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Mental Health Phase of Care Clinical Refinement Testing Project – Final Report
19 July 2021The Mental Health Phase of Care (MHPoC) Clinical Refinement Testing Project aimed to determine whether refinements to the MHPoC recommended as part of the 2017 Clinical Refinement Project improved the reliability of how MHPoC definitions are applied by clinicians. This report outlines the findings from the testing and recommendations on the future refinement of the MHPoC. This report was approved by the Pricing Authority in May 2021.
Mental Health Phase of Care Clinical Refinement Project Final Report
12 May 2020Following the completion of the 2016 Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) study to test the consistency of clinician application of the mental health phase of care, the poor to fair reliability outcome led to the commencement of the refinement project.
Australian Mental Health Care Classification Pricing Feasibility Report 2020–21
2 March 2020The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has developed the Australian Mental Health Care Classification Pricing Feasibility Report 2020–21 to provide an overview of the process undertaken by IHPA to shadow price admitted mental health services using the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) Version 1.0.
National Efficient Price Determination 2020–21
2 March 2020The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cwlth) (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 2020–21 (Determination):
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2013-14
18 June 2019Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2012-13
18 June 2019Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2014-15
18 June 2019Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2016-18
18 June 2019Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services 2015-16
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.
National Efficient Price Determination 2019-20
5 March 2019The 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 2019-20 (Determination):
AMHCC User Manual
13 June 2018This 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.
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium 2018-19
16 March 2018The Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Compendium provides guidance on the counting and classification rules associated with the Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification (Tier 2).
Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Definitions Manual 2018-19
16 March 2018The Tier 2 Non-Admitted Services Classification (Tier 2) supports the introduction of activity based funding (ABF) for non-admitted hospital services in the Australian public hospital system.
National Efficient Price Determination 2018-19
5 March 2018The 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 2018-19 (Determination):