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Interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with type 2 diabetes that modify its management and cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review
Ciying Tan, Zoe Williams, Mohammad Ashraful Islam, Ray Kelly, Tuguy Esgin and Elif I Ekinci
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): 623-630
Reporting Indigenous status, ethnicity, language and country of birth to build equity in international paediatric clinical trials with Australian sites: a scoping review.
Cunninghame J, Takashima M, Holland L, Nguyen L, Diaz A, Guo S, Dufficy M, Munns CF, Ullman A.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Dec 3. doi: 10.1071/AH24184. Online ahead of print.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants admitted to the Hunter New England neonatal intensive care unit, 2016-2021: a retrospective medical record audit
Jessica Bennett, Michelle Kennedy, Jamie Bryant, Amanual Mersha, Larissa Korostenski, Michelle Stubbs, Justine Parsons and Luke Wakely
Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 47-48
Decolonisation, Indigenous health research and Indigenous authorship: sharing our teams’ principles and practices
Pat Dudgeon (Bardi), Helen Milroy (Palyku), Belle Selkirk (Noongar), et al
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): 578-586
Intrinsic capacity and ageing well for Aboriginal people in remote Western Australia: a longitudinal cohort study
Zoë Hyde, Kate Smith, Roslyn Malay, Dina C LoGiudice, Dawn C Bessarab, David N Atkinson, Edward Strivens and Leon Flicker
Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 38-46
Measuring Food and Water Security in an Aboriginal Community in Regional Australia
Loretta Weatherall, Alinta Trindall, Trish Tonkin, Joseph Alvin Santos,
Australian Journal of Rural Health 12 January 2025
Co‐creating an Indigenous‐led virtual health services model for Indigenous Australians living with chronic disease
Bushra Farah Nasir PhD, William MacAskill PhD, et al
Australian Journal of Rural Health 16 December 2024
Project Yarn Circle: Development and pilot evaluation of a cultural connection suicide prevention program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
Gibson, M., Rolls, C., Robson, M., Ward, R., Stuart, J., Lambden, D.
Australian Psychologist, 59(6), 508-522, 2024
Diabetes in the community for Aboriginal people (DiCAP) project: Statewide report – phase one
New South Wales. Agency for Clinical Innovation
St Leonards: Agency for Clinical Innovation, 2024
SHPN (ACI) 240294
What works? A qualitative exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing programs that respond to family violence
Carlson, B., Day, M., Farrelly, T.
Sydney: Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety, 2024
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02 AGED CARE
Health Care Affordability for Older Adults: How the U.S. Compares to Other Countries
Munira Z. Gunja, Gretchen Jacobson, Faith Leonard, Reginald D. Williams II
The Commonwealth Fund, 4 December 2025
Unraveling the chains: Exploring the impact of ownership on administrator turnover in nursing homes.
Pradhan, Rohit; Ghiasi, Akbar; Orewa, Gregory; Gupta, Shivani; Weech-Maldonado, Robert.
Health Care Management Review ():10.1097/HMR.0000000000000426, January 15, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000426
Promoting medication safety for older adults upon hospital discharge: guiding principles for a medication discharge plan.
Zhang FH, Lauzon J, Payette J, et al.
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2024;90(11):2939-2946.
National Dementia Action Plan 2024–2034
Australia. Department of Health and Aged Care
Canberra: Department of Health and Aged Care, 2024
Timeliness of access to aged care services in Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 13 December 2024
2023 Aged Care Provider Workforce Survey: Report
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 13 December 2024
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03 AI & eHEALTH
Large-scale observational study of AI-based patient and surgical material verification system in ophthalmology: real-world evaluation in 37 529 cases
Tabuchi H, Ishitobi N, Deguchi H, et al
BMJ Quality & Safety Published Online First: 29 November 2024. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2024-018018
Artificial Intelligence–Generated Emergency Department Summaries and Hospital Handoffs
Adam B. Landman, et al
JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(12):e2448729. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.48729
Implementation of Electronic Triggers to Identify Diagnostic Errors in Emergency Departments.
Vaghani V, Gupta A, Mir U, et al.
JAMA Intern Med. Published online December 02, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.6214
Recommendations to Ensure Safety of AI in Real-World Clinical Care.
