Health Managers raised a wide range of concerns including centralisation, working in silos, increasing paperwork, resource allocation and differences between patients’ and providers’ priorities at the HMI Forum in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. Maureen Browne reports.

Governance and accountability challenges

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Beaumont Hospital CEO, Liam Duffy warns of governance and accountability challenges in the implementation of HSE National Strategies and development of Academic Health Centres.

Transformation in practice

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Beaumont Hospital Director of Nursing, Marie Keane explains how the hospital provided 35 additional ‘new’ OPD clinics and cut patient LOS to less than Healthstat targets without any additional resources.

Detailed patient costings this year

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The first round of detailed patient costings involving about 12 hospitals should be available this year, Dr. Barry White, HSE's National Director of Quality & Clinical Care told the Forum.

Healthcare Risk Managers’ Forum incorporated into HMI

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Recent collaboration between the Healthcare Risk Managers’ Forum (HRMF) and the HMI which has resulted in an incorporation of the HRMF into the HMI heralds the dawning of an exciting era of dialogue and debate writes Cora McCaughan.

Time for thought and action!

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At this time of the year it’s a good idea to take an inward critical glance at yourself and what you want from your career and your personal life, advises Keith McCarthy.

FETAC accredited programmes available from HMI

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HMI Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Management (FETAC Level 6) New programme commencing October 2010. Open programme: 16 days over a period of 8 months. Download...