News and Events
2008, November 26th - CCSAA AGM
Details of the 2008 CCSAA Annual General Meeting are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 26th November 2008
Time: 11:30 - 12:00
Meeting Room: Level 19, Room 10 (19.10)
Location: The Department of Human Services, 50 Lonsdale St., Melbourne.
Minutes of the previous 2007 AGM are attached. The agenda for the 2008 AGM is attached.
All CCSAA members are welcome to attend. However, please RSVP us at admin@ccsaa.com if you plan to attend so we can organise the neccesary passes. Thank you.
2008, November 16-19th November- The 2008 Casemix Conference
Casemix Evolution - Extending the Boundaries
Details of the 2008 Biennial Health Conference are as follows:
Date: Sunday 16th - Wednesday 18th November 2008
Venue: Adelaid Convention Centre.
Location: Adelaid, Australia
For further information: http://www.casemixconference2008.com.au/
2008 April 1, Business (Health Data Analyst) Position
Position available at the Mercy Hospital for Women. Details are attached.
2008 Clinical Costing Standards Committee - Meeting dates:
Wednesday, 13th February, 2008 RWH Conference Room
Wednesday, 12th March, 2008 RWH Conference Room
Wednesday, 9th April, 2008 RWH Conference Room
Wednesday, 11th June, 2008 RWH Conference Room
Wednesday, 16th July, 2008 DHS (Department of Human Services, Level 17, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000) - Level 18, Room 23 (Room 18.23)
Wednesday, 13th August, 2008 DHS Level 1, Room 01 (Room 1.01)
Wednesday, 10th September, 2008 DHS Lvele 19, Room 24 (Room 19.24)
Wednesday, 15th October, 2008 DHS Level 19, Room 24 (Room 19.24)
Wednesday, 26th November, 2008 AGM, 11.30 am
-12.00 Noon DHS Level 1, Room 01 (Room 1.01)
2007, October 26 - CCSAA SURVEY FOLLOWING DHS COST CONSULTANCIES
The Clinical Costing Standards Association of Australia Ltd (CCSAA) in conjunction with the Department of Human Services (DHS) is conducting a short costing survey.
Following previous Victorian cost data collections for the formation of annual DRG funding weights, the attached survey is required in order to seek clarification from Health Services regarding a number of recent cost consultancies. The attached survey includes a number of worksheets relating to the DHS “Review of Costs and Revenue for Inpatient Maternity Care” and the “Review of Chemotherapy and Non-Admitted Radiotherapy Costing and Funding – Chemotherapy”.
We request that this survey be completed by the Costing Officer in each Health Service and returned by email to the CCSAA at ‘admin@ccsaa.com’ by Wednesday, 14th November, 2007. Feedback from this survey will also be reviewed by DHS and used by the CCSAA to develop and implement common clinical costing standards and business rules for all hospitals to use in costing Maternity, Pharmacy and Patient Transport services.
The survey letter and survey form are attached.
2007, Annual Report
The 2007 CCSAA Annual Report is attached.
2007 October 15, PMU Business Analyst Position
Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified persons to join the team to develop the clinical costing services at Melbourne Health. This will involve analysing and reviewing current systems and processes, developing a strategic plan for the service, improving current costing practices and helping to raise the profile of clinical costing in the organisation. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Lachlan MacBean – Manager, Performance Measurement Unit on 9342 8956. Closing date: 29th October, 2007.
For more information please refer to the position description.
2007 June 27, Area Office Cairns - Business Analyst - Position
Expressions of Interest are invited from suitably experienced persons for the above temporary full-time vacancy within the Cairns Office of the Northern Area Health Service and reporting to the Financial Controller, Business Support Directorate. This would be an excellent opportunity for someone to see the workings of a different state, plus the benefits of warm and sunny Cairns for a year. It looks after the whole of the Northern area from Mackay to Thursday Island and across to Mt Isa. Three main facilities are Cairns, Townsville and Mackay..
For more information please refer to the position description.
2007 April 13, Southern Health - Clinical Costing Analyst Position
The position is responsible for extracting the data, processing the extract files in Power Performance Manager (PPM), auditing and submission of data to Department of Human Services and reporting clinical costing information within Southern Health. This information includes both costing and revenue.
For more information please refer to the position description.
Royal Women’s Hospital – Position - PERFORMANCE AND SYSTEMS ANALYST
The new role of Performance and Systems Analyst will develop the costing and activity reporting database systems to meet the changing information needs of clinical and business managers across the organisation. You will possess superior analytical and problem solving abilities, and well-developed communication skills. For more information please refer to the attachment and the position description. Applications close February 26, 2007.
