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Costing Review (2008/09 Data & 2009/10 Planning) - 3-4 March 2010




Dates
Wednesday, 3 March 2010 - Thursday, 4 March 2010

Meeting Code
HRT1001

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



Please Register your delegates by 24 February 2010.

Delegate Registrations may be cancelled up to 24 February 2010, 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.

For further information please contact Chirs O'Gorman as follows:
Phone: 61 3 9370-4460
Mobile: 0417 037 039
chris.o'gorman@healthroundtable.org

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 Code "HEA020310" to the reservation agent to receive the conference rate.

Please make you reservations by 29 January 2010 as all requests for accommodation after this date will be subject to availability.

 Agenda Day 1 – Wednesday 3 March 2010
10.30 – 11.00am
Registration and Arrival Tea & Coffee
11.00 – 11.15am
Welcome & Introductions - Chris O’Gorman (The Health Roundtable)
11.15 – 12.30pm
Feedback on Questionnaire responses & High Level Comparisons for a standard episode:
  • Cost variations – sources
  • Allocation methodology issues – issues for resolution
  • High level reports – overview
12.30 – 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30 – 3.00pm
Data Review – 2008/09 – Variations in “Cost Buckets”:
  • Analysis of cost bucket differences
  • Distinguishing methodological from real differences
  • Identifying Benchmarking partners
3.00 – 3.30pm
Break
3.30 – 5.00pm
Group Discussion of Key Issues:
  • Actions for change
  • Planning for Proposed Commonwealth funding initiative using Activity based Costing approach
  • Enhancing national standardisation of allocation rules
5.00pm
Finish
6.30pm
Dinner (optional) – Kamari Greek Taverna Kafe, 82 The Grand Parade, Brighton-le-Sands
 Agenda Day 2 – Thursday 4 March 2010
8.30 – 9.00am
Arrival Tea & Coffee
9.00 – 10.30am
Customised Briefing  - Top 5 Relative Cost Index DRG Family Reports:
  • Screening Report to target cost reduction
  • Enhanced narrative report to compare costs with “exemplars”
10.30 – 10.45am
Break
10.45 – 12.00pm
Discussion  - Actions for 2010 & Next Steps:
  • Increasing visibility of costing issues
  • Ideas to improve reports
  • Changes to data specifications
12.00 noon
Meeting Concludes

 
Accommodation & Travel/Flight Arrangements
 
Delegates are responsible for making their own accommodation and travel/flight arrangements.
 
The Novotel Brighton Beach has set aside rooms for the nights of 2, 3 and 4 March 2010 for The Health Roundtable at the Conference rate of AUD$199.00 (Standard King) - room only including GST.
 
Delegates should call Reservations direct on 61 2 9556 5111 and mention THE HEALTH ROUNDTABLE block booking Code: HEA020310 to the reservation agent to receive the conference rate.
 
To reserve one of these rooms please book before 29 January 2010
 
Requests for accommodation after this date will be subject to availability.