Data, Modelling and Analysis
The Data, Modelling and Analysis (DMA) section develops models that determine the Commonwealth funding contribution to LHNs for delivering public hospital services.
The section reconciles estimated and actual service volumes through a range of data submissions related to public hospital funding. DMA is also responsible for ensuring the integrity of hospital funding by linking hospital activity data with Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) claims data to identify if the Commonwealth may have paid for the same hospital service more than once. The section has also commenced work linking hospital activity data with Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme claims data to identify instances where the Commonwealth may have paid twice for pharmaceuticals supplied in public hospitals.
The section also engages with States and Territories on data quality and timeliness, sharing best practice across jurisdictions. These engagements support the development and maintenance of the Administrator's policies.
Finance
The Finance section provides financial support to the NHFB CEO and Administrator, including maintaining the integrity of the Pool Payments System (Payments System). This includes working with jurisdictions, industry partners and the Reserve Bank of Australia on further enhancements to the Payments System.
The section monitors payments of public hospital funding out of the Pool and improves transparency through publishing monthly funding and activity data on Funding reports.
The section assists the Administrator to prepare the annual financial statements for each State and Territory Pool account, audited by each State and Territory Auditor-General, as well as the NHFB’s financial statements, audited by the Commonwealth Auditor-General.
The Finance section manages the NHFB’s financial resources through sound budgeting and appropriate financial management practices.
Policy, Planning and Performance
The Policy, Planning and Performance (PPP) section is responsible for developing the NHFB’s Strategic Direction, Corporate Plan, Organisational Performance Reporting and Annual Reports.
The section is also responsible for setting the strategic HR direction of the agency through the development and implementation of our Workforce Capability Plan, Workforce Diversity Plan and Learning and Development Strategy. Key to this is leading the NHFB’s positive workplace culture through our United Leadership behaviours, where ‘how’ we do things is just as important as ‘what’ we do.
The section provides essential business support services. This includes risk management, assurance, governance, communications, security, management of Memoranda of Understanding and Secretariat for the Administrator’s Jurisdictional Advisory Committee (JAC) and NHFB’s independent Audit and Risk Committee (ARC).
