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Funding, Health and Information Policy Branch

Director: Tim Barta

Enquiries: Telephone (03) 9096 8571
Executive Assistant: (03) 9096 8462

The Funding, Health and Information Policy Branch has three Sections which are responsible for the development & monitoring of Statewide funding policy and information systems.


Funding Policy Section
A/Manager: Daniel Borovnicar (03) 9096 8438

The Funding Policy Section is responsible for the development and implementation of policy on all aspects of the funding formulae for Victorian public hospitals.


Health Information
Assistant Director: Mark Gill (03) 9096 7456

The Health Information Section covers the Department’s key hospital information databases including the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED), the Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD), the Elective Surgery Information System (ESIS), and the Agency Information Management System (AIMS). The Section coordinates Departmental involvement in the work of the Statistical Information Management Committee (SIMC) and related national health information bodies.

The Health Information Section is comprised of the following units:

Information Systems & Solutions Unit
Health Data Standards & Systems Unit
Reporting Architecture Development Unit

Health Information Development


Health Policy Analysis & Reporting
Assistant Director: Franco Greco (03) 9096 8749

Executive Assistant:(03) 9096 8462

The Health Policy Analysis & Reporting Section has responsibility for:

  • Development of the broad framework for the policy and strategic direction of health services including advice on long term trends in the health services system and management of specific projects
  • Integrated system wide performance reporting for multiple audiences including the community, health services and key internal stakeholders
  • Legislation review and development in the health portfolio

The Health Policy Analysis & Reporting Section is comprised of the following units.

Strategic Policy and Evaluation Unit
Performance Reporting & Analysis Unit


Senior Medical Advisor - Manager: Dr Vijaya Sundararajan

 

Our Web Sites

Your Hospitals Web Site

Health Data Systems and Standards in Victorian Hospitals - for information about VAED, VEMD, ESIS, VACCDI, APET and Data Collection Manuals
The Victorian Ambulatory Classification and Funding System
Victoria Public Hospitals Policy and Funding Guidelines
Casemix Funding in Victoria
AIMS

Hospital Data Reports - Victorian Hospitals


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For information relating to this Web site, contact:
John Olah - (03) 9096 9936
email:
john.olah@dhs.vic.gov.au

Last Updated: 21 August, 2008

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