Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 April 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2011

11:50 am

Mr. Tony O'Brien:

Yes. That is why we are rolling out a system that has been proven effective in a number of hospitals, to the point at which, by the end of this year, in claim value terms, hospitals that account for 85% to 90% of claim value will operate that electronic claims system. That is the process by which the administrative period before consultant sign-off will be addressed. It will enable the forms to be provided to consultants more quickly, nearer to the date of care and in accordance with the agreement reached through the Labour Relations Commission. We will be working with them to turn those claims around within 20 days by the end of this year, although we want to bring the average for this year down to 30 days, bearing in mind there is a transitional process.

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