1. PharmBiz Software Vendors Forum

2. Agenda Introduction/setup PBS Number (Item Code) Forums and Workshops ICSP PBS XML v2.2 RWT Other Business

3. Agenda Introduction/setup PBS Number (Item Code) Forums and Workshops ICSP PBS XML v2.2 RWT Other Business

4. PBS Number a.k.a. PBS Item Code 4 digit item codes exhausted in 2010-2011 However... Recovery of unused codes yields ~400 codes +1 year ⇒ 2012 PharmCIS will release 200 codes +1 year ⇒ 2013

5. PBS Number, Cont’d Code blocks will soon become unreliable Item code allocation will soon become random

6. PBS Number, Cont’d Timetable for introduction of 5 digit codes Q: vendor readiness Testing Coordinate with vendors & Medicare

7. PBS Number, Cont’d Proposal: new measures use 5 digit codes

8. Agenda Introduction/setup PBS Number (Item Code) Forums and Workshops ICSP PBS XML v2.2 RWT Other Business

9. Forums and Workshops PharmBiz Forum Face-to-face meeting Discuss technical issues Meets bi-annually, 1st & 3rd quarter

10. Forums and Workshops Workshops Assist with adoption of PBS XML 2nd & 4th quarters Options: Hands-on tutorial 1-1 consulting ???

11. Forums and Workshops Issues Setup: BYO laptop? Software: which database? which language? Location: probably Canberra

12. Agenda Introduction/setup PBS Number (Item Code) Forums and Workshops ICSP PBS XML v2.2 RWT Other Business

13. ICSP Intravenous Chemotherapy Supply Program Implementation delayed

14. Agenda Introduction/setup PBS Number (Item Code) Forums and Workshops ICSP PBS XML v2.2 RWT Other Business

15. PBS XML v2.2 Published April 2009 For use in production with PharmCIS Major change: pricing model Philosophy: reduce or eliminate interpretation/calculation Base (source) values published in XML All derived values also published

16. PBS XML v2.2, Cont’d Base values: RP price, ex-man & P2P Reimbursement price, ex-man & P2P Fees and markups

17. PBS XML v2.2, Cont’d Derived values: Pharmacist pack price Pharmacist price for MQ DPMQ: RP, benchmark, reimbursement Contributions: TGP/SPC, brand premium

18. PBS XML v2.2, Cont’d <pbs:restricted> 2315W 2315W...... 440.00 440.00 484.00 484.00 532.40 532.40 995.15 995.15

19. PBS XML v2.2, Cont’d 29.50 29.50 <pbs:contribution> contrib:special-patient contrib:special-patient 457.60 457.60 </pbs:contribution><pbs:effectivity> 2008-01-01 2008-01-01 </pbs:effectivity>

20. PBS XML v2.2, Cont’d <pbs:fees-list> fee:safety-net-recording fee:safety-net-recording Safety Net Recording Fee Safety Net Recording Fee 0.00 0.00 fee:ready-prepared-extra fee:ready-prepared-extra Additional Ready Prepared Fee Additional Ready Prepared Fee 0.00 0.00 </pbs:fees-list>

21. PBS XML v2.2, Cont’d <pbs:prices> C C 0.01 0.01 10 10 1072.83 1072.83 1077.98 1077.98

22. PBS XML v2.2, Cont’d 2008-02-01 2008-02-01 contrib:brand-premium contrib:brand-premium 82.83 82.83 </pbs:pricing>

23. PBS XML v2.2, Cont’d <pbs:brand>...... 885.30 885.30 975.30 975.30......</pbs:brand>

24. Agenda Introduction/setup PBS Number (Item Code) Forums and Workshops ICSP PBS XML v2.2 RWT Other Business

25. RWT Restrictions Wording Tool Restrictions are currently unstructured RWT will build restrictions from components XML representation RDF-based PBS XML will carry dual representation RWT + DocBook

26. RWT, Cont’d Data model prescribing rule indication set indicationindication circumstancecircumstancedefinitiondefinition requirementrequirement parameterparameter

27. RWT, Cont’d Populating data Examples

28. RWT, Cont’d <pbs:restricted> 1234X 1234X 0001 0001 Eczema Eczema...

29. RWT, Cont’d <rdf:RDF> 0001 0001 Eczema Eczema

30. RWT, Cont’d...</rdf:RDF>

31. Agenda Introduction/setup PBS Number (Item Code) Forums and Workshops ICSP PBS XML v2.2 RWT Other Business