Activity Based Funding Accountant (Grade VII) - Finance Department
South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital
Job description
Activity Based Funding (ABF) Accountant (Grade VII) - Finance Department - Permanent Full-time (35 hours per week)
Activity Based Funding (ABF): Implementation & Development
o Lead on the implementation of enhanced ABF.
o Meeting internal & HSE Healthcare Pricing Office (HPO) timelines & evolving requirements, prepare, submit & distribute, both recurring & ad-hoc, reports (including the annual Specialty Costing Return and Patient Level Costing (PLC) reports), data, analysis and extract files to the HPO.
o Champion the successful development & enhancement of ABF, through building collaborative relationships across a broad range of internal & external stakeholders including Finance, Department Heads, HIPE, HPO, CPO, HSE & peer hospitals etc.
o Develop and provide the CFO & Senior Management Team with timely monthly reporting and added-value observations on evolving ABF performance.
o Ensure all ABF inputs & outputs, both cost and activity, are rigorously reviewed & challenged for accuracy prior to finalisation, sharing and\or submission.
o Analyse and interpret all related data, both internal and third parties (e.g. HPO etc.) produced, to understand and share how the Hospital is performing in relation to ABF & PLC benchmarks and experiences elsewhere.
o Together with Senior Management & Clinical Directors, develop & implement plans to continuously improve hospital performance in relation to our ABF/PLC outcomes.
o Streamline reporting structures and inputs.
o Commit to developing own (and broader hospitals) knowledge and expertise regarding ABF webinars, conference & training attendance, circulars, etc.
o Working collaboratively with the HIPE team, understand the importance of clinical coding and its impact on the ABF model as well as mutually ensuring that the coding effectively reflects the hospitals evolving activities.
o Proactively identify areas for improvement, developing practical solutions for their implementation.
Activity Based Funding (ABF): Supporting Budgeting and Enhanced Cost
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