Sittig DF, Singh H.
JAMA. Published online November 27, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.24598
Benefits and harms associated with the use of AI-related algorithmic decision-making systems by healthcare professionals: a systematic review
Wilhelm, Christoph et al.
The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, Volume 48, 101145
Current Use And Evaluation Of Artificial Intelligence And Predictive Models In US Hospitals
Paige Nong, Julia Adler-Milstein, Nate C. Apathy, A. Jay Holmgren, and Jordan Everson
Health Affairs 44(1): 90-98, 2025
The urgent need to accelerate synthetic data privacy frameworks for medical research
Arora, A., Wagner, S.K., Carpenter, R., Jena, R., Keane, P.A.
Lancet Digital Health, online 26 Nov 2024
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04 CLIMATE CHANGE
Making climate change a national health priority: Australia's first National Health and Climate Strategy
Georgia Behrens, Madeleine Skellern, Alice McGushin, Paul Kelly and The Hon Ged Kearney
Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52552 Published online: 16 Dec 2024
Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue for effective climate action engagement
Robinson, E., Bhandari, D., Donohue, R., Lokmic-Tomkins, Z.
Journal of Climate Change and Health, early view 26 Nov 2024
Australian and Canadian clinicians’ views and application of ‘carbon health literacy’: A qualitative study
Lynch, M., McCaffery, K., Barratt, A., Bell, K., Miller, F.A., McGain, F., Colagiuri, P., Pickles, K.
BMC Health Services Research, 24, 2024
Transitioning to sustainable, climate-resilient healthcare: Insights from a health service staff survey in Australia
Huang, A., Cooke, S.M., Garsden, C., Behne, C., Borkoles, E.
BMC Health Services Research, 24, 2024
What Australia must do to create a climate-responsive health system
Smith, C.L., Rojas, C., Zurynski, Y., Partington, A., Braithwaite, J.
Internal Medicine Journal, 54(11), 1913-1918, 2024
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05 COVID-19
A 24-month National Cohort Study examining long-term effects of COVID-19 in children and young people.
Stephenson, T., Pinto Pereira, S.M., Nugawela, M.D. et al.
Commun Med 4, 255 (2024).
Interventions for the management of long covid (post-covid condition): living systematic review
BMJ 2024; 387 (Published 27 November 2024)
Patients' reasons for leaving an emergency department without being seen: results from a survey-based cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bryan I, Austen-Wishart A, Ranjan P, Plant L, Forcey D, Millar R.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Dec 23. doi: 10.1071/AH24285. Online ahead of print.
Examining the experience of healthcare workers who led staff wellness rounding during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wilson N, Smith L, Taylor R, Kohler F.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Nov 7. doi: 10.1071/AH24015. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19, migrants, and world large urban areas: a thematic policy brief.
Hitch, L., Masoud, D., Moujabber, M. et al.
J Public Health Pol 45, 757–770 (2024).
Towards a cure for long COVID: the strengthening case for persistently replicating SARS‐CoV‐2 as a driver of post‐acute sequelae of COVID‐19
Michelle JL Scoullar, Gabriela Khoury, Suman S Majumdar, Emma Tippett and Brendan S Crabb
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): 587-590
Clinical phenotype of COVID‐19 vaccine‐associated myocarditis in Victoria, 2021–22: a cross‐sectional study
Julia Smith, Silja Schrader, Hannah Morgan, Priya Shenton, Annette Alafaci, Nicholas Cox, Andrew J Taylor, James Hare, Bryn Jones, Nigel W Crawford, Jim P Buttery, Hazel J Clothier and Daryl R Cheng
Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 23-29
Knowledge about COVID‐19 vaccines among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and attitudes to and behaviours regarding COVID‐19 and influenza vaccination: a survey
Shea Spierings, Victor M Oguoma, Anthony Shakeshaft, Jim Walker, Maree Toombs and James S Ward
Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 30-37
Rural nursing and allied health placements during the latter stage of the COVID‐19 public health emergency: A national study
Belinda Jessup PhD, Anthea Brand PhD, Melissa Kirschbaum PhD, et al
Australian Journal of Rural Health 26 December 2024
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06 HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING & DESIGN
Trauma-Informed Design: Lessons Through a Life-Altering Lens.
