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Australian Health Review explores health policy and management including healthcare delivery systems, clinical programs, and health financing. More

Editor in Chief: Andrew Wilson     

 
 
 

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Published online 24 May 2013
Estimating the risk of functional decline in the elderly after discharge from an Australian public tertiary hospital emergency department 
Karen Grimmer, Kate Beaton, Saravana Kumar, Kevan Hendry, John Moss, Susan Hillier, John Forward and Louise Gordge
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Published online 24 May 2013
Do patents impede the provision of genetic tests in Australia? 
Dianne Nicol and John Liddicoat
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Published online 24 May 2013
Gatekeepers to home and community care services: the link between client characteristics and source of referral 
Nerina Vecchio
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Published online 24 May 2013
Do people with existing chronic conditions benefit from telephone coaching? A rapid review  
Sarah M. Dennis, Mark Harris, Jane Lloyd, Gawaine Powell Davies, Nighat Faruqi and Nicholas Zwar
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Published online 24 May 2013
Hospital readmission among older adults with congestive heart failure 
Tasneem Islam, Beverly O'Connell and Prabha Lakhan
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Published online 24 May 2013
Developing a hospital travel plan: process and baseline findings from a western Sydney hospital 
Nick Petrunoff, Chris Rissel, Li Ming Wen, Huilan Xu, David Meikeljohn and Anthony Schembri
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Published online 24 May 2013
Preferences, barriers and facilitators for establishing comprehensive stroke units: a multidisciplinary survey 
Fintan O'Rourke, Daniel K.Y. Chan, Daniel L. Chan and Xiao Man Ding
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Published online 24 May 2013
Breaking the mould without breaking the system: the development and pilot of a clinical dashboard at The Prince Charles Hospital 
Kevin W. Clark, Elizabeth Whiting, Jeffrey Rowland, Leah E. Thompson, Ian Missenden and Gerhard Schellein
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Published online 17 May 2013
The time has come for an Australian Centre for Disease Control 
Bradley J. McCall, Megan K. Young, Scott Cameron, Rod Givney, Robert Hall, John Kaldor, Ann Koehler, Vicki Krause and Christine Selvey
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Published online 17 May 2013
Clinician and patient perspectives of a new model of triage in a community rehabilitation program that reduced waiting time: a qualitative analysis 
Katherine E. Harding, Nicholas F. Taylor, Birgitte Bowers, Maree Stafford and Sandra G. Leggat
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Published online 17 May 2013
Multi-morbidity: a system design challenge in delivering patient-centred care 
Dagmar M. Ceramidas and Nicholas J. Glasgow
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Published online 17 May 2013
Health for all? Patterns and predictors of allied health service use in Australia 
Michele Foster, Martin O'Flaherty, Michele Haynes, Geoffrey Mitchell and Terrence P. Haines
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Published online 17 May 2013
Professional support framework: improving access to professional support for professionals 
Fiona Hall and Karen Bell
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Published online 17 May 2013
Length of stay variations between rural and urban patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a case-matched study 
Sean J. Heinz and Sam Milliken
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Published online 08 May 2013
Fall-related sub-acute and non-acute care and hospitalised rehabilitation episodes of care: what is the injury burden? 
Rebecca J. Mitchell, Jacqui Close, Ian D. Cameron and Stephen Lord
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Published online 01 May 2013
General practitioners and consultation drift: the effects of supply-side changes and reforms on service delivery patterns 
Michael J. Taylor, Dell Horey, Charles Livingstone, Siew-Pang Chan and Hal Swerissen
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Published online 22 April 2013
What makes a hospital manager competent at the middle and senior levels? 
Zhanming Liang, Sandra G. Leggat, Peter F. Howard and Lee Koh
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Published online 22 April 2013
The Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program: reactions of general practitioners and their patients 
Thomas Meehan and Samantha Robertson
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Published online 22 April 2013
How mental health clinicians want to evaluate the care they give: a Western Australian study 
Sophie Davison, Yvonne Hauck, Philippa Martyr and Daniel Rock
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Published online 22 April 2013
Performance-based criteria are used in participant selection for pulmonary rehabilitation programs 
James R. Walsh, Zoe J. McKeough, Norman R. Morris and Jenny D. Paratz
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Published online 22 April 2013
Innovations in primary mental healthcare 
Lennart Reifels, Bridget Bassilios, Kylie E. King, Justine R. Fletcher, Grant Blashki and Jane E. Pirkis
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Volume 37 Number 2 2013

