Tasmanian Business Reporter March 2018

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10 Tasmanian Business Reporter - March 2018 NEWS APPOINTMENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS Health management’s ‘Uber’ A NEW app that allows Tasmanians to locate a practitioner, get a quote, pay for their consultation and claim their private health insurance benefit using a new one-stop location on your smartphone, is set to make healthcare management easier and improve health outcomes across the state. HICAPS Go provides patients with a simple and transparent experience which gives them more visibility of their out of pocket expenses before they see their healthcare practitioner and facilitates a completely digital process to pay their bill. NAB General Manager of Health Cameron Fuller said the app also mades it easier for patients to locate, book and manage a health practitioner appointment. “We have re-imagined this experience for the digital age and built an Uber equivalent for Australia’s private healthcare ecosystem,” Mr Fuller said. “Using the HICAPS Go app, users get more transparency in the cost process and much greater convenience and flexibility, helping to improve the trust between them, their practitioner and their health fund. “This really is a market-leading experience in Australia, providing IN BRIEF Mental health workshops THE Institute of Managers and Leaders has announced an 18-location workshop series in conjunction with beyondblue. The series – Leadership Outlook - will focus on creating mentally healthy workplaces and educating employers on how to take specific steps that will positively affect their bottom line and help attract and retain the best staff. IML’s Leadership Outlook series will provide strategies to develop a workplace mental health plan and introduce beyondblue’s Heads Up website and other resources which can guide a progressive approach to creating a mentally healthy workplace. The interactive two-hour sessions will highlight evidence-based prac- SOLUTIONS IN PRINT your print specialist for over 90 years 6391 8481 Head of HICAPS Go Chris Mazurek, left, Kelly Wilkie, Bodysystem physiotherapist Kelly Wilkie and St.LukesHealth CEO Paul Lupo launch the new health management system in Tasmania.. tical approaches including minimising risks, promoting positive mental health and supporting those with mental health conditions. Relationships Australia, Tasmania CEO Mat Rowell will address the Hobart event at Hadley’s Hotel on March 1. “Attention must be paid by managers and leaders to mental health in the workplace. “No harm will come from asking someone if they are okay,” Mr Rowell, pictured, said. Senior Military Recruiting Officer at Defence Force Recruiting – Tasmania, Breece Gevaux will address Full Off-Set, Digital and Wide Format Capabilities Binding and Finishing Variable Data and Mailing sales@paperstat.com.au www.woolstonprinting.com.au Warehousing and Distribution Online Ordering and Inventory Management a simple and convenient end-toend experience from booking, to cost transparency and payment capability.” St.LukesHealth, Tasmania’s largest not-for-profit health fund, will be one of the first to adopt the HICAPS Go platform in Tasmania. St.LukesHealth CEO Paul Lupo said HICAPS Go provided consumers a simpler and easier way to find providers, to manage their healthcare and greatly improve their experience. “Through simplifying healthcare management and improving communications with members, we hope HICAPS Go will encourage more people to visit a healthcare professional sooner rather than later and provide them with greater affordability and control of their health care costs to deliver peace of mind,” Mr Lupo said. “This preventative approach will the Launceston workshop on March 2. Gevaux last year returned from Iraq, where his team was responsible for the training for Iraqi security forces. Burnie boost THE Burnie City Council has welcomed the Hermal Group’s investment of $190m to establish Australia’s largest plantation hardwood mill at Burnie. Mayor Alvwyn Boyd said the announcement demonstrated confidence in the local economy and was great news for the long-term sustainability and growth of the plantation forest industry in Tasmania. “The announcement of 200 timber industry jobs along with the many construction jobs associated with a $190 million mill development, will Call out for iAwards NOMINATIONS are open for Tasmania’s premier information, communications and technology awards to be held on June 1. Celebrating 25 years of innovation, the iAwards are the best-recognised technology and innovation awards program in Australia. Tasmanian winners go on to compete on the national and even international stage. The iAwards have unearthed, recognised and rewarded excellence in