Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health expenditure estimates 2010-11 to 2016–17
AIHW 25 Jan 2021
Review of current pathways to wait-listing for kidney transplantation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with end-stage kidney disease in the Top End of Northern Australia.
Majoni SW, Dole K, Hughes JT, Pain C.
Aust Health Rev. 2020 Dec 8. doi: 10.1071/AH20011. Online ahead of print.
A scope of practice comparison of two models of public oral health services for Aboriginal people living in rural and remote communities.
Gwynne K, Poppe K, McCowen D, Dimitropoulos Y, Rambaldini B, Skinner J, Blinkhorn A.
Rural and Remote Health 2021; 21: 5821.
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Health Care Book – Antimicrobial stewardship in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population – Chapter 15
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Sydney: ACSQHC; 2020.
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02 AGED CARE
Actualizing Better Health And Health Care For Older Adults
Terry Fulmer, David B. Reuben, John Auerbach, et al
Health Affairs 21 Jan 2021
Report on Government Services 2021 SECTION 14: Aged care services
The Productivity Commissio 20 JANUARY 2021
Older people move safely from hospital to home when staff communicate widely and bridge gaps in the system
NIHR 20 January 2021
Innovation processes for ageing-related health technologies.
Koch M, Stolee P, MacNeil M, et al.
Healthcare Management Forum. 2021;34(1):34-42. doi:10.1177/0840470420936715
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03 AI & eHEALTH
Information tools for care coordination in patient handover: Is an electronic medical record enough to support nurses?
Ghosh K, Dohan MS, Curl E, Goodwin M, Morrell P, Guidroz P.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2020 Dec 8. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000296. Online ahead of print.
Online peer to peer support: Qualitative analysis of UK and US open mental health Facebook groups.
Prescott J, Rathbone AL, Brown G.
DIGITAL HEALTH. January 2020. doi:10.1177/2055207620979209
Prospective Intention-Based Lifestyle Contracts: mHealth Technology and Responsibility in Healthcare.
Feng-Gu, E., Everett, J., Brown, R.C.H. et al.
Health Care Anal (2021). 11 January 2021
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04 COVID-19
Please click to read the COVID-19 Special Issue 17
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05 HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING & DESIGN
Optimal Design of Paired Built Environment Interventions for Control of MDROs in Acute Care and Community Hospitals.
Squire MM, Sessel GK, Lin G, Squire EN Jr, Igusa T.
HERD. 2020 Dec 30:1937586720976585. doi: 10.1177/1937586720976585. Online ahead of print.
Architecture and Mental Disorders: A Systematic Study of Peer-Reviewed Literature.
Aljunaidy MM, Adi MN.
HERD. 2020 Dec 24:1937586720973767. doi: 10.1177/1937586720973767. Online ahead of print.
Research in the Healthcare Design Practice: Design Practitioners' Perspective.
Bayramzadeh S, Patel T.
HERD. 2020 Dec 23:1937586720983009. doi: 10.1177/1937586720983009. Online ahead of print.
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06 HEALTHCARE - AUS
Improving quality in general practice using the Primary Care Practice Improvement Tool (PC-PIT) with Primary Health Network support
Samantha J. Borg, Maria Donald, Koula Totsidis, Narelle Quinn and Claire L. Jackson
Australian Journal of Primary Health 26(6) 484-491
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07 HEALTHCARE - OS
Vital Directions For Health And Health Care: Priorities For 2021
Victor J. Dzau, Mark B. McClellan, J. Michael McGinnis, et al
Health Affairs 21 Jan 2021
National Health Care Spending In 2019: Steady Growth For The Fourth Consecutive Year
Anne B. Martin, Micah Hartman, David Lassman, Aaron Catlin, and The National Health
Expenditure Accounts Team
Health Affairs 2021, 40(1): 14-24
Accelerating Global Improvements in Health Care Quality
Sheila Leatherman, MSW; Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP
JAMA. 2020;324(24):2479-2480. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17628
Innovation in the Canadian health system
Tom Noseworthy
Healthcare Management Forum Volume: 34 issue: 1, page(s): 5-8
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08 HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
Unprofessional behaviour in Australian hospitals
Anthony Scott and Danny Hills
Med J Aust 2021; 214 (1): 21-22
The prevalence and impact of unprofessional behaviour among hospital workers: a survey in seven Australian hospitals
Johanna Westbrook, Neroli Sunderland, Ling Li, Alain Koyama, et al
Med J Aust 2021; 214 (1): 31-37
Measuring the economic impact of hospital-acquired complications on an acute health service.
Fernando-Canavan L, Gust A, Hsueh A, Tran-Duy A, Kirk M, Brooks P, Knight J.
Aust Health Rev. 2020 Dec 18. doi: 10.1071/AH20126. Online ahead of print.
