Approaches to demand management - Commissioning in a cold climate

This conference will focus on approaches to demand management and commissioning in a difficult financial climate. The conference will feature practical examples of referral management alongside other demand management initiatives relevant to commissioners.
The conference is being held on 2nd March 2010 at the Kings Fund in London. To book your place or for further information click here

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Pooled Budgets - A Practical Guide for Local Authorities and the NHS

When CIPFA first published Pooled Budgets in 2001, it immediately proved immensely popular.
Since 2001, however, much has changed. Back then, the concept of pooling was new – now there is widespread practical experience of using the so-called ‘health act flexibilities’, as well as other powers designed to support joint working between health and social care.
This new edition of Pooled Budgets, published jointly by CIPFA and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), is therefore timely. It updates and expands the original guidance, and features a useful summary of the various legislative changes since 2001 and related changes in terminology.
For further details and to order your copy click here! You can also purchase it in CD-ROM format.

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Web-Based Program from IHI: Strategies for Reducing Expenses Without Compromising Care

Organisations often engage in quality improvement because it is seen as the right thing to do. Any financial benefit that results from these improvement efforts is considered a nice bonus but not an expected goal. Furthermore, the structures of most payment systems employed in the industry have made it difficult for providers to experience significant financial benefits from quality improvement. However, given the continued rise in health care spending, coupled with the current state of the economy, a new way of thinking is necessary. Health care administrators and clinicians need to focus on creating efficiency while simultaneously maintaining or improving quality of patient care.To help organisations achieve this goal, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the Healthcare Financial Management Association are co-sponsoring a three-part executive call series, Strategies for Reducing Expenses Without Compromising Care.This series of three web-based call sessions will help to create a portfolio of work that will systematically identify and eliminate waste, leading to a 1% to 3% savings in operating costs per year.

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