Publications

IHPA Work Program 2020–21

As prescribed in Section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011, 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.

National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2020–21

This document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the activity based funding models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price and the National Efficient Cost Determinations 2020–21.

Three Year Data Plan 2019-20 to 2021-22

IHPA 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 seventh rolling Three Year Data Plan, covering the period 2019-20 to 2021-22. The Three Year Data Plan specifies the data requirements and timelines that IHPA will use to collect data over the next three years.

IHPA Work Program 2018–19

As 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.

National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2018-19

This document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the Activity Based Funding (ABF) models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price (NEP) and the National Efficient Cost (NEC) Determinations for 2018-19.

Three Year Data Plan 2017-18 to 2019-20

IHPA 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 fifth rolling Three Year Data Plan, covering the period
2017-18 to 2019-20.

The data plans of IHPA and the Administrator have been harmonised to provide a standard document structure and an appendix listing shared data collection.

IHPA Work Program 2016–17

As 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