Clonidine for pain-related distress in Aboriginal children on a penicillin regimen to prevent recurrence of rheumatic fever.
Mitchell A, Kelly J, Cook J, Atkinson N, Spain B, Remenyi B, Wade V, Ralph AP.
Rural and Remote Health 2020; 20: 5930.
National preventive health strategy must provide healing for Indigenous communities
Health Times | Published: 21-10-2020
“We’re very much part of the team here”: A culture of respect for Indigenous health workforce transforms Indigenous health care
Taylor EV, Lyford M, Parsons L, Mason T, Sabesan S, Thompson SC
PLOS ONE. 2020;15(9):e0239207.
Improving the quality of mortality review equity reporting: Development of an indigenous Māori responsiveness rubric
Denise Wilson, Sue Crengle, Fiona Cram
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 32, Issue 8, October 2020, Pages 517–521
Indigenous eye health measures 2020
AIHW 05 November 2020
Antenatal care use and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and their babies 2016-2017
AIHW 12 November 2020
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02 AGED CARE
Universal Health Coverage: Are Older Adults Being Left Behind? Evidence From Aging Cohorts In Twenty-Three Countries
James Macinko, Flavia Cristina Drumond Andrade, Fabiola Bof de Andrade, and Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa
Health Affairs 2020, 39(11): 1951-1960
The Registry of Senior Australians outcome monitoring system: quality and safety indicators for residential aged care
Maria C Inacio, Catherine Lang, Gillian E Caughey, Sarah C E Bray, Stephanie L Harrison ...
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 32, Issue 8, October 2020, Pages 502–510
Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation, Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation, or a Strength-Training Exercise Program on Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults: The DO-HEALTH Randomized Clinical Trial
Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, MD, DrPH; Bruno Vellas, MD, PhD; René Rizzoli, MD; et al.
JAMA. 2020;324(18):1855-1868. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16909
The relationship between social care resources and healthcare utilisation by older people in England : an exploratory investigation.
Pace, Maria Lucia; Liu, Dan; Goddard, Maria Karen; Jacobs, Rowena; Wittenberg, Raphael; McGonigal, Gerard; Mason, Anne Rosemary.
York, UK : Centre for Health Economics, University of York, 2020. (CHE Research Paper; No. 174).
Ageing in place: home is where our heart and health is
Health Times | Published: 13-11-2020
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03 AI & eHEALTH
Health Outcomes and Healthcare Efficiencies Associated with the Use of Electronic Health Records in Hospital Emergency Departments: a Systematic Review
Mullins A, O’Donnell R, Mousa M, Rankin D, Ben-Meir M, Boyd-Skinner C, et al
Journal of Medical Systems. 2020;44(12):200.
Association of Electronic Health Record Use Above Meaningful Use Thresholds With Hospital Quality and Safety Outcomes
Murphy ZR, Wang J, Boland MV
JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(9):e2012529-e2012529.
Electronic-prescribing tools improve N-acetylcysteine prescription accuracy and timeliness for patients who present following a paracetamol overdose: A digital innovation quality-improvement project
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Adam McCulloch, Asif Sarwar, Tom Bate, .et al
Digital Health 29 October 2020
Time to reality check the promises of machine learning-powered precision medicine
Wilkinson J, Arnold KF, Murray EJ, van Smeden M, Carr K, Sippy R, et al
Lancet Digital Health. 2020 [epub].
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04 COVID-19
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05 HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING & DESIGN
Five ways to improve IAQ: HVAC domains and changes for facilities managers to explore
Garrett Holloway
Health Facilities Management November 10, 2020
Impact of unit design on intensive care unit clinicians: a scoping review protocol.
Frechette J, Frati FYE, Octeau D, Bitzas V, Lavoie-Tremblay M.
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2019 Dec;17(12):2541-2550. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-004007.
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06 HEALTHCARE - AUS
Overt and covert recordings of health care consultations in Australia: some legal considerations
Megan Prictor, Carolyn Johnston and Amelia Hyatt
Med J Aust || Published online: 2 Nov 2020 doi: 10.5694/mja2.50838
Enabling Person Centred, Team Based Care
Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association
Canberra: AHHA; 2020. p. 14.
