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National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Public Hospitals Cost Report, Round 20 (Financial year 2015-16)
7 March 2018This NHCDC Australian Public Hospitals Cost report includes the result of participation across the various jurisdictions. The report investigates a number of specific questions relating to hospital costs for admitted, non-admitted and emergency department services. The report includes jurisdiction level data and the national cost weight tables.
National Pricing Model Technical Specifications 2018-19
5 March 2018This 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 2018-19.
National Efficient Cost Determination 2018-19
5 March 2018The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (Pricing Authority) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cth) (the Act), and by virtue of section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this 2018-19 National Efficient Cost Determination (Determination):
National Efficient Price Determination 2018-19
5 March 2018The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (Pricing Authority) is established under the National Health Reform Act 2011 (Cth) (the Act), and by virtue of Section 131(1) of the Act is invested with the following functions relevant to this National Efficient Price (NEP) Determination 2018-19 (Determination):
National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Private Hospital Cost Report, Round 20 (Financial year 2015-16)
13 February 2018The private sector National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is a voluntary collection that produces a range of hospital cost and activity information by the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG). This report includes the findings from Round 20 (financial year 2015-16) of the NHCDC for acute admitted care provided by overnight private hospitals.
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:
National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Independent Financial Review, Round 20 (Financial year 2015-16)
17 January 2018The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) is the primary data collection that the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) relies on to calculate the National Efficient Price used for the funding of public hospital services. To ensure that the quality of NHCDC data is robust and fit-for-purpose, IHPA commissions an independent financial review to assess whether all participating hospitals have included appropriate costs and patient activity.
National Hospital Cost Data Collection, Data Request Specifications, Round 21, (Financial year 2016-17)
18 December 2017The National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Data Request Specifications (DRS) list the data elements to be submitted to IHPA and include the validation rules which will be applied to the data on submission.
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2018-19
27 November 2017The Pricing Framework 2018-19 builds on the six Pricing Frameworks from previous years. The Pricing Framework is the key strategic document underpinning the National Efficient Price (NEP) and National Efficient Cost (NEC) Determinations for the financial year 2018-19.
Bundled pricing for maternity care
14 November 2017Bundled pricing is where a single price covers a full package of care over a defined period of time, spanning multiple events and settings of care. The intention is for resources and funding to be easier for hospitals to manage, to allow financial flexibility to encourage improved models of care or greater standardisation of evidence-based care, and drive better service delivery in the long run which should lead to better patient outcomes and lower costs.
IHPA Annual Report 2016-17
19 October 2017This report is prepared in accordance with the Requirements for Annual Reports, as issued by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accountants Audit under sub sections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act 1999. The report is a formal accountability document that details the activities of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) from 1 July 2016 – 30 June 2017.
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.
IHPA Work Program 2017–18
30 June 2017As 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.
Three Year Data Plan 2017-18 to 2019-20
14 June 2017IHPA requires accurate activity, cost and expenditure data from jurisdictions on a timely basis in order to perform its core determinative functions.
This data plan sets out IHPA’s fifth rolling Three Year Data Plan, covering the period
2017-18 to 2019-20.
The data plans of IHPA and the Administrator have been harmonised to provide a standard document structure and an appendix listing shared data collection.
IHPA Annual Report 2013-14
26 May 2017This report is prepared in accordance with the Requirements for Annual Reports, as issued by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accountants Audit under sub sections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act 1999. The report is a formal accountability document that details the activities of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) from 1 July 2013 – 30 June 2014.