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Mental Health Phase of Care Clinical Refinement Testing Project – Final Report
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The 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 report outlines the findings from the testing and recommendations on the future refinement of the MHPoC. This report was approved by the Pricing Authority in May 2021.
Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination
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The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was first published in 1975 by M. F. Folstein et al. as an appendix to the Mini-mental state: A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician study.
Assessment of New Health Technologies 2021–22
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority’s (IHPA) core function is the pricing of public hospital services. IHPA’s Pricing Guidelines recognise that the 'Pricing of public hospital services should respond in a timely way to introduction of evidence-based, effective new technology and innovations in the models of care that improve patient outcomes'.
Cluster coding
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Cluster coding is a mechanism of linking related diagnosis codes through use of a diagnosis cluster identifier (DCID) that enhances the value of coded data.
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.
Assessment of new health technologies 2018–19
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IHPA's core function is the pricing of public hospital services. IHPA’s Pricing Guidelines recognise that the "pricing of public hospital services should respond in a timely way to the introduction of evidence-based, effective new health technology and innovations in models of care that improve patient outcomes."
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2024–25 open for public consultation
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) has today released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2024–25 (the Consultation Paper).
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
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Assessment of new health technologies 2017–18
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IHPA's core function is the pricing of public hospital services. IHPA’s Pricing Guidelines recognise that the "pricing of public hospital services should respond in a timely way to introduction of evidence-based, effective new health technology and innovations in models of care that improve patient outcomes."
Assessment of new health technologies 2019–20
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IHPA's core function is the pricing of public hospital services. IHPA’s Pricing Guidelines recognise that the "pricing of public hospital services should respond in a timely way to the introduction of evidence-based, effective new health technology and innovations in models of care that improve patient outcomes."
Assessment of new health technologies 2020–21
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The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority’s (IHPA) core function is the pricing of public hospital services. IHPA’s Pricing Guidelines recognise that the 'Pricing of public hospital services should respond in a timely way to introduction of evidence-based, effective new technology and innovations in the models of care that improve patient outcomes.'
How to classify COVID-19
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The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) provides guidance for classifying coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related activity across the admitted care, emergency department care and non-admitted care settings.