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Emergency care
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Emergency care includes care provided by emergency departments and emergency services.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector 2021–22
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The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) for the public sector, collected through the states and territories, is the primary data collection used to develop the national efficient price.
Consultations overview
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) is committed to ongoing open and transparent consultation with the Australian Government, states and territories, the health and aged care sectors, health and aged care stakeholders and the general community.
Past consultations
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In the interest of openness and transparency, IHACPA publishes public submissions to completed consultations.
Open consultations
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Welcome to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority’s (IHACPA) consultation hub. We invite you to share and participate in IHACPA’s consultations.
Consultations
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AR-DRG Classification Fact Sheet
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A summary of how AR-DRG's are used, how they work, the different types of Diagnosis Related Groups, and AR-DRG Version 11.0.
NHCDC Round 24 infographic
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The Round 24 National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) collected public hospital cost information for the 2019–20 financial year.
List of acronyms and abbreviations
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A list of IHACPA's commonly used acronyms and abbreviations and their meanings.
Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Grouper Version 5.0 User Manual
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The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) Version 5.0 software grouper application (the SNAP5Grouper) Version 1.1 groups records of admitted subacute and non-acute care into an AN-SNAP Version 5.0 class (or error class if there is missing information preventing grouping to a valid class).
Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification Grouper Version 4.0.1 User Manual
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The Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP) Grouper Version 4.0.1 application (SNAP4.0.1Grouper) groups records of admitted subacute and non-acute care into an AN-SNAP Version 4.0 class (or error class if there is missing information preventing grouping to a valid class).
Refundable accommodation deposit (RAD) indexation calculator
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You can use this calculator to work out the indexed RAD amount for your current approval year.To index a RAD amount for the current approval year, enter the:RAD approval dateThis is the date of the approval letter. If we approved your RAD with conditions, use the date of the ‘Satisfaction of Conditions’ letter.Current RAD amountThis is the approved RAD amount or the current indexed amount (if you have applied indexation on earlier approval anniversaries).