Gregory D, Zborowsky T.
HERD. 2025 Jan;18(1):14-20. doi: 10.1177/19375867241300772.
A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Evidence-Based Design for Aligning Therapeutic and Sustainability Outcomes in Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review.
Read J, Meath C.
HERD. 2025 Jan;18(1):86-107. doi: 10.1177/19375867241302793. Epub 2024 Dec 10.
The Application of Augmented Reality in Simulation-Based Design Evaluations of Trauma Rooms.
Estejab H, Bayramzadeh S.
HERD. 2025 Jan;18(1):70-85. doi: 10.1177/19375867241302415. Epub 2024 Dec 9
Scoping Review: Association of Inpatient Hospital Design Features With Patients' Clinical Outcomes.
Oh EJ, Liu AJ, James L, Varon D, Mead M, Ibrahim AM.
HERD. 2025 Jan;18(1):157-175. doi: 10.1177/19375867241302799. Epub 2024 Dec 5
When Designs Became Interventions in Hospitals.
Kisacky J.
AMA J Ethics. 2024 Dec 1;26(12):E948-962. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.948.
Sources of Innovation in Healthcare Design: How Can it Happen?
Taylor E.
HERD. 2024 Nov 25:19375867241298183. doi: 10.1177/19375867241298183.
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07 HEALTHCARE - AUS
Patient and carer experiences of hospital‐based hybrid virtual medical care: a qualitative study
Anna E Thompson, Tim Shaw, Shannon Nott, Andrew Wilson and Emily Saurman
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): S22-S27. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52520
The social and political framework of health
Virginia Barbour
Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 3-3
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08 HEALTHCARE - OS
National Health Expenditures In 2023: Faster Growth As Insurance Coverage And Utilization Increased
Anne B. Martin, Micah Hartman, Benjamin Washington, and Aaron Catlin
Health Affairs 44(1): 12-22, 2025
Medicare Enrollment Increased Visits To Primary Care Providers But Not Mental Health Care Providers, 2014–21
Donghoon Lee and Jing Li
Health Affairs 44(1): 23-31, 2025
Improving Health Care, One Consent At A Time
Bakhtawar Ahmad
Health Affairs 44(1): 126-128, 2025
Upcoding Linked To Up To Two-Thirds Of Growth In Highest-Intensity Hospital Discharges In 5 States, 2011–19
Daniel Crespin, Michael Dworsky, Jonathan Levin, Teague Ruder, and Christopher M. Whaley
Helath Affairs 43(12): 1619-1627, 2024
Make America healthy again? A moment of reckoning for healthcare
BMJ 2025; 388 (Published 16 January 2025)
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09 HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
Implementing an enhanced recovery from surgery pathway to reduce hospital length of stay for primary hip or knee arthroplasty: a budget impact analysis.
Lloyd, M., Ademi, Z., Harris, I.A. et al.
BMC Health Serv Res 24, 1540 (2024).
Allied health and the frail patient in hospital - a prospective cohort study.
Bui JH, Ngian VJJ, Tran F, Scott K, Ngai KC, Ong BS.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Nov 25. doi: 10.1071/AH24280.
Hospital visiting hours - do they need to be revised?
Forero R, Mohsin M, Singh F, Hunt L, Frost S, McDonnell S, Piya M, Verick D, Kohler F, Chow JSF, Widloecher S, Hillman K.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Nov 19. doi: 10.1071/AH24145.
Barriers, facilitators and next steps for sustaining and scaling virtual hospital services in Australia: a qualitative descriptive study
Nicki Newton, Kavisha Shah, Miranda Shaw, Emma Charlston, et al
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): S37-S48. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52526
Rehabilitation in emergency departments: A regional scan and future opportunities.
Ocampo-Chan SA, Levy C.
Healthcare Management Forum. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/08404704241292240
Trajectories of hospital service use in the last 12months of life by people with chronic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study.
Okuba T, Sa Z, Badgery-Parker T, Long JC, Braithwaite J, Makris A, Hutton A, Levesque JF, Watson DE, Westbrook JI, Mitchell R.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Dec 24. doi: 10.1071/AH24139. Online ahead of print.
Evaluating the outcomes of Australia's first all-age public hospital Sport and Exercise Medicine Outpatient Clinic: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
Middleton D, Thompson F, James K.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Dec 24. doi: 10.1071/AH24245. Online ahead of print.
What factors affect the recruitment and retention of allied health professionals working in hospitals? A systematic literature review.
Baumgartner L, Wright O, Barne K, Bartrim K, Kirkegaard A, Sullivan V, Burch E, Ball L.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Dec 2. doi: 10.1071/AH24287. Online ahead of print.
Addressing unnecessary and avoidable transfers from residential aged care to emergency departments and hospitals.
Peters MD, Clarke J, Marnie C.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Nov 18. doi: 10.1071/AH24230.
Implementation of an Ambassador program to reduce occupational violence in hospital inpatient settings: a pilot study.
Jeffries L, Xu HG, Doubrovsky A, Woollett K, Griffiths J, Duff J.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Nov 18. doi: 10.1071/AH24248.
Nonprofit Hospitals And Community Investment: New Approaches
Marianne Amoss
Health Affairs 43(12): 1614-1618, 2024
Hospital of the future: a framing paper
Reform. December 2024
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10 HOSPITAL FUNDING AND FINANCE
Can Innovative Financing Move The Needle On Health Equity?
Jessica Bylander
Health Affairs 44(1): 6-11, 2025
Medicare Advantage: National Carriers Expand Market Share While Regional Carriers Without Affiliation Decline, 2012–23
Joseph G. P. Hnath, J. Michael McWilliams, and Michael E. Chernew
Health Affairs 43(12): 1647-1654, 2024
Providers Paid Substantially Less By Marketplace Nongroup Insurers Than By Employer Small-Group Plans, 2021
Caroline Hanson, Ian McCarthy, Eamon Molloy, and Karen Stockley
Health Affairs 43(12): 1672-1679, 2024
Hospital Payment Caps Could Save State Employee Health Plans Millions While Keeping Hospital Operating Margins Healthy
Roslyn C. Murray, Christopher M. Whaley, Erin C. Fuse Brown, and Andrew M. Ryan
Health Affairs 43(12): 1680-1688, 2024
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11 INNOVATION
Objective-Oriented Health Systems Reform.
Kutzin, J., Sparkes, S. P., Earle, A. J., Gatome-Munyua, A., & Ravishankar, N.
Health Systems & Reform, 10(3).2024
Barriers and facilitators to high-volume evidence-based innovation and implementation in a large, community-based learning health system.
Durojaiye, C., Prausnitz, S., Schneider, J.L. et al.
BMC Health Serv Res 24, 1446 (2024).
Medicare Risk Adjustment: Goals, Reform Proposals, And New Frontiers
Aaron L. Schwartz
Health Affairs 44(1): 75-80, 2025
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12 MENTAL HEALTH
Evaluating the research capacity and culture of an urban Mental Health and Wellbeing Program.
Innes S, Taylor D, Hope J.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Dec 9. doi: 10.1071/AH24223. Online ahead of print.
Children’s Mental Health: Living With Parents Who Had Adverse Childhood Experiences
Sandra L. Decker, Giacomo Meille, Xue Wu, and Samuel H. Zuvekas
Health Affairs 43(12): 1698-1702, 2024
Growing the peer workforce in rural mental health and social and emotional well‐being services: A scoping review of the literature
Bróna Nic Giolla Easpaig PhD, Melissa A Lindeman PhD, Penny Watson MA, Xianliang Liu PhD
Australian Journal of Rural Health 32(6): 1118-1139, 2024
A systemic approach to identifying sustainable community-based interventions for improving adolescent mental health: a participatory group model building and design protocol
Keenan, M., Freeman, L., Santana de Lima, E. et al.
Health Research Policy and Systems 2025, 23:9 | Published on: 13 January 2025
Mental health impacts from repeated climate disasters: An Australian longitudinal analysis
Mitchell, A., Maheen, H., Bowen, K.
Lancet Regional Health- Western Pacific, 47, 2024
Mental health workforce solutions: Towards a strategy for community-managed mental health in NSW
Henderson, C., Sam, K., Tadros, E.
Sydney: Mental Health Coordinating Council, 2024
What aspects of the pandemic had the greatest impact on adolescent mental health: Duration of lockdown or subjective experience?
