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Data Compliance Policy
15 July 2020The IHPA Data Compliance Policy describes the process and criteria by which IHPA will publicly report on compliance by jurisdictions with the data requirements and data submission dates specified in the current Three Year Data Plan 2020–21 to 2022–23.
IHPA Work Program 2020–21
29 June 2020As prescribed in Section 225 of the National Health Reform Act 2011, 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.
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.
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:
IHPA Work Program 2018–19
26 June 2018As 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.
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.
Mental Health Phase of Care Guide
29 June 2016This document provides information for clinicians to enable them to assess phases accurately when applying the new concept of mental health phase of care.
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
Australian Mental Health Care Classification fact sheet
14 June 2016This document describes the Australian Mental Health Care Classification and the process IHPA has undertaken to develop the new classification.
Mental Health Costing Study
The Mental Health Costing Study aims to produce a robust consumer level data set that is representative of mental health services provided in Australia.
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