The 1st of July marks not just the beginning of the new financial year, but the day many will start their month long abstinence from alcohol for Dry July – Australia’s annual campaign to raise money for those affected by cancer. But can these campaigns have an effect on our health outcomes in addition to … Continue reading 3 long term benefits of going dry this July →

In today’s day and age, thanks to technology, we know a lot of information about our patients before we have even said hello. Typically, when a patient is under our care, we can access their electronic health record and see their past medical history, imaging and pathology results, observations, clinical notes, family history and much … Continue reading How to measure outcomes that matter to patients →

Large amounts of health data are held at different levels of government and by many organisations across the Australian healthcare system. Consequently, linking different types of information is almost impossible, and our healthcare intervention and prevention programs are suffering as a result. For example, in Australia, healthcare data that is routinely collected is not linked … Continue reading The role of patient information in healthcare program delivery →

Monitoring the health of the population is fundamental to the provision of evidence-based services and to improving health status. Governments, non-government agencies and universities all have a role in contributing to the strategic delivery of health outcome reporting. Experience in Queensland over the past decade has identified three critical factors: Health intelligence A recognised vehicle … Continue reading Strategic delivery of health outcome reporting →