 
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Out of the frying pan? Streamlining the ethics review process of multisite qualitative research projects 
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Rick A. M. Iedema, Suellen Allen, Kate Britton and Suyin Hor
pp. 137-139
 
  
 

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Communicating in the pre-hospital emergency environment 
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Kathy Eadie, Marissa J. Carlyon, Joanne Stephens and Matthew D. Wilson
pp. 140-146
 
  
 

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Validation of Jarman’s method of calculation of hospital standardised mortality ratios 
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Sunil Kumar Bhat and Sangeeta Malla
pp. 147-151
 
  
 

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The impact of care recipient falls on caregivers  
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Briony Dow, Claudia Meyer, Kirsten J Moore and Keith D. Hill
pp. 152-157
 
  
 

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Enhancing the Australian healthcare sector’s responsiveness to environmental sustainability issues: suggestions from Australian healthcare professionals 
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Jillian L. Dunphy
pp. 158-165
 
  
 

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Snakes and ladders: the barriers and facilitators of elective hip- and knee-replacement surgery in Australian public hospitals 
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Julie L. Walters, Shylie F. Mackintosh and Lorraine Sheppard
pp. 166-171
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Prescribing and medication-initiation roles based on the perspectives of rural healthcare providers in a study community in Queensland 
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Amy C. W. Tan, Lynne M. Emmerton and H. Laetitia Hattingh
pp. 172-177
 
  
 

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In-hospital cardiac arrests: effect of amended Australian Resuscitation Council 2006 guidelines 
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Mary S. Boyde, Michelle Padget, Elizabeth Burmeister and Leanne M. Aitken
pp. 178-184
 
  
 

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The hidden cost of medical student education: an exploratory study 
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R. Kim Oates and Kerry J. Goulston
pp. 185-188
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Health services management development: what formal knowledge should support the skills and experience required? 
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David J. Ritchie and Margaret L. Yen
pp. 189-193
 
  
 

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Increasing the influence of one’s research on policy 
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Kathryn M. Dwan and Peter C. McInnes
pp. 194-198
 
 

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Social impact bonds and their application to preventive health 
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John L. Fitzgerald
pp. 199-204
 
  
 

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What is the ‘real’ admission rate of acute pancreatitis in a regional Australian population? 
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Richard C. Turner, Katina D'Onise and Yan Wang
pp. 205-209
 
  
 

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A preliminary study of the relationship between general practice care and hospitalisation using a diabetes register, CARDIAB 
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Elizabeth J. Comino, Duong Thuy Tran, Jane R. Taggart, Siaw-Teng Liaw, Warwick Ruscoe, Jill M. Snow and Mark F. Harris
pp. 210-217
 
  
 

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Use of standardised assessment forms in referrals to hepatology outpatient services: implications for accurate triaging of patients with chronic hepatitis C 
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Leigh Horsfall, Graeme Macdonald, Ian Scott, Richard Skoien, Mohsina Khatun, Cathy Moss, Clare Seligman, Christine Kardash, Vicki Poxon and Elizabeth E. Powell
pp. 218-222
 
  
 

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The role of social isolation in frequent and/or avoidable hospitalisation: rural community-based service providers’ perspectives 
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Jo Longman, Megan Passey, Judy Singer and Geoff Morgan
pp. 223-231
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Does Australia have the appropriate health reform agenda to close the gap in Indigenous health? 
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Ronald Donato and Leonie Segal
pp. 232-238
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Self-discharge by adult Aboriginal patients at Alice Springs Hospital, Central Australia: insights from a prospective cohort study 
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Lloyd J. Einsiedel, Eileen van Iersel, Robert Macnamara, Tim Spelman, Malcolm Heffernan, Linda Bray, Hamilton Morris, Brenda Porter and Anthony Davis
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Chronic condition management and self-management in Aboriginal communities in South Australia: outcomes of a longitudinal study 
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Peter W. Harvey, John Petkov, Inge Kowanko, Yvonne Helps and Malcolm Battersby
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An evaluation of New Zealand’s iterative Workforce Service Reviews: a new way of thinking about health workforce planning 
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Lucio Naccarella, Louise Greenstock and Brenda Wraight
pp. 251-255
 
