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Data Access and Release Policy
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The 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
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The 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.
Supplementary form for additional accommodation groups
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This document forms part of the Application Form for Refundable Accommodation Deposit Approval. Use the main application form to record the information for accommodation groups 1 - 6. Use this form only to record information for accommodation group number 7 and onwards.
Extra Service Fee Approval Application Form
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Use this form to apply for approval to increase your extra service fees.
Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) Approval Application Form
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Use this form to apply for approval to charge a RAD (or equivalent daily amount) that is more than the current maximum accommodation payment amount.
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NHCDC Data Request Specifications
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The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Data Request Specifications (DRS) contain detailed guidance regarding the submission of NHCDC data.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Public Sector 2022–23
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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.
Assessment of New Health Technologies
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) recognises the need for the pricing of public hospital services to respond in a timely manner to the introduction of new health technologies and innovations in models of care.
Time to have your say as IHACPA releases consultation to inform aged care pricing advice
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) today released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2024–25 (the Consultation Paper).
Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services - Consultation video
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IHACPA's annual consultation on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services is your chance to have a say in the future of aged care pricing advice.
Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2024–25 Communication Toolkit
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This Communication Toolkit has been developed for aged care providers and stakeholders by the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA).