Introducing Health System Change Strategies to Policy Makers: Some Australian Experiences

Brian T. Collopy
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Brian T. Collopy: Director CQM Consultants and Clinical Advisor ACHS Clinical Indicator Program, Australia

International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare (IJRQEH), 2014, vol. 3, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: In a world first, for accreditation programs, Clinical Indicators (clinical performance measures) were introduced into the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) accreditation process 21 years ago. The resulting national clinical database now receives data from over 740 health care organisations (HCOs) on 22 indicator sets, for different medical disciplines, containing almost 400 separate indicators. HCOs receive aggregate and peer comparative feedback and the types of action by HCOs in response to their results include further data reviews, policy/procedure changes, education programs, new appointments and equipment changes. Favourable data trends in patient care are evident and, with some indicators, cost avoidance can be demonstrated. Revision of the indicator sets is an essential task to ensure continued relevance to clinicians. The Federal Government response to a study in which patient care in Australian hospitals was, prematurely, judged to compare poorly with care in the USA (and later the UK) resulted in the establishment of The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care which has now embarked upon a separate program of hospital-based outcome indicators, as have other health care providers. Advice is provided from the literature and personal experience on issues of presentation of material to health care policy makers.

Date: 2014
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