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Welcome to this edition of the Health Planning and Management Library Bulletin. Please find below a series of Journal Articles and Website Reports.
REFERENCES
AGED CARE
Person-centered Care for Nursing Home Residents: The Culture Change Movement
Koren, Mary Jane, Health Affairs, 7 January 2010
The "culture change" movement represents a fundamental shift in thinking about nursing homes. Facilities are viewed not as health care institutions, but as person-centered homes offering long-term care services. Culture-change principles and practices have been shaped by shared concerns among consumers, policy makers, and providers regarding the value and quality of care offered in traditional nursing homes
Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, 1 July 2008-30 June 2009
Australian Department of Health and Ageing, 2009
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Room for improvement
Forbes, Ian, H&A Hospital & Aged Care, December/January 2010 pp. 22-24
Simple design changes can improve the quality of life and care for residents of aged care facilities.
HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING AND DESIGN
Action to Deliver Same-sex Accommodation: Root Cause Analysis
UK Department of Health, September 2009
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Addressing the Challenges of Patient-centred Design
Ryan, Karen and LaBat, Karen, Australasian Medical Journal, Vol. 1(13) 2009 pp. 204-210
Looks at patient-centred design and explores the relationships of patient-centred design to universal design, user-centred design and the newer human-centred design.
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Planning, Procuring and Financing the Design Construction of Integrated Cancer Care Projects
A PowerPoint presentation by Jane Carthey, Director, CHAA, at the Integrated Cancer Centres Symposium, Melbourne, 9-10 December 2009
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Signs of Success: Using Digital Signage to Align Staff and Assist Visitors
Collard, Jeff, Health Facilities Management, November 2009
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Unit-related Factors that Affect Nursing Time with Patients: Spatial Analysis of the Time and Motion Study
Hendrich, Ann and others, HERD Health Environments Research and Design journal, Vol. 2(2) Winter 2009 pp. 5-20
Altering the nurse work environment has the potential to influence nurse workload, satisfaction, burnout and retention, as well as patient safety and overall mortality.
HEALTH POLICY
Criteria for Assessing Policy Discussion Documents Containing proposals for Health Reform
Leeder, Stephen R, Beaton, Angela and Lewis, Francis, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, Vol. 4(2) 2009 pp. 10-14
The authors propose a set of fundamental questions to pose in critically assessing a document or set of recommendations and framing submissions to deliberative or consultative bodies seeking responses to prominent report. These are then applied to one of the structural options around Commonwealth responsibility for healthcare funding, policy and regulation, as discussed in the recent NHHRC report: A Healthier Future for All Australians.
INDIGENOUS HEALTH SERVICES
Closing the Accountability Gap: The First Step towards Better Indigenous Health
Hudson, Sara, Centre for Independent Studies, December 2009
Closing the Indigenous health gap requires not just extra funding but more accountability. Complex funding arrangements lack transparency, and untargeted spending wastes resources. Better reporting is needed for improved patient outcomes and services.
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Expenditure on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People 2006-07
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, December 2009
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New “Indigenous Health” Incentive Payment: Issues and Challenges
Couzos, Sophie and Thiele, Dea Delaney, Medical Journal of Australia Rapid Online Publication, 7 December 2009
The “Indigenous health” incentive may reduce Aboriginal health disparities caused by poor access to mainstream health services, but “closing this gap” requires much more than improvements to clinical care and increased MBS claims.
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Pathways to Community Control: An Agenda to Further Promote Aboriginal Community Control in the Provision of Primary Health Care Services
Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum, 2009
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LEADERSHIP
Engaging Doctors: The NHS Needs the Very Best Leaders
Armit, Kirsten and Roberts, Heather, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, Vol. 4(2) 2009 pp. 25-30
Presents an overview of an ambitious project in the UK which aims to create organisational cultures where doctors seek to be more engaged in the management and leadership of health services and non-medical leaders genuinely seek their involvement to improve services for patients.
Leadership in Challenging Times: It Starts with Passion
Sukin, Debra, Frontiers of Health Services Management, Vol. 26(2) Winter 2009 pp. 3-8
Passion is a major driving force in leadership. If you don’t love what you do, you can’t lead others at it.
Leading Change: Progression to the Future at Hospital Sisters Health System
McCutcheon, Stephanie, Frontiers of Health Services Management, Vol. 26(2) Winter 2009 pp. 9-19
The leaders of Hospital Sisters Health System successfully transformed their organisation to an innovative method of service called Care Integration. This article explains the leadership principles behind this transformation.
