Hospital care resources

A list of resources – including apps, reports and publications – about hospital care.

Resources

List of declared hospitals

The Minister for Health and Aged Care must declare a facility to be a hospital under section 121–5(6) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. View the current list of declared hospitals.

Hospital funding cuts – the perfect storm – Final report

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report Final report – Hospital funding cuts: the perfect storm:
The demolition of Federal-State health relations 2014-2016.

HCP annual report 2022-23 – updated

This preliminary annual report of Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data outlines health statistics received from private health insurers detailing information relating to patient, medical and financial data for the 2022–23 financial year.

PHDB annual report 2022-23 – updated

This updated annual report of Private Hospital Data Bureau (PHDB) data outlines health statistics received from private hospitals detailing information relating to patient data for the 2022–23 financial year.

HCP data specifications – HCP1 – Insurer to department – 2024–25

The Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data specification for HCP1 files for 2024–25 details the financial, clinical and demographic data that hospitals must provide private health insurers. Private health insurers must then provide this data to us. Effective from 1 July 2024.

GT-Dental data specification – Insurer to department – 2024–25

The Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data specification for General Treatment-Dental files for 2024–25 details the financial, clinical and demographic data that hospitals must provide private health insurers. Private health insurers must then provide this data to us. Effective from 1 July 2024.

Changes in HCP and PHDB data specifications – 2024–25

This fact sheet outlines changes in the data specifications for Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) and Private Hospital Data Bureau (PHDB) data for the 2024–25 financial year. They take effect on 1 July 2024.

HCP data specifications – HCP2 – Insurer to department – 2024–25

The Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data specification for HCP2 files for 2024–25 details the financial, clinical and demographic data that hospitals must provide private health insurers. Private health insurers must then provide this data to us. Effective from 1 July 2024.

HCP data specifications – Hospital to insurer – 2024–25

The Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) data specifications for HCP files details the financial, clinical and demographic data that hospitals must provide to private health insurers. Private health insurers must then provide this data to us. Effective from 1 July 2024.

PHDB annual report – 2021–2022

This annual report of Private Hospital Data Bureau (PHDB) data outlines health statistics received from private hospitals detailing information relating to patient data for the 2021–2022 financial year.
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