Challenges in Australian policy processes for disinvestment from existing, ineffective health care practices

Challenges in Australian policy processes for disinvestment from existing, ineffective health care practices

BACKGROUND Internationally, many health care interventions were diffused prior to the standard use of assessments of safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Disinvestment from ineffective or inappropriately applied practices is a growing priority for health care systems for reasons of improved quality of care and sustainability of resource allocation. In this paper we examine key challeng...

Exploring policy-makers' perspectives on disinvestment from ineffective healthcare practices.

OBJECTIVES Many existing healthcare interventions diffused before modern evidence-based standards of clinical- and cost-effectiveness. Disinvestment from ineffective or inappropriately applied practices is growing as a priority for international health policy, both for improved quality of care and sustainability of resource allocation. Australian policy stakeholders were canvassed to assess the...

Policy challenges for the Australian health care system.

In contrast to the regular media reports decrying the so-called crisis in the health system, a number of academic commentators have identified areas in which the Australian health care system could improve. George Palmer has been one of those, and over the years has published a body of work identifying areas for improvement. This paper reviews the performance of the Australian health care syste...

Tackling disinvestment in health care services

Challenges for Policy Makers and Organizational Leaders: Addressing Trends in Mental Health Inequalities

We typically think of acutely and chronically mentally ill patients as those who belong in psychiatric hospitals and the latter category of patients belonging in “regular” hospitals, but the intersection of physical and mental illness draws attention to important challenges for policy-makers and organizational leaders. This article illuminates some broad trends in the health status of people wi...