The Australian Health Care System
4th Edition
Published on 21. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
388 pages
978-0-19-557464-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Australian Health Care System 4th edition provides students with a comprehensive and forward looking overview of the structure and operation of health systems and services in Australia. It analyses how the inputs of Australian health services, such as finances, the health workforce, and the roles of state and federal government - influence the outcomes, which range from consumer confidence to policy changes. Written with an emphasis on policy and economic issues, the book provides an extensive overview of the interactions between consumers and providers of health care in Australia. It includes expanded coverage of Primary Care, Specialist Health Services, Aged Care and Disability Services and increased pedagogy, such as case studies of sections of the health care system.
New to this Edition: Up-to-date with the latest figures, policy, and statistics Three new chapters: Primary Care; Specialist Health Services; Aged Care and Disability Services Forward looking - it describes the health care policy as it is and looks at how it might change in the future New Case studies examine the health care system in action New pedagogy including: Chapter Summaries, Key Terms, Annotated further reading and website lists
New to this Edition: Up-to-date with the latest figures, policy, and statistics Three new chapters: Primary Care; Specialist Health Services; Aged Care and Disability Services Forward looking - it describes the health care policy as it is and looks at how it might change in the future New Case studies examine the health care system in action New pedagogy including: Chapter Summaries, Key Terms, Annotated further reading and website lists
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
103 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
867 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-557464-7 (9780195574647)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Stephen Duckett
The Australian Health Care System
Book
07/2007
3rd Edition
OUP Australia and New Zealand
€59.51
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Persons
Stephen Duckett - the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services. Dr Duckett was, from 2006 to 2009, Chief Executive of the Centre for Healthcare Improvement in Queensland Health, responsible for clinical governance, leadership transformation, health statistics and public reporting and improving hospital access (elective surgery, emergency department care, outpatients) across Queensland. Sharon Willcox is the Sharon Willcox is the Director, Health Policy Solutions and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. Her government experience in the Victorian, New South Wales and Commonwealth health departments has included a leading role in the negotiations of the 1998-2003 and 2003-2008 Australian Health Care Agreements for funding public hospitals, improving public reporting on health system performance, and reforming the interface of acute and aged care services.
Content
1. Frameworks for Analysis 2. The Australian Population and its Health 3. Financing Health Care 4. The Health Workforce 5. Governance, Accountability and Reform 6. Public Health 7. Primary Health Care Services 8. Hospitals 9. Specialised Health Services 10. Pharmaceuticals 11. Aged care and Disability Services 12. Policy Challenges for the Australian Health Care System Appendices Appendix 1: Funding flows for hospital and medical services, Australia Appendix 2: Evolution of Medicare/Health insurance arrangements