Publications
Report for the counting, costing and classifying of Non-Admitted Multidisciplinary Case Conferences (MDCCs) where patient is not present
17 May 2017IHPA commissioned a study of the counting, costing and classifying of multidisciplinary case conferences (MDCCs) for non-admitted patients, when the patient is not present. MDCCs have become a more common and important aspect of clinical care. The increasing complexity and specialisation in health care has driven the need for more formalised mechanisms for multidisciplinary collaboration.
Development of the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG) V9.0
16 May 2017AR-DRG Version 9.0 Final Report
AR-DRG Version 9.0 was approved by the Pricing Authority in November 2016. Development of Version 9.0 was finalised following clinical and statistical analysis and in consultation with clinicians, jurisdictions and other health sector stakeholders. It will be used for pricing admitted acute episodes of care from 1 July 2018.
The AR-DRG Version 9.0 final report details the changes and rationale for the refinement process.
IHPA Annual Report 2015-16
17 October 2016The IHPA Annual Report for 2015-16 was tabled on 17 October 2016.
The Financial Statements in in the Financial Management section cannot be reproduced in an accessible format. If you need help accessing financial information from the report, please contact IHPA.
Teaching, Training and Research Costing Study Final Report July 2016
28 September 2016The purpose of this costing study was to undertake a Teaching, Training and Research (TTR) cost and activity data collection at a representative sample of Australian hospitals and produce costed data to inform the development of a TTR classification.
Data Compliance Policy
21 September 2016The IHPA data compliance policy describes the process and criteria by which IHPA will publically report on jurisdictions’ compliance with the IHPA data requirements.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Data Request Specifications, Round 20, (Financial year 2015-16)
21 September 2016The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Data Request Specifications (DRS) list the data elements to be submitted to IHPA and include the validation rules which will be applied to the data on submission.
Impact of New Health Technology Framework
28 July 2016The objective of the IHPA Impact of New Health Technology Framework (the Framework) is to outline the process by which IHPA, through the CAC, will monitor and review the impact of new health technologies on the existing classifications in order to accurately account for them in the pricing of public hospital services.
In consultation with the CAC, IHPA will:
Mental Health Phase of Care Guide
29 June 2016This document provides information for clinicians to enable them to assess phases accurately when applying the new concept of mental health phase of care.
AMHCC User Manual
29 June 2016This document provides background to the development of the new classification, explains the data elements and collection protocols, reporting requirements, and how the data is grouped.
IHPA Work Program 2016-17
27 June 2016As prescribed in Section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011 (the Act), the objectives of the IHPA Work Program are to:
- set out IHPA’s work program for the coming year; and
- invite interested persons (including states and territories) to make submissions to the Pricing Authority about the work program up to 30 days after publication.
An extract of Section 225 of the Act is attached at Appendix 1
Australian Mental Health Care Classification fact sheet
14 June 2016This document describes the Australian Mental Health Care Classification and the process IHPA has undertaken to develop the new classification.
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2016-17
8 June 2016The Pricing Framework 2016-17 builds on the Pricing Frameworks from previous years (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16). For simplicity, where IHPA has reaffirmed a previous principle, the supporting argument has not been restated in this year’s paper.
Back-casting policy
7 June 2016The Back-casting Policy outlines the process IHPA follows when back-casting the NEP or the NEC for the purpose of the calculation of the Commonwealth’s funding, as set out in the NHRA (clause A40).
Annual review of the General List of In-Scope Public Hospital Services
7 June 2016The National Health Reform Act 2011 (the Act), section 131(1)(f), provides that IHPA will determine the public hospital functions that are to be funded in the states and territories by the Commonwealth, except where otherwise agreed between the Commonwealth and a state or territory.
Three Year Data Plan 2016-17 to 2018-19
30 May 2016IHPA requires accurate activity, cost and expenditure data from jurisdictions on a timely basis in order to perform its core determinative functions.
This data plan sets out IHPA’s third rolling Three Year Data Plan, covering the period 2016-17 to 2018-19.