Date post: | 27-Dec-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | damon-stanley |
View: | 216 times |
Download: | 0 times |
What is the Coding Workforce?What is the Coding Workforce?
• “A Report on the Clinical Coders, Health Information Managers and Costing Specialists (Coding Workforce) Shortfall”
What was requested?What was requested?• Conduct a survey to provide quantifiable number of
coding staff currently employed and their demographics and also identify projected numbers for the future to cover the anticipated increased demand
• Produce a report on the activities currently being implemented in the jurisdictions to address these issues
• Provide recommendations on a way forward for a more consolidated national strategy to address future needs, taking into account e-health and broader developments
What was done?What was done?
– Historical overview– International experiences
• New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, UK, USA
– Environmental changes• Health reform• ABF• Performance reporting• E-Health• Changes in educational offerings
What was done?What was done?
– Jurisdictional ‘stories’• Issues• Strategies
– Case studies• Gold Coast HSD, Qld • Greater Western AHS, NSW
The Current WorkforceThe Current Workforce– ABS Census of 2001 and 2006– Coder Workforce Studies 1994-5 and 2002– Jurisdictional data on HIMs and CCs– Survey
• Online survey of 9 questions + free text• Sent to all hospitals’ coding manager – public and
private – approx 1400• Analysis of free text• Contract coding companies
Survey data analysisSurvey data analysis– Based on FTE’s not actual number of people– Used hospital discharge data– Analysed by hospital peer groups– Developments over time
Assistance from industryAssistance from industry
Appreciation to HIMAA and CCSA and their members for assisting with ensuring the response rate was as high as it was.
Clinical Coders trained through HIMAA Clinical Coders trained through HIMAA and OTEN - 1998-2009and OTEN - 1998-2009
• Used the current workforce numbers and throughput figures to model needs and produce projection estimates
• High and low projections• Natural growth in discharges over time• Commencement of coding of OOS• E-health and other reform implications
Future workforce needsFuture workforce needs
• Used the data to model needs and produce projections
Coder Workforce: stocks and Coder Workforce: stocks and flowsflows
• 15 recommended actions– Immediate– Short-term– Long-term
• More analysis to be done, especially on Costing Specialists
Action!Action!
• Report to be produced soon….so watch this space www.aihw.gov.au
When can you see it?When can you see it?