Funding

The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) Tier 2, Item number: 40.60 for pulmonary rehabilitation

The IHPA Tier 2 number is the only dedicated public funding for pulmonary rehabilitation programs currently available in Australia. This funding is only available to hospital-based programs or programs provided as outreach services from hospitals. Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Tier 2: Pulmonary Rehabilitation HPA Fact Sheet   (This is an example only, the Price-Weight Index and National Efficient Price may vary.)

Potential other sources of funding to help establish a program could include:

  • Private health funds
  • Dept. of Veteran Affairs initiatives
  • Grant / project funding
  • Local Area Health funding
  • Chronic and complex care funding
  • Aged care funding
  • Commonwealth rehabilitation services
  • Medicare initiatives (e.g. Medicare-Plus, Team Care-2, EPC, etc…)

The Toolkit

Getting Started
Getting Started
Patient Assessment
Patient Assessment
Exercise Training
Exercise Training
Patient Education
Patient Education
Patient Re-assessment
Patient Re-Assessment
Additional Resources
Additional Resources

Endorsed by the following organisations according to their respective approved criteria: