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Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2020–21
5 December 2019The Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2020-21 (the Pricing Framework) is the key strategic document underpinning the National Efficient Price (NEP) and National Efficient Cost (NEC) Determinations for the financial year 2020-21.
IHPA has issued the Pricing Framework prior to releasing the NEP20 and NEC20 Determinations, which will be publicly available in March 2020, with the intention of providing an additional layer of transparency and accountability.
Management of Confidential Jurisdictional Information Protocol
8 July 2019The purpose of the Management of Confidential Jurisdictional Information Protocol is to advise jurisdictions of the processes and controls adopted by IHPA in managing confidential jurisdictional information as part of its rolling Three Year Data Plan.
IHPA Work Program 2019–20
27 June 2019As prescribed in Section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011, the objectives of the IHPA Work Program are to:
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2016-18
18 June 2019Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2015-16
18 June 2019Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2014-15
18 June 2019Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2013-14
18 June 2019Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2012-13
18 June 2019Non-admitted care costing study - data collection
17 April 2019The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) is currently developing a new classification for non-admitted care - the Australian Non-Admitted Care Classification (ANACC) - in response to the recommendations of public consultations in 2013 and 2014 on non-admitted care classification.
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.
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.
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
Tier 2 Non admitted services compendium 2014-15
11 December 2013Tier 2 Non-admitted Services 2013–2014
25 February 2013Accessibility
Submissions were forwarded to IHPA in a range of formats including Word, RTF, PDF and handwritten or typed hardcopy. In order to make submissions available as soon as possible, most submissions have been published in their original format. Handwritten submissions have been scanned into PDF documents. If the content has been emailed to IHPA the text of email submissions has been reproduced in Word format.
