Speakers:
Dr Ric Marshall (Executive Director, ABF Systems, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority)
Cassandra Jordan (Health Information Manager, Jewish Wolper Hospital, Woollahra)

When: 6.00pm with 6.30pm start (networking from 6.00pm – light refreshments provided)
Venue: St Vincent's Hospital Private Function Room, Level 4, 406 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst (Oxford St end) - Enter via St Vincent's Private Hospital foyer and ask for Clinic Board Room

Parking: available via St Vincent’s Clinic Car Park (not St Vincent’s Private Car Park)

Event Entry: Free attendance.

HISA NSW Branch gratefully acknowledges the supportof St Vincent’s Hospital for this event.

Dr Ric Marshall
Dr Ric Marshall has a Professorial appointment with the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney. He specialises in Health Management Information Development. His current primary work is with the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority and the cross-jurisdiction working groups in Australia establishing the Activity Based Funding (ABF) mechanisms for public hospitals. He is also Chief Expert on Casemix and Activity-Based Funding and Payment of China National Health Development Research Centre. Ric has a long history as an international consultant in health information systems and funding reform implementation.

In addition to his work in Australia, he has managed and advised on health information development and funding reform projects in both the public and private sectors in Azerbaijan, Canada, China, Egypt, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia, Kosovo, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey and UK.

Cassandra Jordan
Cassandra Jordan has had a career in medical records and health information since 1976 when she commenced an associate diploma in medical record administration at Cumberland College of Health Sciences. Her first job in this career was at St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst in 1978 then she studied personnel administration. Cassandra has worked in Sydney, the Hunter (NSW), Cardiff (Wales) and London. She completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Information Management) once the degree was offered by the University of Sydney. Currently Cassandra works as the Health Information Manager at Wolper Jewish Hospital, Woollahra. Professionally, Cassandra is the NSW Representative to the Editorial Board of the Health Information Management Association of Australia Journal and Convenor of the Private Hospital Special Interest Group of HIMAA (NSW Branch).