Health Procure 2015 Conference Day Two - Wednesday 18 February
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08.30 Welcome coffee
08.50 Opening remarks from the Chair
Natalie Budovsky, Head of Strategic Sourcing, Healthdirect Australia
MAXIMISING COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATION OF YOUR PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
09.00 Transforming your supply chain in a high value and competitive market
- An overview of the general challenges and difficulties to improve procurement capabilities
- Upgrading supply chain transforming capabilities in a demanding and highly changing environment
- Introducing the best possible procurement practices to optimise success
Stuart Rodney, Chief Operating Officer, Health Support Queensland Department of Health
09.30 Maximising patient safety and quality through the health procurement process
- Overviewing the crucial role of accreditation to improve safety and quality
- How to implement successful safety and quality systems
- The benefits of transforming your procurement process in accordance with the national safety and quality health service standards
Cathy Jones, National Manager Quality & Compliance, Healthscope
ANALYSING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE EFFICIENT PROCUREMENT OUTCOMES
10.00 Discussing the opportunities in health care supply chain management
- Reviewing the needs for a specific health care supply chain
- Identifying the factors that are driving the call for efficiency
- How to reduce health care supply inefficiencies
Rick Law, Director Supply Chain and Revenue Services, Peninsula Health
10.30 Morning tea
11.00 Analysing the best Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in benchmarking procurement models
- Reviewing the importance of the different KPIs
- How to identify the most relevant KPI for benchmarking your procurement department
- Discover how to use KPI data to improve you procurement process
Aurel Brudan, Chief Executive Officer, The KPI Institute
11.30 Overviewing connections as the pathway to success in hospital projects
- Understanding the procurement point of view during hospital construction stages
- Tier 1 vs. tier 2 contractors: where do I fit?
- Comparing specific project requirements in private vs. public projects
- Connecting with other suppliers: from competition to collaboration
Candida Costa Wong, Manager Health & International Programs, Industry Capability Network
11.45 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Introducing innovation to increase procurement capabilities
- Where do you start making continuous and sustainable improvements in the cost and quality of healthcare?
- How to create the best procurement strategy and approach for achieving the greatest outcomes
- What are the needs for building new procurement capabilities and how do you meet these demands?
Panel moderator:
Natalie Budovsky, Head of Strategic Sourcing, Healthdirect Australia
Panellists:
Brett Beattie, Head of Procurement, Opal Aged Care
Rick Law, Director Supply Chain and Revenue Services, Peninsula Health
Melinda Tippett, National Manager Group Procurement, Healthscope
Paul Broadbridge, Supply Chain Manager, National E-Health Transition Authority
12.30 Networking lunch
IMPROVING QUALITY OUTCOMES THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF INNOVATION, GLOBAL STANDARDS AND ICT PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS
13.30 Creating greater end user value in healthcare through ICT innovation in procurement
- Identifying the benefits of early end user involvement in procurement
- Reviewing the range of possible ICT innovations that provide agility and benefit in procurement
- Implementing governance approaches to ensure that ICT innovation flows through to end user benefit
Paul Cooper, Vice President, Victorian eHealth Network
14:00 Developing the procurement processes to support ICT innovation for better healthcare outcomes
- The need for flexibility and speed in strategy, procurement and contracting
- Overview of how technology change can help drive outcomes and efficiency
- Analysing some best practice lessons and the best place to start
Anton Donker, Chief Information Officer, Healthdirect Australia
14.30 Utilising ICT systems to improve quality in health purchasing outcomes
- Overcoming the challenges of data overload
- Mechanisms to continuously improve the classification, counting, coding and capture of information
- How to collect reliable information for purchasing decisions: best practices
Paul Broadbridge, Supply Chain Manager, National E-Health Transition Authority
15.00 Afternoon tea
15:30 Implementing GS1 global standards to streamline procurement processes
- Evaluating the costs of different supplier procurement processes – in the absence of standards
- Exploring the impact of standardisation on the relationships between contractors and suppliers
- How to implement successful standards in procurement processes
John Szabo, Manager Consulting, GS1 Institute
OVERVIEWING COST REDUCTION STRATEGIES TO MEET BUDGET EXPECTATIONS
16.00 CASE STUDY:
Delivering savings while streamlining the health procurement process
- An overview of alternative cost reduction contract models and approaches
- Exploring possibilities to improve product quality while reducing costs
- Stimulating cost reduction possibilities through contractor and supplier cooperation
Brett Beattie, Head of Procurement, Opal Aged Care
16.30 Closing remarks from the Chair
16.40 End of day two and close of conference