| Description |
xxiii, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Context and framework of health sector reform. Introduction / Abby Bloom -- 1. Context and lead-up to health reform / Abby Bloom -- 2. The political economy of health sector reform / Jane Hall and Rosalie Viney -- 3. Distinguishing features of reform in Australia and New Zealand / Anne Somjen -- Pt. II. Key dimensions of the reform process. Introduction / Philip Davies -- 4. Health care financing in Australia and New Zealand / Don Hindle and Rod Perkins -- 5. The changing public-private balance / Mary Foley -- 6. Reforming the Australian health care system : the role of Government / Andrew Podger and Philip Hagan -- 7. The evolving role of Government in health sector reform in New Zealand / Karen Poutasi -- 8. The evolution of the purchaser role for acute in-patient services in Australia / Stephen Duckett -- 9. The changing role of Clinicians : their role in health reform in Australia and New Zealand / Jennifer Alexander -- Pt. III. Models of health sector reform. Introduction / Abby Bloom -- 10. Primary-care reform in New Zealand : key contrasts with Australia / Laurence Malcolm -- 11. A tale of two states : New South Wales and Victoria / Just Stoelwinder and Rosalie Viney -- 12. They said it couldn't be done : contracting for Veterans' hospital care in Australia / Keith Lyon -- 13. Hospital co-locations : private sector participation in the hospital sector in Australia / Abby Bloom -- 14. Intergovernmental reforms in public health / Vivian Lin and Cathy King -- 15. Placing prevention at the Centre of Health Sector Reform / Rhonda Galbally -- Pt. IV. The new wave of health sector reform. Introduction / Abby Bloom -- 16. Quality measures in Australian health care / Helen Lapsley -- 17. Managing performance for better results / Simon Corden and Jenny Luxmoore -- 18. Evidence-based health care / Michael S. Frommer and George L. Rubin -- 19. Health in an ageing society : cost rhetoric versus service reform / John McCallum -- 20. A model of aged-care reform / Nigel Millar -- Conclusion / Abby Bloom |
| Summary |
Examines health reform in Australia and New Zealand over the past 15 years. Through a combination of conceptual material and case studies, it provides insight into contemporary trends in health systems and health policy. The book is designed to equip students and practitioners with a knowledge of essential concepts |
| Analysis |
Australia overseas comparisons |
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Federal issue |
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Health care |
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New Zealand |
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Reform |
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State issue |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography |
| Subject |
Health care reform -- Australia.
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Health care reform -- New Zealand.
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Medical policy -- Australia.
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Medical policy -- New Zealand.
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Public health administration -- Australia.
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Public health administration -- New Zealand.
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Health Care Reform.
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Health Policy.
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Health Care Reform -- methods.
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Health Policy.
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Health Care Reform -- methods.
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Health Care Reform.
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Health Policy.
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| SUBJECT |
New Zealand. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009520 |
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
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New Zealand. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009520 |
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
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New Zealand. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009520 |
| Author |
Bloom, Abby L.
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| LC no. |
00708677 |
| ISBN |
0195508602 |
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