Under the Heads of Agreement, states, conditions that can be considered avoidable territories and the Australian Government hospital readmissions Department of Health agreed to work with the Continuing to collaborate with IHPA. Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) and the Commission to develop a For details on the Commission’s review of the comprehensive, risk-adjusted model that sentinel events list and curation of the integrates quality and safety into hospital hospitalacquired complications list, see pricing and funding, and reduces avoidable healthcare-related harm’ ‘Minimising hospital readmissions. This work has focused on page 45. on pricing and funding for sentinel events, hospital-acquired complications and avoidable Highlights hospital readmissions. The Commission’s involvement in this work Provided advice to the Australian Health has included: Ministers’ Advisory Council on a list of Reviewing the sentinel events list clinical conditions that can be considered avoidable hospital Curating the hospital-acquired readmissions complications list Provided clinical advice on risk adjustment for the hospital-acquired Providing clinical advice on risk adjustment complications list. for the hospital-acquired complications list Developing advice, in consultation with the states and territories, on a list of clinical
Under the Heads of Agreement, states, territories and the Australian Government Department of Health agreed to work with the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) and the Commission to develop a comprehensive, risk-adjusted model that integrates quality and safety into hospital pricing and funding, and reduces avoidable hospital readmissions. This work has focused on pricing and funding for sentinel events, hospital-acquired complications and avoidable hospital readmissions. The Commission’s involvement in this work has included: Reviewing the sentinel events list Curating the hospital-acquired complications list Providing clinical advice on risk adjustment for the hospital-acquired complications list Developing advice, in consultation with the states and territories, on a list of clinical conditions that can be considered avoidable hospital readmissions Continuing to collaborate with IHPA. For details on the Commission’s review of the sentinel events list and curation of the hospitalacquired complications list, see ‘Minimising healthcare-related harm’ on page 45. Highlights Provided advice to the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council on a list of clinical conditions that can be considered avoidable hospital readmissions Provided clinical advice on risk adjustment for the hospital-acquired complications list.
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