2006/07 - Vic Cost Weight Study Requirements (Due by December 31, 2006.):
The following support documentation has been provided by Daniel Borovnicar (DHS) in relation to the 2006-07 VIC Cost Weight Study:
2006-07 Cost Study Slide Presentation to CCSAA: 2006-07_Victorian_CWS.ppt
2006-07 cost data specifications (collection of HITH costs to be confirmed). The PBS drugs SCG will be provided only by hospitals who are able to do so; recognising that all hospitals are providing actual modelled costs for Pharmacy.
2006-07 Inpatient Specification: 2006-07_IP_Cost_SPEC.doc
2006-07 Outpatient Specification: 2006-07_OP_Cost_SPEC.doc
Hospital Campus Codes: 2006_Campus-Codes.xls
Preliminary costing edits used by DHS to flag episodes with too low or very high costs: Note that most of these edits simply flag episode for inspection & most of these episodes are still included in the cost data. Episodes excluded from cost data include episodes with zero or negative total cost & cost less than $50. For more information refer to the following:
2006-07 Inpatient Cost Data Edits: 2006-07_IP_Cost_Edits.txt
2006-07 Outpatient Cost Data Edits: 2006-07_OP_Cost_Edits.txt
2006-07 Vic. Cost Weight Study submissions from all contributing hospitals in Vic. will be due by December 31, 2006.
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***UPDATE****Subject: Re: HITH Costs for the 2006-07 Cost Weight Study (23 November 2006)
As discussed at CCSAA's October meeting, i can now confirm that DHS requires HITH costs to be reported for this years cost study (ie, 2005-06 cost data).
Notably, this will need to be confirmed annually.
The Department began collecting HITH costs 2 years ago in response to:
i) the marked growth in HITH activity (currently ~16% per annum compared to non-HITH activity growth of ~4% per annum)
ii) the need to inform cost weight setting for HITH activity (i.e. HITH high outlier per diem weights)
Significant growth in HITH activity is expected to continue, hence the need to cost this activity (at least for this year).
Daniel Borovnicar - Metropolitan Health and Aged Care Services - Department of Human Service
2006, November 29th - CCSAA AGM
Details of the 2006 CCSAA Annual General Meeting are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 29th November 2006
Time: 11:30 - 12:00
Meeting Room: Conference Room
Location: 1st Floor, Royal Women's Hospital, Grattan St., Carlton 3050
Minutes of the previous 2005 AGM can be downloaded from here.
All CCSAA members are welcome to attend. However, please RSVP us at admin@ccsaa.com if you plan to attend. Thank you.
2006, November 14-16th - The 2006 Biennial Health Conference
Details of the 2006 Biennial Health Conference are as follows:
Date: Tuesday 14th - Thursday 16th November 2006
Venue: University of NSW
Location: Kensington, Sydney, Australia
For further information: http://www.healthconference.com.au/ Email: conference@conlog.com.au
2006, September 1st - Mercy Hospital for Women - Position: Manager Decision Support & Casemix
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Analyst to join as the Manager, Decision Support & Casemix Analysis Unit at Mercy Hospital for Women. For more information please refer to the attachment and the position description. Applications close September 8, 2006.
2006, August 16th - Nursing Pilot CCSAA sub-Committee Members
On Wed 16th August 2006 the CCSAA standards committee nominated members for a new sub-committee to support the Nursing Costs Pilot study. This sub-committee will report to the CCSAA standards committee and will be represented by the following:
- Jane Widdison, (Chair) Western Health,
- Dean Athan, Peninsula Health,
- Josephine Beer, Royal Women's Hospital,
- David Debono, Austin Health,
- Karen Reidy, Royal Women's Hospital,
- Joanne Siviloglou, Austin Health,
- Lydia Tan, Peter MacCallum Health Service.
2006, August 11th - CCSAA Nurse Costing Allocation Pilot Study
The CCSAA has scheduled a meeting with DHS and PowerHealth Solutions to discuss the possibility of a Nurse Costing Allocation Pilot Study. Details of the meeting are as follows:
Date: Friday 11th August 2006
Time: 2:00 - 3:00
Meeting Room: Room 18:14,
Location: DHS, Level 18, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
In Attendance: Jane Fewings (DHS), Dean Athan (CCSAA), Karen Reidy (CCSAA), David Debono (CCSAA), John Bayliss-McCulloch (PowerHealth Solutions) and Josephine Beer (RWH). Patrick Power (PowerHealth Solutions) will also be linked to the meeting via conference call.
2006, June 13 - Royal Women's Hospital - Position: Manager Information & Performance
The new role of Manager Information & Performance will oversee the delivery and support the organisation by providing business-critical information. The role will evolve to meet the changing information needs of clinical and business managers across the organisation. For more information please refer to the attachment and the position description. Applications close June 19, 2006.
