APHA has created a new brochure for patients encouraging them to check their health fund cover before admission. Recent media reports have highlighted cases where health funds have not covered patients especially those…
Sample Application 2014 – 2nd Tier Default Benefit Eligibility
Changes to Second Tier Administrative Arrangements A new version of the Administrative Arrangements for the Second Tier Default Benefits for Overnight and Day Only Treatment has been published by the Department…
APHA 33rd National Congress Presentation Slides
Some speakers have made their slides available from the APHA 33rd National Congress which was held in Brisbane between the 23-25th March 2014. Monday, 24 March 2014: Plenary Session 1: President’s…
Prostheses List
The Prostheses List is now available on the Department of Health and Ageing’s Website. APHA is providing feedback to the department about difficulties that arise for hospitals.
Jurisdictions and ACSQHC Seek Harmonisation of Legislative and Regulatory Requirements
In response to long running concerns raised by APHA about the diversity and duplication of legislative and regulatory requirements for private hospitals, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in…
NSW/QLD Exceptional Drugs List Committee Circular – 1 May 2013
The 1 May 2013 update for the NSW/QLD Exceptional Drugs List is now available for download: EDL Update 1 May 2013 EDL Circular 1 May 2013 At its last meeting…
Health Calendar
APHA has created a calendar to help facilities plan future fundraising events, promote specific health related issues on their Facebook or Twitter pages and or use it as a talking…
National Collection and Reporting of Safety & Quality Indicators by Private Hospitals
In December 2012, the APHA Board decided that the APHA Indicator Collection should be discontinued to enable hospitals to focus greater resources on public reporting requirements covered by the National…
Acute Care Certificate
An Acute Care Certificate has been developed by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) in response to the abolition of the requirement for 3B certificates under the Private Health Insurance (Transitional…
Private Hospitals and the Australian Health System
Find out more about the part private hospitals play in the Australian Health System by clicking on the links below: Provision of Services Infrastructure/Employment and Training Safety and Quality of…