HRG4 Reference Costs Roadshow Ginny Jordan Head of Methodology The Casemix Service

The Morning Programme 09:30Registration and Refreshments 10:00Welcome / Introduction to the Day Virginia Jordan, Head of Methodology, The Casemix Service 10:15Why Develop HRG4? John Madsen, Programme Manager, The Casemix Service 10:30HRG4 Design and Clinical Engagement Dr Nicholas Griffin, Expert Working Group Chair and Consultant Paediatrician, Northampton NHS Trust 11:00Features of HRG4 Paula Monteith, Principal Casemix Consultant 11:40Questions 11.55The Importance of Clinical Coding (Group It!) Interactive Workshop facilitated by John Madsen, Casemix Programme Manager 12:30Lunch

The Afternoon Programme 12:30Lunch 13.15Introduction to the HRG4 Grouper The Casemix Team, The Casemix Service 14:302006/2007 Reference Costs Guidance Richard Russell, Department of Health PbR Operations, Reference Costs Team Strategic Health Authority Reference Costs Lead 16:00Your Questions Answered Future Developments Where to Go for Support The Casemix Team, The Casemix Service 16:30Thank You / Close

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

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 ( and by calling our Contact Centre ( )

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

Who Does What?  Policy  Reference Costs  Tariff  OPCS & ICD-10 classification development  Data Dictionary  SNOMED CT  SUS  HRG Design  HRG development  National Datasets Service  Grouping Algorithms  SUS

Event Summary  Your Questions Answered  Future Developments  Where to go for Support  Thank you

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

More Information  PbR: y/FinanceAndPlanning/NHSFinancialReforms/fs/en y/FinanceAndPlanning/NHSFinancialReforms/fs/en  CfH:  The Information Centre:  The Casemix Service:  General Enquiries: /  Casemix Quality Forum [registration required]: