Rationing in Australian health care services

1998 ◽  
Vol 168 (11) ◽  
pp. 581-581
Author(s):  
J Michael Wynne
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Services

The Use of Australian Health Care Services by Overseas Visitors: Some Data-Related Problems for Policy Makers

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Barraclough ◽  
Carol McBain
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Australian Government ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Level Of Use

Very little is known about the usage of Australian health care services by overseas visitors. This is despite the fact that may visitors are entitled to treatment under Medicare due to the Federal government's policy of encouraging reciprocal health care agreements with a number of countries and the increased promotion of health care as an export commodity. It is therefore difficult to develop an overall picture of both the current level of use of Australian health care services by foreigners or to estimate projections of future demand. The absence of such data also means that it is not possible to be sure of the consequences of policies such as the easing of restrictions on medical visas and the promotion by the Australian government of a network of bilateral reciprocal health care agreements. In this article, federal government policy on the access of non-citizen visitors to Australian health care services is examined, various categories of visitors eligible for treatment under the Medicare scheme identified, and current methods of collecting data on visitors using Australian health services critically examined.

scholarly journals Nursing in Australian general practice: directions and perspectives

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J Halcomb ◽  
Patricia M Davidson ◽  
John P Daly ◽  
Rhonda Griffiths ◽  
Julie Yallop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Nurse Role ◽  
Australian General Practice ◽  
Role Of Nursing

Primary health care services, such as general practices, are the first point of contact for many Australian health care consumers. Until recently, the role of nursing in Australian primary care was poorly defined and described in the literature. Changes in policy and funding have given rise to an expansion of the nursing role in primary care. This paper provides a review of the literature and seeks to identify the barriers and facilitators to implementation of the practice nurse role in Australia and identifies strategic directions for future research and policy development.

scholarly journals The qualitative experience of telehealth access and clinical encounters in Australian health care during COVID-19: Implications for policy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer White ◽  
Julie Byles ◽  
Tom Walley
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Adaptive Models ◽  
Hunter Region

Abstract BackgroundAdaptive models of health care delivery, such as telehealth consultations, have rapidly been adopted to ensure ongoing delivery of essential health care services during COVID-19. However there remain gaps in our understanding of how clinicians have adapted to telehealth. This study aims to explore the telehealth experiences or specialists, based at tertiary hospital in the Hunter Region, and General Practitioners (GP) including barriers, enables and opportunities. Methods In-depth interviews explored the telehealth experiences of specialists, based at tertiary hospital in the Hunter Region of Australia, and General Practitioners (GP) including barriers, enablers and opportunities. Data were analyzed using an inductive thematic approach with constant comparison.ResultsIndividual interviews were conducted with 10 specialist and 5 GPs. Key themes were identified: (1) Transition to telehealth has been valuable but challenging; (2) Persisting telehealth process barriers need addressing; (3) Establishing when face-to-face consults are essential; (4) Changes in workload pressures and potential for double up; (5) Essential modification of work practices and (6) Exploring what is needed going forwardDiscussionWhile there is a need to rationalise and optimise health access during a pandemic, we suggest that more needs to be done improve telehealth going forward. Our results have important policy implications. Specifically, there is a specific need to effectively train clinicians to competently utilize and be confident using this telehealth and to educate patients on necessary skills and etiquette.

Getting Creative in Health Care

2009 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Pagan ◽  
Stuart Cunningham ◽  
Peter Higgs
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Initial Training ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness

Health care accounts for a substantial and growing share of national expenditures, and Australia's health-care system faces some unprecedented pressures. This paper examines the contribution of creative expertise and services to Australian health care. They are found to be making a range of contributions to the development and delivery of health-care goods and services, the initial training and ongoing professionalism of doctors and nurses, and the effective functioning of health-care buildings. Creative activities within health-care services are also undertaken by medical professionals and patients. Key functions that creative activities address are innovation and service delivery in information management and analysis, and making complex information comprehensible or more useful, assisting communication and reducing psycho-social and distance-mediated barriers, and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of services.

scholarly journals Slaves to economists? A Canadian's view of the Australian health care system

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raisa B Deber
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Public ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Intellectual Influence ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
Public Private Mix ◽  
Cross National

AN EXPERT IS DEFINED as someone from out of town ? with slides. In health care, such experts also have a tendency to make cross-national comparisons on the basis of a short visit, a few conversations, and a desire to indicate ?lessons learned?.1 In that time-honoured tradition, on the basis of a visit to Melbourne to address the Victorian Healthcare Association, coupled with visits to several local hospitals, this Canadian identified several potential problems arising from Australia?s approach to the public?private mix of hospital services. As Keynes noted, ?The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.?2 Over the past decades, many health care reformers have urged change ? with varying degrees of success ? based on a set of ideas that markets are always right, that competition is both necessary and sufficient for efficiency, and that private is superior to public. One consequence has been a push for a greater role for private delivery of health care services. This is currently hotly contested in Canada, with Australia providing either an exemplary example or a cautionary tale, depending upon ideological proclivities. I was therefore interested in learning more from Australians as to areas of success or failure of the public?private mix in Australia, and this paper highlights my observations.

Race and gender as factors in access to health insurance and utilization of health care services

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana J. Ferradas ◽  
G. Nicole Rider ◽  
Johanna D. Williams ◽  
Brittany J. Dancy ◽  
Lauren R. Mcghee
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
And Gender
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