In this episode of Policy forum poddiscusses how ‘low-value’ health care is harming patients and what policy makers can do to address it.
How can policy makers and health professionals reduce “low-value care”, improve patient outcomes, and address the carbon footprint of the health system? And how can we reshape the policy debate so that meaningful relationships with patients are at the heart of healthcare? In this episode of Policy forum pod, Professor Rachelle Buchbinder AO of Monash University and Kylie Woolcock, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Association of Medical Hospitals, join Dr Arnagretta Hunter to discuss low-value care and transforming the healthcare system. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Qtti7y
Rachel Backbinder AO Rheumatologist, Clinical Epidemiologist, and Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University.
Kylie Woolcock Chief Executive Officer, Australian Medical and Hospital Association, Australia’s national premier institution for public and non-profit hospitals and health care providers.
Arnagretta Hunter Human Futures Fellow at ANU College of Health and Medicine, Cardiologist, Physician, Senior Clinical Lecturer at ANU Medical School.
Show memo | | Mentioned in this episode were:
Choose Australia Wisely
Hippocracy: How Doctors Betray Oaths By Ian Harris and Rachelle Buchbinder, NewSouth Books (2021)
“Low-value care in Australian public hospitals: prevalence and trends over time” By Tim Badgery-Parker et al. BMJ quality and safety (2018)
“Value-Based Healthcare”Australian Medical and Hospital Association
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