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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 two Sections which are responsible for the development & monitoring of Statewide funding policy and information systems.


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:

Health Data Development

Health Information Provision

Health Data Acquisition

HealthCollect & VHIRS ReDevelopment

Information Management


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

Executive Assistant:(03) 9096 8462

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

Statewide Performance Reporting

Policy & Analysis

Budget Strategy

Funding Models

Reform & Innovation

Senior Medical Advisor - Manager: Dr Vijaya Sundararajan

Our Web Sites

Your Hospitals - An Overview of Public Hospital Activity

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

Hospital Data Reports - Victorian Hospitals


Related Sites

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

Last Updated: 3 February, 2009

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