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Cost Benchmarking Review 2007/2008 & 2008/2009 Workshop





Dates
Thursday, 12 March 2009 - Friday, 13 March 2009

Meeting Code
HRT0904

Location
Novotel Brighton Beach
Cnr The Grand Parade & Princess Streets
Brighton-le-Sands
NSW
Australia



 

Please register your delegates by 5 March 2009. Delegate Registrations may be cancelled up to 5 March 2009, with a full credit of monies paid. After that date, no credits are possible. However, you may substitute a different person for those registered at any time. Hotel and airfare arrangements are separate, and may have different policies regarding cancellations and name changes. Please contact them directly.

NOTE: Delegates are responsible for making their own accommodation and travel/flight arrangements. If you require accommodation Delegates should call the Novotel Brighton, Reservations direct on +61 2 9556 5111 and mention THE HEALTH ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE Code "CHAP120309". All requests for accommodation will depend on the Hotel’s availability.

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday 12 March 2009 – Draft Agenda
 
10.30 – 11.00am
Registration and Morning Tea
 
11.00 – 11.30am
Welcome and Overview
 
11.30 – 12.30pm
Data Review 07/08 – Top level cost comparisons for a “standard” episode
  • Sources of systemic cost variation
  • Allocation method issues
  • High-level reports
 
12.30 – 1.30pm
Lunch
 
1.30 – 3.00pm
Data Review 07/08 – Variations in “Cost Buckets”
  • Analysis of cost bucket differences across selected DRGs
  • Separating “methodology differences” from “real” differences
  • Identifying the most suitable benchmarking partners
 
3.00 – 3.15pm
Break
 
3.15 – 4.30pm
Small Group Discussions of Key Issues
  • What changes to the data specifications?
  • What changes to the analyses and reports?
  • How to get better value from the comparative data?
 
4.30 – 5pm
Plan for Friday
 
5.00pm
Meeting Concludes
 
6.30 pm
Optional Dinner - Larousse Restaurant, 352 Bay Street, Brighton-Le-Sands
 
Friday 13 March 2009 – Draft Agenda
 
8.30 – 9.00am
Arrival Tea & Coffee
 
9.00 – 10.30am
Getting the CEOs Attention – Making A Case for Action
  • Cost savings and relative efficiency
  • Costing and Quality
  • Avoidable Costs of complications, re-admissions & infections
  • DRGs for improvement – cost opportunities
 
10.30 – 10.45am
Break
 
10.45 – 12.30pm
Small Group Discussions – Actions for 2009
  • Suggested additions/deletions/variations to above approach
  • Possible new data collections
  • Possible new reports
 
12.30 – 1.00pm
Next Steps
 
1.00 – 2.00pm
Lunch
 
2.00pm
Meeting Concludes

 
Accommodation & Travel Arrangements
 
Delegates are responsible for making their own accommodation and travel/flight arrangements.
 
The Novotel Brighton Beach has rooms available at the Conference rates of AUD$209.00 (Standard King) and AUD$239 (Bayview King) - room only including GST.
 
To receive these rates, Delegates should call Reservations direct on +61 2 9556 5111 and mention THE HEALTH ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE Code "CHAP120309"
 
Requests for accommodation will depend on the Hotel’s availability.