June 29, 2015
A magic wand of inefficiency
In 2012 an important study was published in The Lancet by a team led by nursing…
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June 23, 2015
REACH Project
Background The REACH Project aims to evaluate the impact of a new ‘bundle’ approach…
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June 10, 2015
Conference Rundown: IFSQ 2015
A run-down of the recent APSIC 2015, IFSQ 2015 and ECMMID 2015 conferences by Michelle Allen; PhD Candidate…
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June 10, 2015
Conference Rundown: ECMMID 2015
A run-down of the recent APSIC 2015, IFSQ 2015 and ECMMID 2015 conferences by Michelle Allen; PhD Candidate…
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June 10, 2015
Conference Rundown: APSIC 2015
A run-down of the recent APSIC 2015, IFSQ 2015 and ECMMID 2015 conferences by Michelle Allen; PhD Candidate…
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May 15, 2015
Servicing the health machine – Response to the Health Budget 2015
Think of the health care system as a really complicated machine, belching smoke, leaking oil…
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May 8, 2015
When should I quit research? An evidence-based approach
After yet another failed fellowship application I considered if I should leave research. I now…
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April 23, 2015
Implementing improvements to health care services in the US
In a previous blog I was critical of the US health care system for not…
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April 23, 2015
Sustainable Healthcare Transformation conference
I recently attended the Sustainable Healthcare Transformation conference in Hobart, organised by the Health Services…
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March 30, 2015
Co-payments and price or value signals
Recent policy proposals in Australia regarding the introduction of co-payments for GP services were poor, both from…
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