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PHI 04/08

This circular issued by the Private Health Insurance Branch contains information for the National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Consultation - Invitation

Printable version of PHI 04/08 (PDF 18 KB)

21 January 2008

Review of the National Hospital Cost Data Collection (NHCDC) Consultation

The purpose of this Circular is to invite all those with an interest in the NHCDC to attend a workshop at the end of January as part of the NHCDC review (reference previous circular PHI 02/08).

The NHCDC is currently under review by KPMG. The review will consider public and the private sector, costing methodology and cost data collection processes to ensure that the collection remains timely, valid, robust and reliable. Further, the review will consider non-admitted (emergency department and outpatient) activity in the public and private sectors and ways to improve this component of the data collection.

Workshops will be conducted as follows:

Melbourne on Wednesday 30th January at the Hilton, Melbourne Airport; or
Sydney on Thursday 31st January at the Stamford Plaza, Sydney Airport.

The workshops will commence at 10 am and finish at 3pm.

To register your name and contact details to attend a workshop, please contact Samantha Harris, Project Manager, Casemix Technical Development, Healthcare Services and Financing Branch on 02 6289 3803 or Samantha Harris by Friday 25th January 2008.

Once individuals and organisations have acknowledged their attendance, a written survey will by distributed by KPMG prior to the workshops. Stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback and submit comments on how the collection can be improved. If you would like further information regarding the survey, or would like to submit comments and feedback please contact John Pilla, KPMG or Chris Emery, KPMG via email.

If you require further information please telephone: (02) 6289 9853/24 hr answering machine or email the enquiry to Private Health Insurance Branch

For more information visit 2008 Private Health Insurance (PHI) Circulars.

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