CBS - Health Costing Experts is set to make a major impact at the 37th Patient Classification Systems International (PCSI) Conference, which will be held from September 9-12, 2025, at the Centre des congrès de Québec in Québec City, Canada.

CEO Ross Wilson will be representing CBS at this prestigious gathering of global healthcare leaders, where he will speak about a transformative collaboration with Barwon Health, one of Australia's leading regional health services. Ross’ presentation will focus on Activity Based Costing healthcare and innovative hospital data analytics tools designed for today’s most pressing challenges in hospital performance management.

The Power of Collaboration: CBS and Barwon Health

Barwon Health, faced with a dramatic 38% increase in total funding and significant service expansion, turned to CBS to automate month-end financial reporting and empower data-driven decisions. Together, the teams implemented FocusPro, CBS’s cutting-edge reporting and analytics product, which earned Barwon Health the Highly Commended Award for Innovation at the 2024 HFMA Awards. As Deputy Chief Financial Officer Jordon Beale noted, the collaboration “empowers decision-makers with instant access to critical insights and analyses, enabling informed actions at the click of a button.” FocusPro’s impact meant Barwon Health could scale service delivery without proportionally increasing the finance team’s size by streamlining and automating monthly analytics.

FocusPro Case Study

CBS’s Suite: CostPro, ChargePro, FocusPro

At the core of CBS’s offering are three flagship products:

CostPro:  A sophisticated Activity Based Costing healthcare solution, providing granular analysis by Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) and department. It enables health managers to see true service costs, identify drivers of performance, and optimise patient care delivery.

ChargePro: Modern patient billing software using rules-based engines and APIs for accurate, reliable billing for even the largest hospital providers.

FocusPro:  An accountability and performance management software that delivers interactive dashboards and “Ward to Board” reporting of KPIs, offering complete transparency and the ability to monitor performance down to the most granular level.

Enabling Better Hospital Performance

CBS is ideally positioned to deliver robust Budget Validation, Monthly Variance Analysis, and Cost Scenario Modelling by DRG and department. This integrated approach offers health managers unprecedented visibility over hospital cost structures and performance, allowing for timely intervention and diligent stewardship of resources. With advanced patient billing software and hospital data analytics, CBS’s solutions help healthcare organisations spot important variances to the General Ledger, ensure financial accountability, and support continuous improvement.

Leading the Conversation at PCSI 2025

Ross Wilson’s presentation will highlight how collaboration between CBS and Barwon Health harnessed the best of technology and expertise to tackle the complexity of healthcare funding and delivery. Attendees will gain real-world insights into how patient costing software and services - paired with actionable analytics - can unlock value and support value-based care initiatives, perfectly aligning with this year’s conference theme: “Patient Grouping as a Driver of Value in Health: The Patient at the Heart of Our Decisions”.

Partner with CBS

For any hospital executive or manager seeking to improve cost control, financial visibility, and performance, CBS offers not only powerful software but a partnership that delivers measurable outcomes. Interested in learning more about CostPro, ChargePro, or FocusPro? Join the CBS team at PCSI 2025, or reach out here to see how CBS Health Costing Experts can transform Activity Based Costing healthcare and data analytics at your hospital.

About Barwon Health

Barwon Health is one of the largest regional health services in Australia. With 21 sites in the Geelong area of Victoria, its two major sites are University Hospital Geelong and McKellar Centre. Barwon Health employs 8,700 staff and services a catchment of 500,000 covering the full spectrum of care services.