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National Pricing Model Stability Policy
6 June 2022The National Pricing Model Stability Policy outlines the processes by which the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority stabilises volatility in the year-on-year price weights and adjustments to ensure funding stability and predictability for local hospital networks and hospital managers.
Cost-Shifting and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Policy
6 June 2022The Cost-Shifting and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Policy outlines the processes undertaken by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority to investigate cross-border and cost-shifting disputes following a request by a health minister to ensure the timely, equitable and transparent management of these disputes.
Back-Casting Policy
6 June 2022The Back-Casting Policy outlines the process the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority follows when back-casting the national efficient price or national efficient cost to enable calculation of the Commonwealth’s funding contribution, as set out in the National Health Reform Agreement.
National Pricing Model Materiality Policy
6 June 2022The National Pricing Model Materiality Policy outlines the process the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority follows when assessing the materiality of proposed refinements to the national pricing model, such as new adjustments for specific cohorts of patients or the application of modified pricing approaches.
Shadow Pricing Guidelines
6 June 2022The Shadow Pricing Guidelines provide guidance for the use of shadow pricing in the development and implementation of changes to classification systems. The Shadow Pricing Guidelines establishes guiding principles for commencing shadow pricing, reporting requirements during the shadow pricing period and the criteria for progression to pricing.
Data Access and Release Policy
6 June 2022The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) is responsible for relevant data collections to enable activity based funding. The Data Access and Release Policy outlines the principles and processes adopted by IHPA in the discretionary access and release of data collected under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cwlth).
Confidential Data Management Policy
6 June 2022The Confidential Data Management Policy outlines the limited and prescribed purpose for which the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority can collect and analyse confidential jurisdictional information and the processes and controls in place to prevent unauthorised access and disclosure to unauthorised parties. This includes the processes and controls for requests, access, handling, use, classification, release, storage and disposal of confidential jurisdictional information.
Adjustments to the National Efficient Price Policy
6 June 2022A jurisdiction may request the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) to consider any legitimate and unavoidable costs in the delivery of public hospital services. The purpose of the Adjustments to the National Efficient Price Policy is to outline the process by which IHPA will assess submissions from jurisdictions on legitimate and unavoidable cost variations and determine whether adjustments to the national efficient price are warranted.
General List of In-Scope Public Hospital Services Eligibility Policy
1 June 2022Each year, the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) publishes the General List of In-Scope Public Hospital Services (the General List) as part of the National Efficient Price Determination. The General List defines the public hospital services eligible for Commonwealth funding, except where funding is otherwise agreed between the Commonwealth and a state or territory.
National Pricing Model Consultation Policy
1 June 2022The National Pricing Model Consultation Policy outlines the guiding principles and consultative mechanisms that the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority follows when proposing and implementing changes that materially impact the development of the National Efficient Price and National Efficient Cost Determinations and the application of the national funding model.
Shadow Pricing Guidelines Version 1.0
14 September 2021The purpose of the Shadow Pricing Guidelines is to provide guidance for the use of shadow pricing in the development and implementation of changes to classification systems. The Shadow Pricing Guidelines establishes guiding principles for commencing shadow pricing, reporting requirements during the shadow pricing period and criteria for progression to pricing.
Back-casting Policy
23 July 2021The Back-casting Policy outlines the process the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority follows when back-casting the national efficient price or national efficient cost to enable calculation of the Commonwealth’s funding contribution, as set out in the Addendum to the National Health Reform Agreement 2020–25 (clause A41).
General List of In-Scope Public Hospital Services Eligibility Policy
23 July 2021Each year, the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) publishes the General List of In-Scope Public Hospital Services (the General List) as part of the National Efficient Price Determination. The General List defines public hospital services eligible for Commonwealth funding, except where funding is otherwise agreed between the Commonwealth and a state or territory.
Assessing Materiality of Changes Proposed to the National Pricing Model
22 April 2021The Assessing Materiality of Changes Proposed to the National Pricing Model document outlines the process the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority follows when assessing the materiality of proposed refinements to the national pricing model, such as new adjustments for specific cohorts of patients or the application of modified pricing approaches.
Data Access and Release Policy
22 April 2021The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) is responsible for relevant data collections to enable activity based funding. IHPA’s Data Access and Release Policy outlines the principles and processes adopted by IHPA in the discretionary access and release of data collected under the National Health Reform Act 2011. The Policy provides guidance as to how IHPA will determine whether to release data.