MANAGEMENT
Experiences that Develop the Ability to Think Strategically
Goldman, Ellen, Cahill, Terrence and Filho, Rubens P, Journal of Healthcare Management, Vol. 54(6) November/December 2009 pp. 403-417
Organisational Professional Conflict and Hybrid Clinician Managers: The Effects of Dual Roles in Australian Health Care Organisations
Kippist, Louise and Fitzgerald, Anneke, Journal of Health Organisation and Management, Vol. 23(6) 2009 pp. 642-659
Hybrid clinician managers abandoning their managerial role for their clinical role may mean that some managerial work is not done. Increasing the workload of other clinical members of the health care organisation may not be optimal for the health care organisation.
Why Read Peter Drucker?
Kantrow, Alan M, Harvard Business Review, Vol. 87(11) November 2009 pp. 72-82
Because a manager can profit both from the ideas and from the discipline of mind by which they are formulated.
QUALITY
Getting the Measure of Quality: Opportunities and Challenges
Raleigh, Veena S and Foot, Catherine, The King’s Fund, January 2010
This report sets out the main debates and choices faced by those involved in measuring and using data on quality and outlines some practical issues to be considered in choosing and using quality measures.
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Monitoring Sentinel Events Using Routine Inpatient Data
Jackson, Terri, Moje, Christine, Shepheard, Jennie and McMillan, Alison, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, Vol. 4(2) 2009 pp. 39-45
READING LISTS
The following new or revised Reading Lists are available from the Health Planning and Management Library:
- Asset Planning
- Clinical / Corporate Governance
- Community Health Services
- Competencies
- Leadership
- Performance Management
- Primary Health Care
- Resource Allocation
Please contact the Library on library@achsensw.org.au if you would like a copy of a Reading List.
WEBSITE REPORTS
Achieving Excellence in Kidney Care: Delivering the National Health Service Framework for Renal Services
UK Department of Health, December 2009
This report highlights progress in national standards for the treatment of renal disease since the publication of the National Service Framework five years ago.
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Ageing Medical Workforce in Australia: Where Will the Medical Educators Come From?
Schofield, Deborah J, Fletcher, Susan L and Callander, Emily J, Human Resources for Health, Vol. 7, November 2009
Few Australian studies have specifically examined medical practitioner retirement and projected retirement patterns, and the subsequent impact this may have on training future health care professionals.
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Caring Together – Building Sustainability
NSW Department of Health, December 2009
After 12 months since the consultation phase concluded and the implementation of the Garling report's recommendation began, this report is the first review of progress to date and the achievements that have been made in NSW Health.
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The Challenge of Co-Production
Boyle, David and Harris, Michael, NEF, December 2009
Co-production as a new way of thinking about public services has the potential to deliver a major shift in the way we provide health, education, policing and other services, in ways that make them much more effective, more efficient, and so more sustainable
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An Economic Framework for Analysing the Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities
Epstein, David and others, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, October 2009
This paper discusses from an economic perspective how government policy can influence health inequalities, particularly focusing on the outcome of performance targets in England, and the role of sectors of the economy outside the health service – the ‘social determinants’ of health - in delivering these targets.
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An Effectiveness Analysis of Healthcare Systems Using a Systems Theoretic Approach
Chuang, Sheuwen and Inder, Kerry, BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 9 October, 2009
The use of accreditation and quality measurement and reporting to improve healthcare quality and patient safety has been widespread across many countries. A review of the literature reveals no association between the accreditation system and the quality measurement and reporting systems, even when hospital compliance with these systems is satisfactory.
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The Epidemiology Workforce: Are We Planning for the Future?
Rumbold, Alice R and Bennett, Catherine M, Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, Vol. 9 November 2009
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European Health Report 2009: Health and Health Systems
WHO Regional Office for Europe, January 2010
This report illustrates the wide-ranging reforms countries have undertaken to strengthen performance in four core functions of health systems: service delivery, resource generation, financing and stewardship.
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Evidence-based Practice Implementation: The Impact of Public versus Private Sector Organisation Type on Organisational Support, Provider Attitudes and Adoption of Evidence-based Practice
Aarons, Gregory A, Sommerfeld, David M and Walrath-Greene, Christine M, Implementation Science, Vol. 4 December 2009
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Evidence-informed Health Policy: Are We Beginning to Get There at Last?
Hanney, Stephen R and González-Block, Miguel A, Health Research Policy and Systems, Vol. 7 December 2009
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Fracture Prevention Services: An Economic Evaluation
UK Department of Health, November 2009
This economic evaluation models the costs and benefits from establishing a fracture liaison service to reduce the risk of secondary fractures.
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From Corrections to the Community: A Set of Indicators of the Health of Australia’s Prisoners
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, October 2009
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Funding Illness Prevention and Health Promotion in Australia: A Way Forward
Harris, Anthony and Mortimer, Duncan, Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 12 November 2009
Unlike pharmaceuticals and private medical services there is no single source of funding for illness prevention and health promotion and no systematic process for setting priorities in public health. There is a need to improve the efficiency of access to health funding across prevention and treatment.