Australian Healthcare State of the Industry Report: Adapting to Forces of Change in 2020 and Beyond
IQPC November 2020
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07 HEALTHCARE - OS
Building on value-based health care: towards a health system perspective
Peter C Smith, Anna Sagan, Luigi Siciliani, Dimitra Panteli, Martin McKee, Agnès Soucat, Josep Figueras
WHO European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies 2020
Early evidence of the development of primary care networks in England: a rapid evaluation study
National Institute for Health Research November 2020
Does prevention-focused integration lead to the triple aim? An evaluation of two new care models in England
Jonathan Stokes, Vishalie Shah, Leontine Goldzahl, Søren Rud Kristensen, Matt Sutton
Journal of Health Services Research & Policy Oct 27, 2020 | OnlineFirst
Strengthening our resolve for primary health care
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:726-726A
Primary health care: realizing the vision
Shannon Barkley, Robert Marten, Teri Reynolds, Edward Kelley, Suraya Dalil, Soumya Swaminathan & Abdul Ghaffar
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:727-727A
Emergency, critical and operative care services for effective primary care
Teri A Reynolds, Ann-Lise Guisset, Suraya Dalil, Pryanka Relan, Shannon Barkley & Edward Kelley
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:728-728A
Measures to strengthen primary health-care systems in low- and middle-income countries
Etienne V Langlois, Andrew McKenzie, Helen Schneider & Jeffrey W Mecaskey
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:781-791.
Implementation of Lean in a Health System: Lessons Learned From a Meta-Analysis of Rapid Improvement Events, 2013–2017
Menachemi, Nir; Tinsley, Troy; Johnston, Ann; More
Journal of Healthcare Management. 65(6):407-417, November-December 2020.
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08 HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
Changes in weekend and weekday care quality of emergency medical admissions to 20 hospitals in England during implementation of the 7-day services national health policy
Bion J, Aldridge C, Girling AJ, Rudge G, Sun J, Tarrant C, et al
BMJ Quality & Safety. 2020 [epub].
Hospital-provision of essential primary care in 56 countries: determinants and quality
Catherine Arsenault, Min Kyung Kim, Amit Aryal, Adama Faye, Jean Paul Joseph, Munir Kassa, Tizta Tilahun Degfie, Talhiya Yahya & Margaret E Kruk
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:735-746D
Lessons for Leading in National Emergencies: A Review and Preview of Best Practices
Paul B. Hofmann
Journal of Healthcare Management: November-December 2020 - Volume 65 - Issue 6 - p 386-391
Enhancing POLST Completion in a Hospital Setting: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Margaret R. Reed, Samantha Stewart, Stephanie A. Meyer, Edward G. Seferian, Harry C. Sax
Journal of Healthcare Management. 65(6):397-405, November-December 2020.
PRACTITIONER APPLICATION: Enhancing POLST Completion in a Hospital Setting: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Kimberly J. Miller
Journal of Healthcare Management. 65(6):405-406, November-December 2020.
Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing of Emergency Department Postdischarge Nurse Calls
Liu, Yingna; Luciani-Mcgillivray, Ines; Hughes, Maryfran; More
Journal of Healthcare Management. 65(6):419-428, November-December 2020.
Avoiding unnecessary hospitalisation for patients with chronic conditions: a systematic review of implementation determinants for hospital avoidance programmes
Sarkies M, Long JC, Pomare C, Wu W, Clay-Williams R, Nguyen HM, et al
Implementation Science. 2020;15(1):91.
Changes in weekend and weekday care quality of emergency medical admissions to 20 hospitals in England during implementation of the 7-day services national health policy
Julian Bion, Cassie Aldridge, Alan J Girling, Gavin Rudge, et al
BMJ Quality & Safety Published Online First: 28 October 2020. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011165
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09 HOSPITAL FUNDING AND FINANCE
Getting The Price Right: How Some Countries Control Spending In A Fee-For-Service System
Michael K. Gusmano, Miriam Laugesen, Victor G. Rodwin, and Lawrence D. Brown
Health Affairs 2020, 39(11): 1867-1874
Hospice inpatient services provision, utilization, and financial performance
He, Mengying; O’Connor, Stephen J.; Qu, Haiyan; Menachemi, Nir; Shewchuk, Richard M.
Health Care Management Review: November 11, 2020
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10 INNOVATION
When Should Health Systems Invest in New Tech?
John Glaser
Harvard Business Review 12 November 2020
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11 COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
Research: How Virtual Teams Can Better Share Knowledge
Jason Sandvik, Richard Saouma, Nathan Seegert, and Christopher Stanton
Harvard Business Review November 02, 2020
Making communication and resolution programmes mission critical in healthcare organisations
Gallagher TH, Boothman RC, Schweitzer L, et al.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2020;29(11):875-878.