Dispersion in the hospital network of shared patients is associated with less efficient care.
Everson J, Adler-Milstein JR, Hollingsworth JM, Lee SD.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2020 Dec 8. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000295. Online ahead of print.
If you say so: A mixed-method study of hospital mergers and quality of care.
Westra D, Angeli F, Kemp R, Batterink M, Reitsma J.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2020 Dec 8. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000302. Online ahead of print.
An evaluation of cleaning practices at a teaching hospital
Julien Meyer, Pria Nippak, Aisling Cumming
American Journal of Infection Control, 2021, 49(1): 40-43
Investing in Skilled Specialists to Grow Hospital Infrastructure for Quality Improvement
Padula, William V.; Nagarajan, Madhuram; Davidson, Patricia M.; et al
Journal of Patient Safety. 17(1):51-55, January 2021.
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09 HOSPITAL FUNDING AND FINANCE
Publicly funded hospital care: expenditure growth and its determinants.
Nigel Rice and María José Aragón.
Centre for Health Economics, University of York, UK; January 2021
Health Costs And Financing: Challenges And Strategies For A New Administration
William H. Shrank, et al.
Health Affairs | Jan 21, 2021
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10 INNOVATION
How to Scale a Successful Pilot Project
Ron Ashkenas and Nadim Matta
Harvard Business Review January 08, 2021
Innovating health care: key characteristics of human-centered design
Marijke Melles, Armagan Albayrak, Richard Goossens,
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 33, Issue Supplement_1, January 2021, Pages 37–44,
Innovation in the Canadian health system
Tom Noseworthy
Healthcare Management Forum Volume: 34 issue: 1, page(s): 5-8
An innovative training and recruitment programme in surgery
Sriharan Sivayoganathan, William English and Veeranna Shatkar
Future Hosp J first published on 8 January 2021 doi:10.7861/fhj.2020-0063
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11 COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
Research: How Virtual Teams Can Better Share Knowledge
Jason Sandvik, Richard Saouma, Nathan Seegert, and Christopher Stanton
Harvard Business Review November 02, 2020
Making communication and resolution programmes mission critical in healthcare organisations
Gallagher TH, Boothman RC, Schweitzer L, et al.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2020;29(11):875-878.
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12 MANAGEMENT
Your leadership style: why understanding yourself matters
Price-Dowd CFJ
BMJ Leader 2020;4:165-167.
Motivating doctors into leadership and management: a cross-sectional survey
Bäker A, Bech M, Geerts J, et al
BMJ Leader 2020;4:196-200.
Leadership development of health and social care professionals: a systematic review
McGowan E, Hale J, Bezner J, et al
BMJ Leader 2020;4:231-238.
9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2021 and Beyond
Brian Kropp
Harvard Business Review January 14, 2021
Transformation of urgent and emergency care: models of care and measurement
NHS
London: NHS; 2020. p. 43.
Good Leadership Is About Asking Good Questions
John Hagel III
Harvard Business Review January 08, 2021
Are Peer Reviews the Future of Performance Evaluations?
Alessandro Di Fiore and Marcio Souza
Harvard Business Review January 12, 2021
How Companies Can Meet the Needs of a Changing Workforce
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
Harvard Business Review December 18, 2020
Understanding adaptive teamwork in health care: Progress and future directions
Janet E Anderson, Mary Lavelle, Gabriel Reedy
Journal of Health Services Research & Policy Dec 16, 2020 | OnlineFirst
How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted — and You Are, Too
Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg
Harvard Business Review December 15, 2020
7 Strategies to Build a More Resilient Team
Keith Ferrazzi, Mary-Clare Race, and Alex Vincent
Harvard Business Review January 21, 2021
Authentic and ethical leadership during a crisis
David Keselman, Marcy Saxe-Braithwaite
Healthcare Management Forum Dec 17, 2020 | OnlineFirst
The Impact of Hospital and Health System Leadership Development Practices on Bond Ratings,
Garland, Nicholas; Garman, Andrew N. PsyD; O’Neil, Patricia S.; Canar, W. Jeffrey PhD
Journal of Healthcare Management: January-February 2021 - Volume 66 - Issue 1 - p 63-74
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13 PATIENT CENTRED CARE
Understanding Influential Factors in Turnover Within the Home Care Workforce
Molly L. Carpenter, Julie Blaskewicz Boron, Janelle Beadle, Jane F. Potter
Home Health Care Management & Practice Dec 24, 2020 | OnlineFirst
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14 POPULATION HEALTH
Effect of community mental health care programs in Australia: a systematic review
Renee O'Donnell, Melissa Savaglio, Dave Vicary and Helen Skouteris
Australian Journal of Primary Health 26(6) 443-451
Population Health Science in the United States: Trends, Evidence, and Implications for Policy: Proceedings of a Joint Symposium
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021.
