Webinars
Q&A webinar series
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) is pleased to release a webinar series as part of its educational offering for local and international health professionals.
The seven-part series will delivered online over the next 12 months.
Each session in the series will address key learning outcomes, and in particular, highlighting the fundamental building blocks relating to activity based funding and where stakeholders’ roles fit within the life-cycle of the project.
The live webinars will provide health professionals with the opportunity to engage directly with IHACPA senior leaders, technical advisors and industry experts to learn more about how their work supports pricing and funding of public hospital services in Australia.
Each session will be delivered through an interactive virtual portal and will include:
- one 20 to 45 minute introductory presentation, providing detailed education on the core themes to be discussed in the live webinar, which is released three weeks in advance
- one 60 minute live Q&A webinar, with a 10 to 15 minute introduction and 45 minutes to ask direct questions of the speakers.
Schedule
The timeline below outlines the topics and dates of each session in the series.
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Topic |
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Session one |
22 June 2021 |
Contributing to the future of pricing policy: Engaging with IHACPA on the Pricing Framework 2022–23 consultation |
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Session two |
18 August 2021 |
Pricing and funding for improved safety and quality: Exploring the reforms driving better outcomes for patients |
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Session three |
20 October 2021 |
Enabling clinically meaningful classification development: Understanding the systems linking hospital patient data, policies and costs |
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Session four |
14 December 2021 |
Insight into patient costing data: The interplay between standards, the National Hospital Cost Data Collection and improved accuracy in pricing |
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Session five |
16 February 2022 |
Every patient counts: Adding value, efficiency and transparency through accurate health data collection |
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Session six |
20 April 2022 |
Fair and responsive pricing: Determining a nationally consistent approach to funding public hospital services |
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Session seven |
29 June 2022 |
Funding for the future: Investigating and implementing innovative funding models in Australia |
If you have any questions about the webinar series, please contact us at communications.ihacpa@ihacpa.gov.au.
Location: Delivered digitally
Cost: Free