6th June 2011
The 2011 PowerHealth Solutions User Conference held in the NSW Central Coast broke all previous attendance records, as our rapidly expanding community of costing and billing users responded most enthusiastically to the programme.
This is the first PHS conference to include billing users, as the new PowerBilling & Revenue Collection system was released after the last conference.
The PowerHealth user base in Australia is experiencing a rapid expansion as both costing and billing systems are increasingly being adopted at the state level as well as the hospital level.
Programme
Themed Driving Hospital Efficiency, the conference offered a programme packed with a wide variety of presentations including:
Site case studies — Community Anderson Hospital (USA), Cabrini Health, Sydney West Areas Health Service, Calvary Mater Newcastle, SA Pathology
Consultant briefings — PriceWaterhouse Coopers, SolveIT, Clinical Costing Standards Association of Australia
Hands-on training sessions — for both costing and billing users
As well as the usual democratic casting of votes to determine the prioritisation of future product enhancements.
Delegate Feedback
The variety and content of the sessions was meet with approval, with the majority of delegates describing it as Worthwhile, Relevant and Interesting. However, it is good to see that nearly everyone ticked the Fun box also!
What did the delegates like BEST about the conference? Most people said Networking and Meeting PHS staff. In addition, this is what delegates specifically liked:
The mix of topics and presentations like SolveIT gave us a broader perspective of what other tools are available to businesses. The experiences of others, including the keynote speaker Bill Van Ness, and how they use costing data to drive profitability and manage hospital resources. Ainsley Corteling, Cabrini Health, VIC.
For us, the conference was about the opportunity to be immersed in costing information over 2 to 3 days, making observations about how other Organisations are managing costing information and how our Organisations can learn from this. John Wilkinson, Canterbury District Health Board, NZ
The best thing about the conference was that it gave us the chance to network with other users in a relaxed atmosphere. I also enjoyed the opportunity to speak with some of the presenters after their talks. Chris Lean, Southern Health, VIC
The hands-on computer PPM2 training/demonstration was great. For us users, it was actually good to see PHS introducing new features and functions of the new PPM2 product. Hazel Bermido, Capital & Coast District Health Board, NZ.
It was a well-organised conference that always ran to time. The conference dinner was fantastic and a lot of fun. Courtney Semken, Greater Southern Area Health Service, NSW.
