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Governance Framework for the Development of the Admitted Care Classifications
16 December 2020The Governance Framework for the Development of the Admitted Care Classifications outlines the classification development and approval process, the guiding principles and classification products for the following classifications:
Consultation and review of the AR-DRG and ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Classification Systems
31 August 2020The goal of the Consultation and review of the AR-DRG and ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Classification Systems report was to review the end-to-end development processes, implementation arrangements and user needs in developing and implementing updates to the following classifications, now and into the future:
Clinical Coding Practice Framework
5 September 2019The Clinical Coding Practice Framework aims to support national consistency in clinical coding practice, by providing guidance in defining and promoting good practices for those involved in the clinical coding process.
It was developed by the Health Information Management Association of Australia in conjunction with the Clinical Coders’ Society of Australia, and incorporated feedback from public consultation.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Eleventh Edition
1 July 2019The ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS classification system is comprised of the following classifications:
Non-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.
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.
ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Sixth Edition
1 July 2008ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Sixth Edition was implemented between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2010 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:
ICD-10-AM/MBS-E/ACS Second Edition
1 July 2000ICD-10-AM/MBS-E/ACS Second Edition was implemented between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2002 for classifying episodes of admitted patient care across Australian hospital services.
The ICD-10-AM/MBS-E/ACS classification system is comprised of the following classifications:
