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Australian Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 5.0 Fact Sheet
Fact sheetsThe Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) is a casemix classification that provides a nationally consistent way of categorising admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care. AN-SNAP Version 5.0 (V5.0) classifies episodes on th...
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2022–23
PublicationsThere are three key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification (Tier 2).
Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 5.0
PublicationsThe Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) is a casemix classification used for activity based funding, clinical management and other purposes.
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...
Draft Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Version 5.0
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) released a public consultation paper to outline the proposed fifth version of the Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP V5). IHPA invited all interested parties to provide fee...
Development of the admitted care classifications
ConsultationsThe Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) released a public consultation paper outlining the major changes for the following classifications used in admitted care: • Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG) Version 11.0 • Intern...
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2021–22
PublicationsThere are three key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification. Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual, Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium and Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services National Index.
Emergency department care FAQs – Part 2 (Published 17 September 2020)
PublicationsFAQs to support the classification of COVID-19 in emergency department care.
Consultation and review of the AR-DRG and ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Classification Systems
ConsultationsThe development cycle of the admitted care classifications was last reviewed in 2009. Since that time the landscape has changed significantly with the National Health Reform Agreement in 2011 and the introduction of activity based funding nationally. The recent review f...
Emergency department care FAQs – Part 1 (Published 25 May 2020)
PublicationsFAQs to support the classification of COVID-19 in emergency department care.
Mental Health Phase of Care Clinical Refinement Project Final Report
PublicationsFollowing the completion of the 2016 Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) study to test the consistency of clinician application of the mental health phase of care, the poor to fair reliability outcome led to the commencement of the refinement project. The project aims to iden...