 2017
PublicationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) engaged Ernst & Young (EY) to examine trends in the number of privately insured patients being treated in public hospitals and to identify factors contributing to observed trends to assess what impact, if any, the na...
Aged Care Pricing Commissioner Annual Report 2015-16
PublicationsThe Annual Report of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner covers the Commissioner’s operations for the year 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 in accordance with Section 95B-12 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
IHPA Annual Report 2015–16
PublicationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Annual Report for financial year 2015–16.
Consultation paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2017–18
ConsultationsThe Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services is updated annually and outlines the principles, scope and methodology adopted by Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) to determine the National Efficient Price (NEP) and the National Effic...