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PbR Data Assurance Framework. What is it?What did we find out?What should you do?What's coming next?. The assurance framework. A rolling programme of external audits covering inpatients and outpatientsProviding assurance of the accuracy (or not) of coding and therefore payments made to providers
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1. PbR Data Assurance Framework Key Messages
2. PbR Data Assurance Framework What is it?
What did we find out?
What should you do?
Whats coming next?
3. The assurance framework A rolling programme of external audits covering inpatients and outpatients
Providing assurance of the accuracy (or not) of coding and therefore payments made to providers
Driving improvements in data quality and clinical coding arrangements
National analysis to identify significant trends and share good practice
Development of online benchmarking function to support PCTs & trusts
5. PbR assurance 2008/09 Continuation of clinical coding audit programme at all acute trusts (follow up on recommendations)
Reviews of outpatient data quality at approximately a third of trusts
Piloting of reviews covering the independent sector
Further development and refinement of the national benchmarker
Research into key areas from 2007/08
6. Lessons learnt
7. Findings and recommendations
8. HRG errors (2007/08)
9. HRG errors (Qs 1-3 2008/09)
10. Individual trust change
11. Individual trust comparison
12. Gross financial error (2007/08)
13. Net financial error (2007/08)
14. Net financial error (Qs 1-3 2008/09)
15. Coding errors (Qs 1-3 2008/09)
16. Key themes & local action
17. Key themes & national action
18. Key themes & Commission action
19. PbR assurance the road ahead
20. PbR assurance next year (2009/10) 2009/10 (yr3) continuation of programme
Allows broader understanding of data quality and each trust
Key changes in PbR
HRG4 -- new tariff -- OPCS 4.5 -- MFF -- SUS
Piloting A&E audits
Reference costs
21. Impact on HRG4 Sense check analysis
Compared impact under HRGv3.5 & HRG4
Error rate slightly higher under HRG4
Overall financial impact still relatively neutral
Volatility for individual trusts and specialities
Local action required to understand impact
22. Risk based approach 2010/11 (yr4) move to risk based approach
Consulting with NHS in the summer
Proportionate approach
Do more at less trusts
Integrate all audits
More data items
Wider scope
23. PbR National Benchmarker
24. PbR National Benchmarker tool Powerful online tool freely available to the NHS
Developed as part of the assurance framework
Robust and sophisticated benchmarking methodology
42 separate indicators covering both inpatient and outpatient data
Focus on data quality but relevance beyond PbR
25. Data explorer
26. Scorecard viewer
27. HRG4 benchmarking PbR National Benchmarker updated with HRG4 benchmarking May 2008
Developed in conjunction with NHS Information Centre
New HRG4-specific indicators, including:
Unbundling
Planned same day
Short stay elective
Improved functionality
28. So what should you do? Identify areas for improvement
Review findings from audits
Implement action plans
Understand your data
Ratify data with SUS
PbR National Benchmarker
Understand impact of HRG4 and new tariff
29. For more information
www.audit-commission.gov.uk/pbr