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National Hospital Cost Data Collection Private Hospital Report 2020–21
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. This report includes the findings from NHCDC Private Sector 20...

Cost-Shifting and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Policy Version 6.0
PublicationsThe Cost-Shifting and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Policy outlines the processes undertaken by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) to investigate and make recommendations to resolve cost-shifting and cross-border disputes following a reque...

Back-Casting Policy Version 8.0
PublicationsThe Back-Casting Policy outlines the process the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority follows when back-casting the national efficient price (NEP) or the national efficient cost (NEC) for the purpose of calculating Commonwealth growth funding, as set out i...

National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report 2020-21
PublicationsThe National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector Report, Appendix Tables, and Infographic present the results from the NHCDC Public Sector 2020-21. It is important to note that the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has impacted the accuracy and comp...

IHACPA Work Program and Corporate Plan 2023-24
PublicationsThe Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Work Program and Corporate Plan 2023-24 has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011 and section 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performance...

Residential Aged Care Pricing Advice 2023–24
PublicationsThe Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) will provide annual residential aged care pricing advice to the Commonwealth Government, commencing 1 July 2023, for each coming financial year.

Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2023‒24
PublicationsThe Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services (the Pricing Framework) is updated annually.

National Hospital Cost Data Collection Private Hospital Report 2021–22
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. The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Data Reques...

Mental Health Phase of Care Guide
PublicationsThis document provides information for clinicians to enable them to assess phases accurately when applying the mental health phase of care concept.

AMHCC User Manual
PublicationsThis user manual provides background to the development of the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) Version 1.0. It also explains the structure, data elements and collection protocols, reporting requirements, and how the data is grouped.Due to no structu...

Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2023–24
PublicationsThe key publications that support the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification (Tier 2) are the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual and the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium.

AR-DRG Version 11.0
PublicationsThe Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs) is a classification that provides a clinically meaningful way to relate or group the number and type of patients treated in admitted acute episodes of care to the resources required in treatment. AR-DRG...