1. GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
IN A CHANGING HEALTHCARE
LANDSCAPE
DAVID W DUFFYdduffy@prospectus.ie
087 2423046
www.prospectus.ie
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CONFERNCE
28.05.15
2. No 1 CHALLENGE - Build trust by
demonstrating better governance
• Leadership, values and ethics
starts at the top
• Attracting the appropriate talent
onto boards
• Putting the patient first
• Embedding the right behaviors
• Implications of the new
3. PATIENT SAFETY …….must be front and centre
at all levels of governance
• Make patient safety the first item on
the board agenda to make it an explicit
and visible priority
• Articulate a compelling plan to drive
patient safety
• Empower clinical leadership and staff
engagement
• Ensure standards are monitored and
reported against
4. ADVENT OF MFTP, UHI etc ……..provides the finance
function with a more value added role
• Cost of service needs to be
understood by procedure
• Operate effectively in a
commissioning environment
• Healthy relationship between the
insurance sector and the health
system vital
• New skills required – coding,
billing, debtor management, cash
5. INFORMATION FLOWS WILL BE CRITICAL
• Must be integrated & KPI
driven
• Clarity on who is responsible
for information provision
• Real focus on patient safety
and risk information
• Data analytics a core part of
the finance service provision
