News and Events
2009 June 5, Business Intelligence Manager at The Royal Women’s Hospital
An exciting opportunity has been created for an experienced BI developer to play a pivotal role in a small team responsible for performance reporting at the Women's. Microsoft BI skills are required to assist with the implementation, roll-out and ongoing development of the new performance reporting system. Experience working with hospital data would be an advantage. Salary commensurate with expertise and experience. For further information please contact Rosemarie Chetcuti – Manager, Planning & Performance 03 8345 2019. Applications close 18th June 2009.
For detailed information regarding the roles and responsibilities please refer to the attached position description.
2009 May 15, Business (Health Data) Analyst - Decision Support and Casemix Analysis Unit at MERCY HEALTH
Following a unit restructure an exciting opportunity exists for two innovative and highly motivated individuals to join the Decision Support and Casemix Analysis (DS&CA) Unit working across Mercy Health Services.
The successful applicant will have well developed problem solving and analytical skills, excellent communication skills and a good understanding of health data issues. A tertiary qualification in a health related discipline is essential and experience in a Business Analyst role or similar position is highly regarded. Quote Ref No: MHW 77, Applications close: 31 May 2009. Enquiries to: Anne Tester, Manager, DS&CA Unit, Mercy Health, (03) 8458 4828
For detailed information regarding the roles and responsibilities please refer to the attached position descriptions Business Analyst.
2008 December 15, Information & Costing Analyst Positions (2) at The Royal Women’s Hospital
Expressions of interest are invited from two suitably qualified persons to join the Information and Performance team to develop the reporting and clinical costing services at The Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne. The two role are for 1) Information & Reporting Analyst and 2) Information and Costing Analyst. For further information please contact Rosemarie Chetcuti – Manager, Planning & Performance. Applications close Friday.28th December.
2008 November 12, Clinical Costing Analyst Position at St Vincent's Health
Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified persons to join the team to develop the clinical costing services at St Vincent’s Health. As Clinical Costing Analyst you will be a key member of a dynamic team actively involved in the design and development of systems to better use our information and data in order to provide better healthcare. If you have experience in the use of clinical costing systems, relevant tertiary qualifications, and are looking for a position with variety, contact Helen Rizzoli, Manager Decision Support (03) 9288 2694 or Sarah Fallshaw, Functional Team Leader, Decision Support (03) 9288 2887. Applications close Friday 28th November.
For more information please refer to the attached Add and Position Description.
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 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.
