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Program
IHPA is holding its Activity Based Funding Conference for 2021 from Wednesday 5 to Friday 7 May 2021 as a virtual event.
Over the course of the three-day program, delegates will have the opportunity to access a range of resources and connect online with leading professionals, utilising virtual networking features such as group networking sessions, an interactive Q&A session focused on an introduction to activity based funding, and the ability to book one-on-one virtual meetings through the platform.
Over the course of its three half-days, the program includes:
- keynote speakers each day
- plenary sessions
- panel discussions
- concurrent smaller presentations
- unique online social program.
Please note this program is subject to change. We will update the program as we add sessions.
The conference program is currently in development. After registering for the conference, you will receive an email with a link to the program and instructions on how to add individual sessions to your calendar.
Thursday 6 May 2021
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11:00am - 12:00pm |
KeynoteReimagining payment models to improve costs and care Dr Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Vice Provost, Global Initiatives, Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor, Co-Director, Healthcare Transformation Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Professor, Health Care Management, Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Dr Emanuel will cover a variety of promising alternative payment structures, including primary care capitation, surgery and specialty care bundles, salaries for certain medical specialties, and restructured end-of-life care payments. He will discuss evidence from his experience working with major United States insurers on innovative payment model re-designs and share his insights on the future direction of alternate payment schemes. He will also provide an overview on his future endeavour, the Comprehensive Care at Home Program, which looks to reimagine end-of-life care and promote home-based palliative care. Introduced by Jennifer Williams, Deputy Chair, Pricing Authority, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
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12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Live Q&AIntroduction to activity based funding with Prof Stephen Duckett This is an opportunity for delegates who are new to the concepts of activity based funding to ask questions of Prof Duckett (Grattan Institute). Introduced by Julia Hume, Executive Director, Data Analytics, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
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1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Panel sessionClinical perspectives on activity based funding This session aims to give the clinicians' view of the challenges of working in an activity based funding environment including how they use activity based funding tools to drive improvement in their services. Panellists will also discuss what the impact of the introduction of safety and quality funding adjustments has been for their service by covering sentinel events, hospital acquired complications and avoidable readmissions.
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2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Educational session: 'Ochres, paint history and national symbols' with Gurrawin |
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3:00pm - 4:00pm |
KeynoteDelivering value, improving outcomes in a post-COVID world Dr Sally Lewis, National Clinical Lead, Value-Based and Prudent Healthcare NHS Wales / Honorary Professor, Swansea School of Medicine Dr Lewis will look at the many ways in which we can increase value across healthcare systems through approaches to improving outcomes that really matter to patients, and how we can apply value-based principles to a local context. She will explore how data can support value-based decision-making, focusing on technology requirements and the use of patient-reported outcomes. Finally she will take a look at funding considerations and possible approaches to using finance to address unmet need as well as incentivising excellence. Introduced by Dr Zoe Wainer, Medical Director and Head of Public Health, Bupa Australia and New Zealand |
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4:00pm |
Concurrent sessions |
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4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Clinical engagement in activity based fundingMake it count campaign: Optimisation of allied health non-admitted activity collection Gaining and retaining clinical engagement with activity based funding - Ballarat Health Services model through clinical documentation improvement Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare delivery Changes in NordDRG system to assure accurate grouping and funding of COVID-19 cases 10 – 15 min live Q&A Coding and documentationDevelopment of an effective alternative to chart based coding audits during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland Clinical documentation improvement - more accurate coding through good documentation Development update for the Twelfth Edition of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS Effective CDI programs – Going beyond the traditional: a real case study with major results 10 – 15 min live Q&A Pricing and fundingPricing mental health care using the Australian Mental Health Care Classification Version 1.0 National efficient cost – fixed and variable model for block funding small rural hospitals Safety and quality Incorporating risk into a price signal for avoidable hospital readmissions Hospital-acquired complications: time series review and ongoing safety and quality improvement 10 – 15 min live Q&A |