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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.
Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards - Version 4.0
13 February 2018The Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards (AHPCS) provide direction for hospital patient costing through the development of standards for specific elements of the costing process and reporting requirements.
The AHPCS Version 4.0 was developed through extensive consultation with jurisdictions and stakeholders. The AHPCS Version 4.0 comprises:
Mental health phase of care Inter-rater reliability (IRR) study - Final report
25 July 2017The Inter-rater reliability study final report was approved by the Pricing Authority in April 2017. The primary aims of the study were to test the inter-rater reliability of the mental health phase of care instrument, gather information about the clinicians' views of the mental health phase of care, identifying ways of increasing the clarity to reduce the ambiguity of the instrument, and to provide recommendations on how the instrument may be refined.
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.
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.
Development of the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) Consultation Paper
1 January 2015IHPA values the feedback it receives from jurisdictions, peak bodies, other interested stakeholder groups, and the community as it progresses work to develop and refine the Australian Mental Health Care Classification (AMHCC) and its supporting material, both in the immediate future and the longer term.
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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