Agenda:

• 06/03/2012
  • 9:30 AM

    • Registration and Refreshments

  • 10:00 AM

    • Chairman’s Introduction and Welcome

      TBC

  • 10:05 AM

    • Keynote Address on the future of PbR

      David Flory, Deputy NHS Chief Executive

  • 10:25 AM

    • PbR in 2012-13 and beyond

      Sarah Butler, Deputy Director, NHS Finance, Payment by Results Operations, Department of Health
      Martin Campbell, Deputy Director, NHS Finance, Payment by Results Development, Department of Health
      

  • 10:55 AM

    • Q&A session with the DH PbR team

  • 11:15 AM

    • Refreshment break

  • 11:30 AM

    • Looking to the future – the roles of Monitor and the NHS Commissioning Board and an update on the PwC evaluation of payment systems

      Monitor [Speaker tbc]
      NHS Commissioning Board, [Speaker tbc]
      PricewaterhouseCoopers [Speaker tbc]
      

  • 12:10 PM

    • Q & A session

  • 12:30 PM
  • 1:30 PM

    • 1A, Payment arrangements for emergency readmissions and post dischargetariffs

      After engaging with NHS colleagues, reviewing the impact of the emergency readmissions policy in Quarter 1, building on the work of the pilot sites and suggestions from commissioners, the emergency readmissions policy has been refined so that from 1 April 2012 it will be based on a clinical review of readmissions. The session will outline the policy and offer the opportunity for delegates to ask questions on the guidance for 2012-13.
      The session will be led by the DH PbR team
      

    • 1B, The Casemix Service – development of ‘HRG4+’

      The session will focus on changes to the HRG4 design for the 2012-13 Local Payment Grouper, as well as highlighting proposed future developments of the HRG classification to respond to the needs of a changing national environment, with a particular emphasis on the importance of diagnostic coding beyond admitted patient care settings. It will also provide details of the ways in which NHS colleagues can actively inform and influence future casemix enhancements.
      The session will be led by the NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care
      

    • 1C, Developing pathway payment system for maternity services

      Introducing the new proposals for paying for maternity services in 2013-14, and why all organisations need to be involved in undertaking a 'shadow' year of operation from April 2012.
      This session will be led by the DH PbR team
      

  • 2:30 PM

    • Refreshment Break

  • 2:45 PM

    • 2A, Best practice tariffs

      The workshop will focus on explaining the 2012-13 package of best practice tariffs.
      The session will be led by the DH PbR team
      

    • 2B, Mental Health and PbR

      2012-13 sees a major change with mental health care for working age adults and older people coming into the scope of Payment by Results. The session will focus on the steps that both commissioners and providers need to take during 2012-13 to ensure they have good information to support contracting on the basis of PbR currencies.
      The session will be led by the DH PbR team
      

    • 2C, Costing and cost collection – driving up quality and getting clinical engagement in finance & costing

      Directors of Finance are required to sign off reference costs on the basis that: (a) the costing has been carried out in line with all current costing guidance as outlined in this reference costs guidance and the NHS Costing Manual; (b) the return has been reconciled internally and is a true and fair view in cost and activity terms of the services provided; (c) finance teams have actively engaged clinicians in the costing process; and (d) the Audit Commission’s quality checklist has been used to improve the quality of their return.
      The session will begin with an overview from the Department of Health team about key changes to the 2011-12 reference costs collection before leading into a case study from a Director of Finance showing how they ensure their organisation produce sound, accurate and timely reference costs that are right first time.
      The session will be led by the DH PbR team
      

  • 3:45 PM

    • Close