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Funding Sources for Admitted Patients in Australian Hospitals, 2005-06
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, December 2009
The report compares funding for privately insured and public patients in public and private hospitals and, in particular, compares the Australian Government contributions for these patients.
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Geographical Classifications to Guide Rural Health Policy in Australia
McGrail, Matthew R and Humphreys, John S, Australia & New Zealand Journal of Health Policy, Vol. 6, December 2009
Purely 'geographical' classifications alone cannot capture all relevant aspects of rural health service provision within a single measure.
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Getting the Measure of Quality: Opportunities and Challenges
Raleigh, Veena S and Foot, Catherine, The King’s Fund, January 2010
This report offers information about how quality is defined and how quality measures can be used – and misused. It sets out the main debates and choices faced by those involved in measuring and using data on quality and outlines some practical issues to be considered in choosing and using quality measures.
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Governance in Health Care Delivery: Raising Performance
Lewis, Maureen and Pettersson, Gunilla, World Bank, Policy Research Working paper 5074, October 2009
Good governance is central to raising performance in health care delivery.
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Guide to Develop a Health Promotion Policy and Compendium of Policies
Montreal Network of Health Promoting Hospitals and CSSSs, 2009
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Health Targets 2009/10
New Zealand Ministry of Health, November 2009
The New Zealand Government is committed to ensuring that it has an effective and efficient health and disability sector that provides ‘better, sooner, more convenient’ services to all New Zealanders.
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How Can We Support the Use of Systematic Reviews in Policymaking?
Lavis, John N, PLoS Medicine, Vol. 6(11) November 2009 pp. 1-6
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Improving Dementia Services in England: An Interim Report
UK National Audit Office, January 2010
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Influencing Healthy Public Policy with Community Health Impact Assessment
National Collaborative Centre for Healthy Public Policy, October 2009
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Institutionalising Evidence-based Practice: An Organisational Case Study Using a Model of Strategic Change
Stetler, Cheryl B and others, Implementation Science, Vol. 4 December 2009
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Integrated Primary Health Care in Australia
Davies, Gawaine Powell and others, International Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 9, October-December 2009
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Managerial Federalism – COAG and the States
Griffith, Gareth, NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service, Briefing paper no 10/09, December 2009
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NHS 2010 – 2015: From Good to Great. Preventative, People-centred, Productive
UK Department of Health, December 2009
This is the new five-year plan to reshape the NHS to meet the challenge of delivering high quality health care in a tough financial environment. The report describes practical measures to meet the demands of an aging population and the increased prevalence of lifestyle diseases. The vision is for an NHS that is organised around patients whether at home, in a community setting or in hospital.
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NHS 2010 – 2015: From Good to Great. Our (King’s Fund) Analysis
Thorlby, Ruth, King’s Fund, December 2009
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Performance of Public and Private Hospitals: Research Report
Productivity Commission, December 2009
This report examines three aspects of the health care system — the relative performance of public and private hospitals; rates of informed financial consent for privately-insured patients; and the indexation factor used for the Medicare Levy Surcharge income thresholds.
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Steering Without Navigation Equipment: The Lamentable State of Australian Health Policy Reform
Richardson, Jeff RJ, Australia & New Zealand Health Policy, Vol. 6 November 2009
Commentary on health policy reform in Australia often commences with an unstated logical error: ‘Australians' health is good, therefore the Australian Health System is good’. This possibly explains the disconnect between the options discussed, the areas needing reform and the generally self-congratulatory tone of the discussion: a good system needs (relatively) minor improvement.
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Understanding Community Networks in the Emergency Department
Creswick, Nerida, Westbrook, Johanna I and Braithwaite, Jeffrey, BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 9, 2009
This study examined the problem-solving, medication advice-seeking and socialising networks of staff working in an Australian hospital ED. Without good communication and cooperation, quality of care is at risk.
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We Must End the Silence Surrounding the Risks of Health Care
Braithwaite, Jeffrey, The Age Newspaper, January 18, 2010
Admitting there are problems is the first step.
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Windows into Safety and Quality in Health Care 2009
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, December 2009
Highlights both the achievements and the challenges we all face in making health care safer, more effective and more patient focused.
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ARTICLE COPIES
Copies of these articles are available at a small charge. For College members the first article costs $10.00 then $5.00 each additional article. All prices are inclusive of GST.
To obtain copies of articles or to borrow books, please contact Sue Brockway, Librarian, by phone (02) 9805 0125 or fax (02) 9889 3099, by mail PO Box 341 North Ryde NSW 1670 or by email to:
 Sue Brockway or visit the
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