A Population Health Perspective on Middle School Success: Activities, Programs, and Policies: Proceedings of a Workshop.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021.
Optimizing Health And Well-Being For Women And Children
Elena Fuentes-Afflick, James M. Perrin, Kelle H. et al
Health Affairs 21 Jan 2021
Screening and brief interventions for harmful alcohol use — where to now?
Chris B Holmwood
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50927 Published online: 25 January 2021
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15 RURAL HEALTH
Developing a model of bereavement care in an adult tertiary hospital.
Grant M, Hudson P, Forrest A, Collins A, Israel F.
Aust Health Rev. 2020 Dec 23. doi: 10.1071/AH19270. Online ahead of print.
What influences trainee decisions to practise in rural and regional Australia?
Alexa Seal, Catherine Harding and Joe McGirr
Australian Journal of Primary Health 26(6) 520-525
Rural, remote and at risk: why rural health services face a steep climb to recovery from Covid-19
Billy Palmer; Lucina Rolewicz
Nuffield Trust December 2020
Women, clinician and IT staff perspectives on telehealth for enhanced gestational diabetes mellitus management in an Australian rural/regional setting.
Rasekaba T, Nightingale H, Furler J, Lim W, Triay J, Blackberry I.
Rural and Remote Health 2021; 21: 5983.
Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication
[USA] Effective Health Care Program reports, Jan 2021
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16 SAFETY
Clinical decision support improves the appropriateness of laboratory test ordering in primary care without increasing diagnostic error: the ELMO cluster randomized trial
Delvaux N, Piessens V, Burghgraeve TD, Mamouris P, Vaes B, Stichele RV, et al
Implementation Science. 2020;15(1):100.
Support for staff following patient safety incidents
Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch January 2021
A Roadmap to Advance Patient Safety in Ambulatory Care
Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH; Pascale Carayon, PhD
JAMA. 2020;324(24):2481-2482. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18551
Wrong-Site surgery in Pennsylvania during 2015–2019: a study of variables associated with 368 events from 178 facilities
Yonash R, Taylor M.
Patient Safety. December 2020
National Learning Report: Support for staff following patient safety incidents
Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
Farnborough: HSIB; 2021. p. 71.
Transforming the Medication Regimen Review Process Using Telemedicine to Prevent Adverse Events
Kane-Gill SL, Wong A, Culley CM, Perera S, Reynolds MD, Handler SM, et al
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2020.
Master’s Programs in Patient Safety and Health Care Quality Worldwide
Tekian, Ara; Infante, Alexander F.; Valenta, Annette L.
Journal of Patient Safety. 17(1):63-67, January 2021.
Harm Prevalence Due to Medication Errors Involving High-Alert Medications: A Systematic Review
Sodré Alves, Bárbara Manuella Cardoso; de Andrade, Tâmara Natasha Gonzaga; Cerqueira Santos, Sabrina, et al
Journal of Patient Safety. 17(1):e1-e9, January 2021.
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17 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY
Caring work environments and clinician emotional exhaustion: Empirical test of an exploratory model.
Rathert C, Ishqaidef G, Porter TH.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2020 Dec 8. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000294. Online ahead of print.
Reducing burnout and enhancing work engagement among clinicians: The Minnesota experience.
Koranne R, Williams ES, Poplau S, Banks KM, Sonneborn M, Britt HR, Linzer M.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2020 Dec 8. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000298. Online ahead of print.
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18 WORKFORCE PLANNING
Financing and protection for the health and care workforce
James Campbell & Fahrettin Koca
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2021;99:2.
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19 REPORTS OF INTEREST
2020: the health policy year in 12 charts
The King's Fund 1 January 2021
Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2020: health trends and variation in England
Department of Health and Social Care 18 December 2020
Toward an Intersectional Approach to Health Justice.
Borras AM.
Int J Health Serv. 2020 Dec 25:20731420981857. doi: 10.1177/0020731420981857. Online ahead of print.
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20 ABS REPORT
3101.0 National, state and territory population, Jun 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release
3101.0 Australia's population grew by 1.3 per cent (Media Release), June 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/australias-population-grew-13-cent
3401.0.55.004 Australians continue to return home (Media Release), December 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/australians-continue-return-home
6202.0 Employment rose 50,000 in December (Media Release), December 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/employment-rose-50000-december
6354.0 Job Vacancies, Australia, Nov 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/job-vacancies-australia/latest-release
6354.0 Job vacancies surpass pre-COVID level (Media Release), November 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/job-vacancies-surpass-pre-covid-level
6400.0 Update to measuring the CPI in the December 2020 quarter, Dec 2020 qtr (First Issue)
https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/update-measuring-cpi-december-2020-quarter
6524.0.55.002 Personal Income in Australia, 2011-12 to 2017-18 (Replacement Content)
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-work-hours/personal-income-australia/latest-release
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