HRG4 Reference Costs Roadshow

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HRG4 Reference Costs Roadshow

• Ginny Jordan
• Head of Methodology
• The Casemix Service

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The Morning Programme

• 0930 Registration and Refreshments
• 1000 Welcome / Introduction to the Day
• Virginia Jordan, Head of Methodology, The
  Casemix Service
• 1015 Why Develop HRG4?
• John Madsen, Programme Manager, The Casemix
  Service
• 1030 HRG4 Design and Clinical Engagement
• Dr Nicholas Griffin, Expert Working Group Chair
  and Consultant Paediatrician, Northampton NHS
  Trust
• 1100 Features of HRG4
• Paula Monteith, Principal Casemix Consultant
• 1140 Questions
• 11.55 The Importance of Clinical Coding (Group
  It!)
• Interactive Workshop facilitated by John
  Madsen, Casemix Programme Manager

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The Afternoon Programme

• 1230 Lunch
• 13.15 Introduction to the HRG4 Grouper
• The Casemix Team, The Casemix Service
• 1430 2006/2007 Reference Costs Guidance
• Richard Russell, Department of Health PbR
  Operations, Reference Costs Team
• Strategic Health Authority Reference Costs Lead
  
• 1600 Your Questions Answered
• Future Developments
• Where to Go for Support
• The Casemix Team, The Casemix Service
• 1630 Thank You / Close

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Welcome

• Purpose
• Who are The Information Centre?
• Communications
• Questions
• Feedback
• Stakeholder Partnerships and Liaison
• The NHS/CfH/PbR/IC map

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Who are The IC?

• The IC is helping to build a health and social
  care system in England where information is used
  routinely to make decisions and improve patient
  care
• We
• collect, process and distribute information
• make it easier to access and collect
• set standards and promote sound use
• provide information to guide policy-making
• help organisations meet policy needs and
  challenges
• Information can be accessed online
  (www.ic.nhs.uk) and by calling our Contact Centre
  (0845 300 6016)

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Questions

• Opportunities for Questions
• Within presentations
• Dedicated morning session during roadshow
• In writing during roadshow
• After roadshow
• Opportunities for Answers
• Within presentations
• Dedicated morning session during roadshow
• Dedicated afternoon session during roadshow
• After roadshow

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Who Does What?

• Policy
• Reference Costs
• Tariff

• HRG Design
• HRG development
• National Datasets Service
• Grouping Algorithms
• SUS

• OPCS ICD-10 classification development
• Data Dictionary
• SNOMED CT
• SUS

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Event Summary

• Your Questions Answered
• Future Developments
• Where to go for Support
• Thank you

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Future Developments

• Beyond HRG4
• Refining
• Broadening the scope
• Improving the information flow
• Continual evaluation, including analytical
  support
• Periodic revision
• EWGs
• Wider remit implementation as well as
  development
• Membership review
• Joint engagement with PbR

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More Information

• PbR www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/OrganisationP
  olicy/FinanceAndPlanning/NHSFinancialReforms/fs/en
  
• CfH www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/
• The Information Centre www.ic.nhs.uk
• The Casemix Service www.ic.nhs.uk/casemix/prepare
  
• General Enquiries enquiries_at_nhs.uk / 0845 300
  6016
• Casemix Quality Forum registration required
  www.ic.nhs.uk/casemix/cqf