Program Overview

Clinical Costing Fundamentals and Analyses

Overview

This course equips healthcare professionals with knowledge and practical skills on the fundamentals of clinical costing and how to analyse and deliver cost-effectiveness in clinical practice. An ageing and growing population, increased prevalence of chronic diseases, and technology-aided advances in treatment contribute to the rise in healthcare costs globally each year. To deliver optimal healthcare performance management, accurate and detailed information on cost, revenue, and clinical outcomes is required.

Designed For

This course is suitable for:

• Medical Doctors
• Clinical Costers
• Cost Analysts
• Students
• Nurses
• Trainees
• Allied Health Professionals with an interest in clinical costing

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the theory, philosophy, and practice of clinical costing systems and datasets
2. Understand how information from finance, human resources, ancillary, and clinical services are linked
3. Gain knowledge on clinical costing standards which underpin cost allocations
4. Gain knowledge on how clinical costing datasets are used in practice

Course Units

• Tutorial 1: Why clinical costing is important?
• Tutorial 2: The background of clinical costing
• Tutorial 3: Clinical costing starts with finance
• Tutorial 4: Where the clinical services are
• Tutorial 5: Mapping clinical services to the dollars
• Tutorial 6: Clinical costing standards, reporting, and analyses
• Tutorial 7: Funding and revenue allocation

Knowledge and Skills

• Practical application and working knowledge of the fundamentals of clinical costing
• Comprehensive understanding of the importance of clinical costing datasets in healthcare cost-effectiveness analyses
• Effective working knowledge of clinical costing standards and reporting requirements
• Understanding of financial and clinical information systems

Assessment

A certificate will be issued on successful completion of 7 self-assessment units and 10 case studies.

Delivery Mode

Course completion requires approximately 10 hours of eLearning. This course is delivered online, and students can study in their own time and location. Course materials can be accessed using a web browser.

Authors

• Stephen Cole, Director - ABF Financial Reporting | Financial Services Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast University Hospital
• Dr Jason Wang, Registrar, Austin Health
• Yvonne Ballueer, Nurse Unit Manager, Intensive Care Unit, Austin Health

Who You Will Learn From

Associate Professor Ronald Ma

Course Leader

Dr Ma writes and presents on the issues of public health, participatory action research approaches to promote the well-being of ethnic minorities, and health economics including clinical costing. Dr Ma graduated with a medical degree, specialising in surgery. He attained a Diploma in Business Management, a Postgraduate diploma, and Master of Public Health (First Class Honours) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the School of Population Health from The University of Auckland.

Fees

Course Fee

The course is online, self-paced, and ready when you are start anytime. You will have access to all course materials for a full 12 months. $511 AUD (inc GST)

Groups of 20+

Discounted group rates are available for groups of 20 or more students.

Course Details

There are no set entry requirements for this course.

Acknowledgement

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which we work, learn, and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present, and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.