asked the Minister for Health if any private consultants have been engaged by his Department within the past year; if so, the names of these consultants; the terms of their engagement; the fees paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Engagement of Private Consultants.
244.
Details of the private consultants engaged by my Department within the last year, the terms of their engagements and the fees paid to-date are given in the table below.
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Consultants |
Engaged for |
At a cost of |
Total Paid to Date |
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Yale University |
The adaptation of the U.S.* DRG based cost and budget model to make it applicable to Ireland's financial data and hospital setting. |
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*(Diagnoses Related Groups) |
U.S. $63,848 |
U.S. $60,000 (IR£43,419) |
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CHL |
Training in the use of financial software running on Microvax II computers. |
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(Western, Southern and Mid-Western Health Boards) |
£12,234 |
£7,294 |
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PRAXIS |
A sizing exercise and implementation plan for financial systems at Beaumont Hospital |
£1,250 |
£1,250 (project completed) |
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Arthur Andersen |
(1) Scope definition for Patient Administration System at Beaumont Hospital |
£3,375 |
£3,375 (project completed) |
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(2) (a) Operational Requirement for Patient Administration System at Beaumont Hospital |
£63,250 |
£63,250 (project completed) |
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(b) Functional Specification for Laboratory System at various hospitals |
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P.A. Management Consultants |
Review of the existing organisation of medical activity in hospitals (Junior Hospital Doctors Study) |
£133,125 |
£132,509 (project completed) |
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Clinical Projects International |
Hospital Laboratory Computing |
Stg.£350 plus expenses (air fare etc.) |
Stg.£519 (IR£575) (project completed) |