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Development of the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG) V9.0

16 May 2017

AR-DRG Version 9.0 Final Report

AR-DRG Version 9.0 was approved by the Pricing Authority in November 2016. Development of Version 9.0 was finalised following clinical and statistical analysis and in consultation with clinicians, jurisdictions and other health sector stakeholders. It has been used to price admitted acute episodes of care from 1 July 2018.

The AR-DRG Version 9.0 final report details the changes and rationale for the refinement process.

Mental Health Phase of Care Guide

29 June 2016

This 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 2016

This document describes the Australian Mental Health Care Classification and the process IHPA has undertaken to develop the new classification.

National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2016–17

1 March 2016

This document provides the technical specifications for how the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) developed the Activity Based Funding (ABF) models for the service streams to be funded for the National Efficient Price (NEP) and the National Efficient Cost (NEC) Determinations for 2016-17.

National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2012-13

9 December 2012

This document was produced as an accompaniment to the NEP13 and NEC13 Determinations. It provides the technical specifications for how IHPA developed the ABF models for the service streams to be funded on this basis from 1 July 2012, and provides guidance to hospitals, Local Health Networks (LHN) and state and territory health authorities on how to apply these to hospital activity.

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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