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National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Public Hospitals Cost Report Tables, Round 17 (Financial year 2012-13)

21 January 2016

This NHCDC Australian Public Hospitals Cost report includes the results of participation across the various jurisdictions. The reports investigates a number of specific questions relating to hospital costs for admitted, non admitted and emergency department services. The report includes jurisdiction level data and the national cost weight tables.

National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Data Request Specifications, Round 19 (Financial year 2014-15)

8 December 2015

The 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.

IHPA Work Program 2015–16

1 July 2015

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.

Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2015-16

8 June 2015

The 2015-16 Pricing Framework builds on the three previous Pricing Frameworks (2012-13 Pricing Framework, 2013-14 Pricing Framework and 2014-15 Pricing Framework). For simplicity, where IHPA has reaffirmed a previous principle, the supporting argument has not been restated in this year’s paper. IHPA issued the Pricing Framework prior to releasing the NEP and NEC Determinations, which were made publicly available in March 2015.

National Efficient Price Determination 2015-16

27 February 2015

The 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 (NEP) Determination 2015 (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;