1430 david duffy nhc presentation 28.5.15 final
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GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
IN A CHANGING HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE
DAVID W DUFFY
087 2423046
www.prospectus.ie
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CONFERNCE 28.05.15
No 1 CHALLENGE - Build trust by demonstrating better governance
• Leadership, values and ethics starts at the top
• Attracting the appropriate talent onto boards
• Putting the patient first
• Embedding the right behaviors
• Implications of the new Companies Act
PATIENT SAFETY …….must be front and centre at all levels of governance
• Make patient safety the first item on the board agenda to make it an explicit and visible priority
• Articulate a compelling plan to drive patient safety
• Empower clinical leadership and staff engagement
• Ensure standards are monitored and reported against
• Track risks proactively and report against them
ADVENT OF MFTP, UHI etc ……..provides the finance function with a more value added role
• Cost of service needs to be understood by procedure
• Operate effectively in a commissioning environment
• Healthy relationship between the insurance sector and the health system vital
• New skills required – coding, billing, debtor management, cash collection, analytics etc.
INFORMATION FLOWS WILL BE CRITICAL
• Must be integrated & KPI driven
• Clarity on who is responsible for information provision
• Real focus on patient safety and risk information
• Data analytics a core part of the finance service provision
• Annual review of information provision