Jeni Bremner

1. Jeni Bremner Director

2. Our Members • Policy Makers and Insurers who need to network and share intelligence in a rapidly changing health sector. • Researchers and Academic institutions who can exchange experience and learning amongst their peers across Europe. • Educators and management schools who want to understand the changing environment their student will graduate into. • Senior healthcare managers who need to share information and practice, as European systems find different solutions to common problems.

3. Healthcare - Some ‘Hot’ Issues • Aging population • Professional Mobility • Credit Crisis • Efficiency • Significant cost and outcome variability • - DRGs • eHealth • Workforce redesign - professional substitution • Quality and Patient Safety • Building Health Management Capacity and credibility? • Effectively engaging with the Political agenda • Cross Border Care

4. Some of the Challenges • Infrastructure capacity • Availability of management and planning data • Management capacity and legitimacy • Political courage to invest in infrastructure • Clear strategic direction for health care services and system – public/private, balance of primary and hospital care • Expertise in effective targeting of resources • Balance of prevention and cure • Impact of non health budgets

5. Some of the Opportunities • Attracting funds for capital and skills building • Possible large injection of public funds • Strengthen Healthcare Management • Maximise efficiency in systems • Workforce Redesign

6. Conclusion • All systems facing challenges • Professional Management infrastructure critical to maximising efficiency and meeting challenges • Political leadership can support and lead system change • Uncertainty – threat or opportunity?