  
 

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What is a reasonable length of employment for health workers in Australian rural and remote primary healthcare services? 
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Deborah Jane Russell, John Wakerman and John Stirling Humphreys
pp. 256-261
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Effective clinical supervision for regional allied health professionals: the supervisor’s perspective 
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Margaret Dawson, Bev Phillips and Sandra G. Leggat
pp. 262-267
 
  
 

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Attributes for effective nurse management within the health services of Western Australia, Singapore and Tanzania 
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Duncan Boldy, Phillip Della, Rene Michael, Mark Jones and Shelley Gower
pp. 268-274
 
  
 

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Health Workforce Governance – Improved Access, Good Regulatory Practice, Safer Patients 
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These articles have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication. They are still in production and have not been edited, so may differ from the final published form.

    AH12013  Accepted 19 May 2013
    The critical role of nurses to the successful implementation of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
    Diane Twigg, Christine Duffield, Gemma Evans
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    AH12012  Accepted 16 May 2013
    Does hospital occupancy impact discharge rates?
    Kathryn Zeitz, Gary Harrison, Robert Adams, Mark Mackay
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    AH13037  Accepted 10 May 2013
    Delays in access to affordable medicines: putting policy into perspective
    Michael Wonder, Geoffrey Chin
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    AH12036  Accepted 09 May 2013
    A template approach to quality improvement activity: a primary care example
    Christopher Fawcett, Helen Moriarty, Roshan Perera
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    AH13027  Accepted 07 May 2013
    Delayed discharge in alcohol-related dementia: consequences and possibilities for improvement
    Aleece MacPhail, Michael McDonough, Joseph Ibrahim
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    AH13009  Accepted 07 May 2013
    Unaccredited registrar positions in Australian public hospitals: is it time for a rethink?
    Rob Mitchell, Will Milford, Michael Bonning, Alex Markwell, Ross Roberts-Thomson
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    AH12039  Accepted 24 April 2013
    Clinicians and their cameras: Policy, ethics and practice in and Australian tertiary hospital
    Kara Burns, Suzanne Belton
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    AH13045  Accepted 24 April 2013
    The activities that nurses working in community mental health perform: A geographical comparison
    Brenda Happell, Cadeyrn Gaskin, Wendy Hoey, Debra Nizette, Kate Veach
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    AH13001  Accepted 24 April 2013
    Preparation of residential aged care services for extreme hot weather in Victoria, Australia
    Judith McInnes, Joseph Ibrahim
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    AH12023  Accepted 24 April 2013
    Designing an activity-based costing model for a non-admitted prisoner health care setting
    Elizabeth Moore, Xiao Cai, Martin McNamara
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    AH12007  Accepted 24 April 2013
    Infections and antimicrobial use in Australian residential aged care facilities: a comparison between local and international prevalence and practices
    Mary Smith, Sue Atkins, Michael Richards, Leon Worth, Noleen Bennett
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    AH12022  Accepted 11 April 2013
    The Influenza Pandemic 2009/A/H1N1 management policies in the primary care: a comparative analysis of three countries
    Marina Kunin, Dan Engelhard, Shane Thomas, Mark Ashworth, Leon Piterman
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    AH13022  Accepted 09 April 2013
    The Carbon Footprint of an Australian Satellite Haemodialysis Unit
    Allan Lim, Anthony Perkins, John Agar
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    AH13010  Accepted 09 April 2013
    Using a public hospital funding model to strengthen a case for improved nutritional care in a cancer setting
    Anna Boltong, Jenelle Loeliger, Belinda Steer
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    AH13002  Accepted 25 March 2013
    Commentary: Making activity based funding work for mental health
    Sebastian Rosenberg, Ian Hickie
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    AH13032  Accepted 10 March 2013
    Understanding the Drivers on Medical Workloads: An analysis of Spectators at the Australian Football Code
    Kathryn Zeitz, Pari Haghighi, Frada Burstein, Jeffery Williams
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1. Published 24 February 2012
Judging a patient's decision to seek emergency healthcare: clues for managing increasing patient demand

