Summit Partner

Value-Based Healthcare Summit

The Summit will provide a setting to discuss and examine the complexity of the issue, share solutions and strategies for the way ahead. Join policymakers, healthcare and industry leaders at the summit focusing on how the shift towards value-based health care agenda will impact the medical device sector.
 

Learn from speakers including Mr Benedict Keneally of The Boston Consulting Group, Dr. Linc Thurecht of AHHA, Dr Rachel David from Private Healthcare Australia and Dr. Neil Soderlund of Quantium Health Outcomes.

Register by Friday 23rd March to gain the early bird discounted price:
MTAA Member           $324

MTAA Non-member   $405

Special thanks to our Summit Partner – Clinical Research Corporation (CRC)

There are still opportunities available to showcase your company by being a sponsor of the summit. View the prospectus and contact events@mtaa.org.au with any queries.

WGEA 2018 leaders in workplace gender equality

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has announced the 2018 leaders in the Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation holders.

We are pleased to see three of our members recognised:

• Baxter International Inc.
• Johnson & Johnson
• Becton Dickinson

Are your OTP standards up to date?

New Introduction to Operating Theatre Protocols courses have been announced for Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane for 2018. Get ahead of the queue and book early!

1.5 Introduction to Operating Theatre Protocols 27 February 2018, Brisbane

LIMITED PLACES

1.5 Introduction to Operating Theatre Protocols 8 March 2018, Melbourne

POSTPONED FROM 9 FEBRUARY 2018

1.5 Introduction to Operating Theatre Protocols 23 March 2018, Sydney

COURSE OPEN

Heads of Agreement between the Commonwealth and the States and Territories on public hospital funding

The Heads of Agreement between the Commonwealth and the States and Territories on public hospital funding and health reform was considered by COAG and signed by the Commonwealth, New South Wales and Western Australia on 9 February 2018.

The new five-year national health agreement (NHA) is set to commence on 1 July 2020 and conclude on 30 June 2025. 

APRA releases quarterly Private Health Insurance data

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today released its quarterly private health insurance publications for the December 2017 quarter. The publications provide industry aggregate summaries of key financial and membership statistics for the private health insurance industry.

Key performance statistics for the private health insurance industry comparison between December 2017 and December 2016.

Premium revenue up 4.2%

Total fund benefits up 3.9%

Net profit after tax up 7%

Total assets up 5.9%

APRA data shows the percentage of Australians with hospital cover fell 0.2 percentage points in the December quarter to 45.6 per cent - the lowest in seven years.

Vendor Credentialing policy update

The vendor credentialing policy was initiated by MTAA and became a Standards Australia project in 2015. It addresses the need for a unified set of requirements for vendor representatives (including medical sales representatives of MedTech companies) that require access to healthcare facilities in the course of their business by avoiding duplicative credentialing to various requirements such as those of Ramsay Healthcare or Healthscope.

The draft standard went through the public comment phase which closed in December 2017. Recently, the committee reviewed the 36 comments received and addressed all of them – some were accepted, some were rejected in line with Standards Australia rules for standards development. We anticipate that the standard will be published in March this year.

Earn your regulatory affairs qualification online in 6-12 months

Developed by industry experts, the University of Wollongong’s Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Science is an online course that will give you the qualification you need as a regulatory affairs specialist.

This course, which can be completed in 6 or 12 months, will help you:

• Build a portfolio of practical experience in navigating regulatory frameworks that you can apply at your firm.
• Get industry-focused applied course content, delivered by industry experts.
• Understand how quality management systems can generate competitive advantage for your firm.
• Get ahead of the potential industry changes to regulations, which may require university qualifications.

UOW has government subsidised places available for domestic students studying this course (see Commonwealth Supported Places).

Enquire and apply online now. Starts March 2018.

Australia’s 2nd Digital Hospitals Summit

Innovation is at the forefront of Australia’s healthcare agenda, more so with the approval of the National Digital Health Strategy 2018-2022. As hospitals transition to digital healthcare, it is crucial organisations have robust strategies in place to ensure systems are integrated smoothly, costs are kept to a minimum and that they continue to provide a high quality of care.

Akolade’s 2nd Digital Hospitals Summit provides attendees with leading national and international case studies demonstrating successful hospital-wide transformation and complete integration of digital processes.

Hear from 30+ digital healthcare pioneers, including:

• Dr Zafar Chaudry, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer at the Seattle Children’s Hospital in the Unites States
• Dr Matthew Rooney, Chief Clinical Information Officer at the Heart of England Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom
• Caryn Garbutt, Project Director – Digital Collaboration Platform at the Queensland department of Health
• Michael Dickson, Director - Information, Communication and Technology at the Sydney Children’s Hospital
• Mehrzad Pakzamir, Chief Information Officer at the South West Alliance Rural Health



If you would like to attend this event, please confirm your place via the summit website. As partners of the event, MTAA members can use VIP code AFXMTA to save 10% off pass rates. Please note that this discount is only valid for healthcare practitioners.