Fujimoto, H., Heywood, A., Maston, K., Brown, L., Bartholomew, A., et al
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 18, 2024
Your Experience of Service: What consumers say about NSW mental health services, 2023-2024
NSW Ministry of Health. System Information and Analytics Branch, InforMH
St Leonards: NSW Health, 2024
SHPN (SIA) 240761
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13 MANAGEMENT
Placement poverty has major implications for the future health and education workforce: a cross-sectional survey.
Lambert K, Austin K, Charlton K, Heins R, Kennedy M, Kent K, Lutze J, Nicholls N, O'Flynn G, Probst Y, Walton K, McMahon A.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Dec 3. doi: 10.1071/AH24233. Online ahead of print.
Equity in healthcare financing: A review of evidence,
Emilia Luyten, Sandy Tubeuf,
Health Policy, Volume 152, 2025, 105218,
Disruptions in health, to heal and to harm: an appeal for values, evidence, and charity
BMJ 2024; 387 (Published 28 November 2024)
National Health Expenditures In 2023: Faster Growth As Insurance Coverage And Utilization Increased
Anne B. Martin, et al.
Health Affairs | Dec 18, 2024
Medicare Local Coverage Determinations: Evidence Quality Is Stronger For Covered Indications
Osman Moneer, Maryam Mooghali, Khadeeja Moosa, Reshma Ramachandran, Joseph S. Ross, and Sanket S. Dhruva
Heath Affairs 43(12): 1712-1718, 2024
Future-proofing global health surveillance through a workforce-driven path to success.
Naumova, E.N.
J Public Health Pol 45, 605–609 (2024).
Global Public Health Association policies related to women, children and youth.
Robards, F., Myers, H. & Walker, D.K.
J Public Health Pol 45, 807–813 (2024).
Curating an evidence base for health research and policy making: more crucial than ever
Virginia Barbour
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): 567-570
The cost of treating hypertension in Australia, 2012–22: an economic analysis
Emily R Atkins, Long Huy Nguyen, Mary Lou Chatterton, Markus Schlaich, Aletta E Schutte and Anthony Rodgers
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): 612-616
Improving Treatment and Lowering Costs for Behavioral Health Patients Through a Value-Based Care Program
R. Mehta and Others
NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv 2024;5(12) DOI: 10.1056/CAT.24.0082
Health Care Leadership in the AI Era: A Seventh Test for the Decade Ahead
T.H. Lee and T. Cosgrove
NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv 2024;5(12) DOI: 10.1056/CAT.24.0373
How Collaboration Leads to Health Care Transformation
E. Prewitt and Others
NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv 2024;5(12) DOI: 10.1056/CAT.24.0435
The evolution of health policy and systems research in 11 low- and middle-income countries and the role of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research: a bibliometric analysis for 1999–2020
Paichadze, N., Cook, E.K., Rosen, H.E. et al.
Health Research Policy and Systems 2025, 23:1 | Published on: 2 January 2025
The role of guideline organizations in nationwide guideline implementation: a qualitative study.
Thoonsen, A.C., Merten, H., Broeders, T.T. et al.
Health Res Policy Sys 22, 174 (2024).
What justifies public engagement in health financing decisions?
McCoy MS, Dellgren JL, Emanuel EJ.
Bull World Health Organ. 2025 Jan 1;103(1):32-36. doi: 10.2471/BLT.24.291860.
6 Questions to Find Out How Your Employees Are Really Doing
Rebecca Knight
Harvard Business Review December 17, 2024
Our Favorite Management Tips of 2024
HBR Editors
Harvard Business Review December 27, 2024
Michael A. Slubowski, FACHE, President and CEO, Trinity Health
Journal of Healthcare Management. 70(1):7-11, January/February 2025
Successful Care Delivery Through the Lens of the Patient Experience
Wells, Roxie C.
Journal of Healthcare Management. 70(1):12-15, January/February 2025.
Moral Distress Consultation Services: Insights From Unit- and Organizational-Level Leaders
Amos, Vanessa; Whitehead, Phyllis; Epstein, Beth
Journal of Healthcare Management. 70(1):32-48, January/February 2025.