Australian innovation that is making a difference and has the potential to create positive change for the community – whether at ultimately improve our members long-term health outcomes, assist them to navigate the health care system and demonstrate the real value proposition of health insurance for our Tasmanian members. “We are also excited that our customers will be able to, in real time, see how much they will be out-ofpocket with their private health benefits prior to a visit to a health practitioner. “Our members will have greater transparency around their benefit levels and how much can be claimed on services,” he said.. Kellie Wilkie from Bodysystem PHYSIO said the new digital extension of HICAPS would vastly improve transparency for customers. “The added transparency and visibility on the cost and out of pocket expense right up front in the process is hugely beneficial for customers,” Ms Wilkie said. “As a practitioner, it also means I get to spend more time with my patients and less time on administrational needs because HICAPS Go does all the processing digitally.” HICAPS Go currently has more than 67 practitioners on board the platform in Tasmania with another 450 joining soon with a focus on physiotherapists, chiropractors, myotherapists and osteopaths. be a massive lift to the Burnie region,” Ald Boyd said. “The development will further establish Burnie as a place to do business following LION consolidating its cheese processing at The Heritage facility in 2015, the Elphinstone Group expansion over recent years and the growth in the Burnie Port.” Community Grants NOT-for-profit groups supporting Tasmanian communities are being invited to seek a helping hand. Applications are now open for the second annual round of Hydro Tasmania’s Community Grant Program. At least six grants of up to $5,000 are available for non-profit organisations. Applications close at 5pm on March 31. home, in the office and on a global scale. Submissions are accepted from innovators across Australia – individuals, groups, government or private organisations or students. TasICT CEO Dean Winter said the awards were the ultimate recognition for excellence in ICT and innovation in Tasmania. “More than 300 influential people from government, ICT and industry will hear about some of the great successes in Tasmanian technology and innovation,” Mr Winter said. For more details visit www.iawards.com. APPOINTMENTS New boss at Southern Cross Austereo ALLY Bradley has been appointed and started in the role of Southern Cross Austereo’s General Manager for Tasmania. Ms Bradley, pictured above, will manage the day-to-day operations of SCA’s Tasmanian assets including Tasmania’s number one TV network Southern Cross Television and also leading Hobart radio stations, 107.3 Triple M and Hit 100.9. Ms Bradley started working with SCA in Albury in 2000, with stints in SA and regional Victoria and has performed a number of roles including Account Manager, Sales Manager and General Manager. She moved to Hobart in early 2015. WorkCover Tasmania Board restructure APPOINTMENTS to the restructured WorkCover Tasmania Board have been finalised. Dr Robert Walters will continue his position on the Board, having been its medical director since 1997. New board appointees (appointed for three years) include: • Graham Wood, a partner in legal firm Wallace Wilkinson and Webster. • Insurance industry professional Sofia Mavratzas. • Unions Tasmania secretary Jessica Munday. • Wesfarmers Tasmanian worker’s compensation manager Julieann Buchanan. The Board is chaired by the Acting Secretary of the Department of Justice, Kathrine Morgan-Wicks. Vicki Tabor is the Board secretary. WP - Advert Mar17.indd 4 4/04/2017 1:15:54 PM
Tasmanian Business Reporter - MARCH 2018 11 EVENTS NEWS LEFT: Craig McKinlay, left, Oliver Cousland and Chris Warr from Aurora Energy. RIGHT: Mark Wojcik of Commonwealth Bank, Katrena Stephenson of the Local Government Association of Tasmania and Josef de Vries from the Commonwealth Bank. EVENT: Committee for Economic Development of Australia 2018 Economic and Political Overview LOCATION: Derwent Room, Wrest Point Casino, Hobart DATE: Monday, February 19, 2018 ABOVE: Craig Webb of Jacobs, left, and Gary Baird of John Holland. ABOVE: Donald Challen of MAIB, left, Mark Kelleher of the Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre and Melinda Percival of Aurora Energy. LEFT: Heath Woolley of TasWater, left, and Mark Trusselle and Matt Daley of GHD. ABOVE: Greg Hanigan, left, and Lisa Free of Tasplan Super. LEFT: Dan O’Brien of Incolink, left, Nick Silcox of Hutchinson Builders and Chris Gard of Incolink. RIGHT:Anita Dahlenburg, left and Elizabeth Lovett of Deloitte and Kath McCann, of the Federal Group.
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