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Review of the AR-DRG Case Complexity Process
9 December 2015This report presents the results of phase one of the project to develop Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG)1 Version (V) 8.0. This phase focuses on the case complexity component of the classification that has not been reviewed for many years
National Efficient Price Determination 2014-15
28 February 2014The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (Pricing Authority) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cth) (the Act), and by virtue of section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price Determination 2014 (Determination):
(a) to determine the national efficient price for health care services provided by public hospitals where the services are funded on an activity basis;
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eighth Edition
1 July 2013ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eighth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2015 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
The ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS classification system is comprised of the following classifications:
AR-DRG Version 7.0
1 July 2013The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) Version 7.0 was implemented from July 1, 2014 and is the Australian Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) patient classification system that provides a clinically meaningful way of relating the types of patients treated in the hospital to the resources required by the hospital. AR-DRGs incorporate the ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS.
The AR-DRG Version 7.0 is published as a set of three Definition Manuals described below.
National Efficient Price Determination 2013-14
29 March 2013The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (Pricing Authority) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cth) (the Act), and by virtue of section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price Determination 2013 (Determination):
(a) to determine the national efficient price for health care services provided by public hospitals where the services are funded on an activity basis;