Amee Morgans and Stephen Burgess

2. Published 25 November 2010
ISBAR for clear communication: one hospital's experience spreading the message

Monica A. Finnigan, Stuart D. Marshall and Brendan T. Flanagan

3. Published 25 August 2010
The reported benefits of telehealth for rural Australians

Jennifer J. Moffatt and Diann S. Eley

4. Published 25 November 2010
'I don't know why they don't come': barriers to participation in cardiac rehabilitation

Michelle L. DiGiacomo, Sandra C. Thompson, Julie S. Smith, Kate P. Taylor, Lynette A. Dimer, Mohammed A. Ali, Marianne M. Wood, Timothy G. Leahy and Patricia M. Davidson

5. Published 25 May 2012
The future of community-centred health services in Australia – an alternative view

Paul A. Cunningham

6. Published 9 April 2013
Does Australia have the appropriate health reform agenda to close the gap in Indigenous health?

Ronald Donato and Leonie Segal

7. Published 25 May 2010
An integrative review of the role of registered nurses in remote and isolated practice

Meaghan Coyle, Mohammad A. Al-Motlaq, Jane Mills, Karen Francis and Melanie Birks

8. Published 25 August 2011
Closing the (service) gap: exploring partnerships between Aboriginal and mainstream health services

Kate P. Taylor and Sandra C. Thompson

9. Published 23 November 2012
Quality allied health clinical supervision policy in Australia: a literature review

Sue Fitzpatrick, Megan Smith and Clare Wilding

10. Published 25 August 2011
Resource allocation and economic evaluation in Australia's healthcare system

Abdolvahab Baghbanian, Ian Hughes and Freidoon A. Khavarpour

11. Published 24 February 2012
How nurse practitioners implement their roles

Jane L. Desborough

12. Published 25 August 2010
The impact of nurses on patient morbidity and mortality – the need for a policy change in response to the nursing shortage

Di Twigg, Christine Duffield, Peter L. Thompson and Pat Rapley

13. Published 25 May 2011
Mapping maternity services in Australia: location, classification and services

Caroline S. E. Homer, Janice Biggs, Geraldine Vaughan and Elizabeth A. Sullivan

14. Published 25 August 2010
Implications of excess weight on mental wellbeing

Jodie Morris, Stefan Koehn, Brenda Happell, Trudy Dwyer and Lorna Moxham

15. Published 25 November 2010
Aboriginal cultural awareness training: policy v. accountability – failure in reality

Barbara Westwood and Geoff Westwood

16. Published 24 February 2012
Do Indigenous Australians age prematurely? The implications of life expectancy and health conditions of older Indigenous people for health and aged care policy

Philippa R. Cotter, John R. Condon, Tony Barnes, Ian P. S. Anderson, Leonard R. Smith and Teresa Cunningham

17. Published 25 November 2011
Complex health service needs for people who are homeless

Gaye Moore, Elizabeth Manias and Marie Frances Gerdtz

18. Published 25 November 2010
Climate change and Australia's healthcare system – risks, research and responses

Haylee J. Weaver, Grant A. Blashki, Anthony G. Capon and Anthony J. McMichael

19. Published 25 August 2011
Role of Australian primary healthcare organisations (PHCOs) in primary healthcare (PHC) workforce planning: lessons from abroad

Lucio Naccarella, James Buchan, Bill Newton and Peter Brooks

20. Published 24 August 2012
How best to measure health workforce turnover and retention: five key metrics

Deborah J Russell, John S Humphreys and John Wakerman


      
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