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Pricing and Funding for Safety and Quality: Sentinel Events Fact Sheet
n 2017, all Australian governments signed the Addendum to the National Health Reform Agreement and committed to improve Australian health outcomes through safety and quality reforms. This is supported by
the collaborative work program between the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) to incorporate safety and quality measures into the pricing and funding of public hospital services across three key areas:
1 Dec 2021
Pricing and Funding for Safety and Quality: Hospital Acquired Complications Fact Sheet
In 2017, all Australian governments signed the Addendum to the National Health Reform Agreement and committed to improve Australian health outcomes through safety and quality reforms. This is supported by
the collaborative work program between the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) to incorporate safety and quality measures into the pricing and funding of public hospital services across three key areas.
1 Dec 2021
Emergency Department Principal Diagnosis Selection Guide Fact Sheet
A principal diagnosis is the diagnosis established at the conclusion of the patient’s attendance in an emergency department (ED) to be mainly responsible for occasioning the attendance following consideration of clinical assessment.
1 Dec 2021
Pricing and Funding for Safety and Quality: Avoidable Hospital Readmissions Fact Sheet
In 2017, all Australian governments signed the Addendum to the National Health Reform Agreement and committed to improve Australian health outcomes through safety and quality reforms. This is supported by
the collaborative work program between the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) to incorporate safety and quality measures into the pricing and funding of public hospital services across three key areas
1 Dec 2021
Australian Mental Health Care Classification Fact Sheet
The Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) was developed to provide more accurate and consistent data about the services provided across different mental healthcare settings. It is a clinically relevant classification that explains resource consumption (costs) at the consumer level.
1 Dec 2021
Australian Teaching and Training Classification Fact Sheet
The Australian Teaching and Training Classification (ATTC) provides the health sector with a nationally consistent method of classifying teaching and training activities.
1 Dec 2021
Australian Emergency Care Classification Fact Sheet
The Australian Emergency Care Classification (AECC) has been developed for use in emergency departments and replaced the use of the Urgency Related Group (URG) for pricing from 1 July 2021.
1 Dec 2021