Developing a New Paradigm for Healthcare Delivery: Lessons Learned from Same-Day Access
Chen, Allen M.
Journal of Healthcare Management. 70(1):49-57, January/February 2025.
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14 PATIENT CENTRED CARE
Do Australian health consumers understand and intend to use Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) when selecting a hospital? A qualitative exploration of online hospital report cards
Schultz, M., Verlis, K., Nickel, B., Mccaffery, K., Copp, T., laidsaar-Powell, R.
Health Literacy and Communication Open, 2(1), 2024
Routine use of patient-reported experience and outcome measures for children and young people: A scoping review
Alarilla, A., et al.
Systematic Reviews, 13, 2024
Priorities in planning person-centred hepatitis B and C testing services: operational guide
WHO 4 December 2024
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15 POPULATION HEALTH
Inclusivity in Australian population surveys: missed opportunities to understand the health experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse populations
Humaira Maheen and Tania King
Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 13-16
A comparison of content from across contemporary Australian population health surveys
Godic, B., et al.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48(3), 2024
Undercounting diagnoses in Australian general practice: A data quality study with implications for population health reporting
Canaway, R., Chidgey, C., Hallinan, C. M., Capurro, D., Boyle, D.I.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 24, 2024
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16 RURAL HEALTH
The Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Hypertension Management of Adults in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Dones, V., III, Velasquez, A.A.G., Dacuya, M.G., et al
Physiother Res Int, 30: e70014. 2025
Health service access and quality of care provided by the Western NSW Local Health District Virtual Rural Generalist Service: a retrospective analysis of linked administrative data
Georgina M Luscombe, Andrew Wilson, Amanda J Ampt, et al
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): S8-S15. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52528
An economic evaluation of the Virtual Rural Generalist Service versus usual care in Western NSW Local Health District
Amy Von Huben, Anna E Thompson, Andrew Wilson, et al
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): S28-S36. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52530
The Virtual Rural Generalist Service: a hybrid virtual model of care designed to improve health access and outcomes in rural and remote communities
Shannon Nott, Georgia Wingfield, Amelia Haigh, et al
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): S3-S7. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52529
Clinician experiences of a hybrid virtual medical service supporting rural and remote hospitals: a qualitative study
Anna E Thompson, Emily Saurman, Shannon Nott, Andrew Wilson and Tim Shaw
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): S16-S21. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52525
Promoting Access To Hospital Care In Rural Areas: Current Approaches And Ongoing Challenges
Caitlin Carroll, Victoria Berquist, and Michael E. Chernew
Health Affairs 43(12): 1664-1671, 2024
Assessing the adequacy and sustainability of the Northern Territory health workforce with respect to burden of disease and injury, 2009–2021: an analysis of administrative data
Yuejen Zhao, Jo Wright, Renu Unnikrishnan, Ramakrishna Chondur and Danielle Green
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): 596-602
Mature-Aged People in the Rural Health Workforce System: A Systems Modelling Approach
Claire Quilliam et al
Australian Journal of Rural Health 13 January 2025
Trauma Outcomes Based on Remoteness of Injury in Australia: A Systemic Review
Sanaa Hafeez-Baig, Lisa Buckley, Mark Midwinter
Australian Journal of Rural Health 13 January 2025
Student‐Led Falls Prevention Program for Community‐Dwelling Older Adults in a Rural Community: A Pilot Study
Asmita Mudholkar, Stephanie Burke, Kehinde Obamiro
Australian Journal of Rural Health 13 January 2025
Unveiling the rural dichotomy: the dual impact of rurality on youth mental health.
Youngson SA, Cuesta-Briand B, Coleman M.
Rural and Remote Health 2025; 25: 8692.
Evaluation of nurse practitioners' extended scope of practice in a regional hospital emergency department in tropical Australia
Angela Jackson MNursSci, Chris Hawkins M Hlth Sci, Theona Stone MNursSci, et al
Australian Journal of Rural Health 32(6):1200-12086 2024
The Australian clinical trial landscape: Perceptions of rural, regional and remote health service capacity and capability.
Graffini, J., Johnston, K., Farrington, A. et al.
Health Res Policy Sys 22, 171 (2024).
Evaluation of a pelvic health physiotherapy service in remote Australia
Dwyer, S., Lin, I.
Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal, 30(3), 60-72, 2024
It's all about relationships: Developing nurse-led primary health care in rural communities
Randall, S., Jones, D.M., Hadaddan, G., White, D., Einboden, R.
Nursing Inquiry, 31(4), 2024
Taking a strengths-based approach to mental health in rural communities: A systematic literature review
Luebbe, A., Rutherford, Z., Diminic, S., Roovers, H., Patel, M., Whiteford, H.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48(6), 2024
‘Imagine if we had an actual service ...’: A qualitative exploration of abortion access challenges in Australian rural primary care
Noonan, A., Millar, E., Tomnay, J.E., Luscombe, G.M., Black, K.I.
Rural and Remote Health, 24, 2024
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17 SAFETY
Diagnostic delay: lessons learnt from marginalised voices
Kaiksow FA
BMJ Quality & Safety Published Online First: 06 December 2024. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2024-018192
Medication incidents at supported disability accommodation (group homes) in Victoria, Australia: a retrospective audit of calls to a poisons information centre.
Hormiz R, Stanley B, Elliott RA.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Dec 16. doi: 10.1071/AH24221. Online ahead of print.
Elevating infection prevention programs
Thomas R. Talbot,Tania N. Bubb
American Journal of Infection Control, 53(1): 1, 2025
Infection preventionists’ current and preferred training strategies and tools
Terri Rebmann,Charlesnika Evans,Ashley M. Hughes, et al
American Journal of Infection Control, 53(1): 2-7, 2025
A Coaching Program to Improve Employee Engagement, Culture of Safety, and Patient Experience
D. Scheurer and Others
NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv 2025;6(1) DOI: 10.1056/CAT.24.0225
High-risk medication errors: insight from the UK National Reporting and Learning System.
Alrowily A, Alfaraidy K, Almutairi S, et al.
Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm. 2025;17:100531.
Perioperative patient safety recommendations: systematic review of clinical practice guidelines.
Martínez-Nicolas I, Arnal-Velasco D, Romero-García E, et al.
BJS Open. 2024;8(6):zrae143.
Implementation of electronic triggers to identify diagnostic errors in emergency departments.
Vaghani V, Gupta A, Mir U, et al.
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;Epub Dec 2.
Comparing safety, performance and user perceptions of a patient-specific indication-based prescribing tool with current practice: a mixed methods randomised user testing study.
Feather C, Clarke J, Appelbaum N, et al.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;Epub Nov 21.
Perspectives on anesthesia and perioperative patient safety: past, present, and future.
Kanjia MK, Kurth CD, Hyman D, et al.
Anesthesiology. 2024;141(5):835-848.
System-wide analysis of qualitative hospital incident data: Feasibility of semi-automated content analysis to uncover insights
Engstrom, T., Kenny, D., Grimmett, W., Ramis, M.-A., Foley, C., Sullivan, C., Pole, J.D.
Health Information Management Journal, Online 23 Nov 2024
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18 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY
Five decades of debate on burnout
Renzo Bianchi and James F Sowden
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): 573-575
A Model for System-Level Change to Improve Workforce Well-Being
R. Safeer and Others
NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv 2025;6(1) DOI: 10.1056/CAT.24.0290
Creating Systemwide Interdisciplinary Well-Being Committees to Reduce Physician Burnout
A.C. Sukhija-Cohen and Others
NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv 2025;6(1) DOI: 10.1056/CAT.24.0251
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19 WORKFORCE PLANNING
An evaluation of pathology laboratory workforce performance during mergers and acquisitions.
Chiou PZ, Herring RP, Jia Y.
Healthc Manage Forum. 2025 Jan;38(1):46-51. doi: 10.1177/08404704241266104.
A digitally enabled health workforce for Australia.
Janssen A, Baysari M, Igasto C, Quirke K, Milnes P, Shaw T, Dunn A.
Aust Health Rev. 2024 Nov 18. doi: 10.1071/AH24286.
The Australian health workforce: Disproportionate shortfalls in small rural towns
Cortie, C.H., Garne, D., Parker‐Newlyn, L., Ivers, R.G., Mullan, J., Mansfield, K., Bonney, A.
Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32(3), 538-546, 2024
Developing competencies in public health: A scoping review of the literature on developing competency frameworks and student and workforce development
MacKay, M., Ford, C., Grant, L.E., Papadopoulos, A., McWhirter, J.E.
Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 2024
Health Care Workforce Challenges Persist as a Legacy of Covid-19
F.P. Cerise
NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv 2025;6(1) DOI: 10.1056/CAT.24.0496
Caring for the Health Care Workforce
F.P. Cerise
NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv 2025;6(1) DOI: 10.1056/CAT.24.0509
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20 REPORTS OF INTEREST
Leadership Capability Framework for the Queensland Public Sector – Interim Evidence Review:
Bradley Hastings, Shayne Gary, Christopher Jackson, et al.
ANZSOG Research Insights No.32. Melbourne: ANZSOG, March 2024
National preventive health monitoring dashboard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Cat. no: PHE 349, 12 Dec 2024
Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 13 December 2024
Health in All Policies and similar approaches: Evidence check
New South Wales. Agency for Clinical Innovation
St Leonards: Agency for Clinical Innovation, 2024
SHPN (ACI) 240115
Healthcare Quarterly- July to September 2024
Bureau of Health Information 11 December 2024
Health service use among young people hospitalised due to family and domestic violence: 2010–11 to 2020–21
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra: AIHW, 2024
Australian Burden of Disease Study 2024
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 12 December 2024
Illicit drug policy: Developments since the 2020 Ice inquiry report
Roth, L., Gotsis, T., Lamerton, C., Rabbani, A.
Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales, 2024
Research Paper No. 2024-08
System review into out-of-home care: Final report to the NSW Government
Talbot, G., Dean, L., Robertson, C.
Sydney: NSW Department of Communities and Justice, 2024
Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2024,
OECD/WHO,
OECD Publishing, Paris, 28 November 2024
Global report on infection prevention and control 2024
WHO 29 November 2024
Bridging the gap: a guide to making health inequalities a strategic priority for NHS leaders
Royal College of Physicians 16 December 2024
Preventive and proactive care: research report
Local Government Association. December 2024
The 10 Year Health Plan: our recommendations
The King's Fund 18 December 2024
Implementing a long-term plan for health: what can we learn from international examples?
The King's Fund 5 December 2024
Hospital of the future: a framing paper
Reform. December 2024
How does the public feel about health technologies and data?
The Health Foundation 3 December 2024
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21 ABS REPORT
1171.0 OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (First Issue)
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0
1171.0 New occupation classification reflects modern Australian labour market (Media Release), 2024, Version 1.0
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/new-occupation-classification-reflects-modern-australian-labour-market
1270.0.55.001 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, July 2021 - June 2026 (Additional Information)
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/standards/australian-statistical-geography-standard-asgs-edition-3/jul2021-jun2026
3101.0 National, state and territory population, Jun 2024
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release
3101.0 Australia's population grows by 2.1 per cent (Media Release), Jun 2024
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/australias-population-grows-21-cent
4364.0.00.027 Estimates and characteristics of LGBTI+ populations in Australia, 2022 (First Issue)
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/people-and-communities/estimates-and-characteristics-lgbti-populations-australia/2022
4364.0.00.027 ABS releases first ever estimates of LGBTI+ Australians (Media Release), 2022
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/abs-releases-first-ever-estimates-lgbti-australians
4517.0 Prisoners in Australia, 2024
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/crime-and-justice/prisoners-australia/latest-release
4517.0 Prisoners on remand up 13% in 2024 (Media Release), 2024
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/prisoners-remand-13-2024
5206.0 National Accounts population estimates (Media Statement), September 2024
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-statements/national-accounts-population-estimates
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BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Digital transformation handbook for health supply chain architecture
World Health Organization 11 November 2024
ISBN: 9789240101197
Overview
This handbook provides stepwise guidance to countries on how to develop a holistic strategy and plan for implementing a scalable and sustainable digital health supply chain architecture, including approaches they can adapt to their specific context. This handbook uses the framework and methods set forth in the “Digital Implementation Investment Guide (DIIG): Integrating Digital Interventions into Health Programmes” and aligns with WHO SMART Guidelines L1 Narrative layer by providing guidelines for digital transformation of health supply chains.
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