The role of extended reality technology in healthcare education: Towards a learner-centred approach
Abison Logeswaran, Chris Munsch, Yu Jeat Chong, Neil Ralph and Jo McCrossnan
Future Hosp J first published on 3 November 2020 doi:10.7861/fhj.2020-0112
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12 MANAGEMENT
Turn Your Team’s Frustration into Motivation
Dane Jensen
Harvard Business Review November 10, 2020
Improving knowledge and confidence in foundation doctors during specialty changeover
Madhav Sanatkumar Dave, Shahd Mobarak, Harry V M Spiers, Munir Tarazi, Saurabh Jamdar
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 32, Issue 8, October 2020, Pages 490–494,
Does Health Technology Assessment guidance give adequate consideration to decisions about less costly and less effective alternatives? Griffin, Susan; Fusco, Francesco; Naidoo, Bhash; Taylor, Matthew; Walker, Simon Mark.
York, UK : Centre for Health Economics, University of York, 2020. (CHE Research Paper; No. 175).
A Better Model for Economic Forecasting During the Pandemic
Demitry Estrin, Jane Tang, and Vidya Subramani
Harvard Business Review November 10, 2020
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge 01 NOV 2020
Self-Compassion Will Make You a Better Leader
Rich Fernandez and Steph Stern
Harvard Business Review November 09, 2020
Anyone Can Learn to Be a Better Leader
Monique Valcour
Harvard Business Review November 04, 2020
Communities, universal health coverage and primary health care
Emma Sacks, Meike Schleiff, Miriam Were, Ahmed Mushtaque Chowdhury & Henry B Perry
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:773-780
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13 PATIENT CENTRED CARE
Integration of a patient-centred MUO/CUP service within a new acute oncology service: challenges and rewards
Sonali Dasgupta, Wendy B Hyland, Conn Haughey, Sohail Mughal, Adam Henry and Celia Diver-Hall
Future Hosp J first published on 12 November 2020 doi:10.7861/fhj.2020-0044
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14 POPULATION HEALTH
Screening for High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
US Preventive Services Task Force
JAMA. 2020;324(18):1878-1883. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.20122
Randomized Trials of e-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation
Nancy A. Rigotti, MD
JAMA. 2020;324(18):1835-1837. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18967
Effect of an Online Weight Management Program Integrated With Population Health Management on Weight Change: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Heather J. Baer, ScD; Ronen Rozenblum, PhD, MPH; Barbara A. De La Cruz, BA; et al.
JAMA. 2020;324(17):1737-1746. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18977
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15 RURAL HEALTH
Growing the pool of rural general practitioners.
O'Toole RF, Wright J.
Rural and Remote Health 2020; 20: 5769.
Rural retention strategies in the South-East Asia Region: evidence to guide effective implementation
Tomas Zapata, James Buchan, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Andreasta Meliala, Indika Karunathilake, Nilar Tin, Sulakshana Nandi, Tashi Tobgay & Thinakorn Noree
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:815-817.
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16 SAFETY
A high-reliability organization framework for healthcare: a multiyear implementation strategy and associated outcomes
Sculli GL, Pendley-Louis R, Neily J, et al.
J Patient Saf Epub 2020
A Program to Provide Clinicians with Feedback on Their Diagnostic Performance in a Learning Health System
Meyer AND, Upadhyay DK, Collins CA, Fitzpatrick MH, Kobylinski M, Bansal AB, et al
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2020.
Characterising the types of paediatric adverse events detected by the global trigger tool – CareTrack Kids
Hibbert PD, Runciman WB, Carson-Stevens A, Lachman P, Wheaton G, Hallahan AR, et al.
Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. 2020:2516043520969329.
Surgical prophylaxis prescribing in Australian Hospitals Results of the 2019 Surgical National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey
National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Sydney: ACSQHC; 2020. 75p.
A Global Inquiry on Excellence in the Diagnostic Journey: The Power of Human Experience in Healthcare
Wolf JA
Nashville: The Beryl Institute; 2020. 23p.
Increased risk of 2-year death in patients who discontinued their use of statins
Seaman K, Sanfilippo F, Bulsara M, Roughead E, Kemp-Casey A, Bulsara C, et al
Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 2020:1355819620965610.
Hospital medication errors: a cross sectional study
Isaacs AN, Ch’ng K, Delhiwale N, Taylor K, Kent B, Raymond A
International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2020 [epub].
Evaluation of clinical practice guideline quality: comparison of two appraisal tools
Esra Meltem Koc, Hilal Aksoy, Duygu Ayhan Baser, Aylin Baydar Artantas, Rabia Kahveci ...
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, mzaa129
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17 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY
Association of clinical nursing work environment with quality and safety in maternity care in the United States
Clark RRS, Lake ET.
MCN: Am J Maternal Child Nurs. 2020;45(5):265-270
Psychometric evaluation of instruments measuring the work environment of healthcare professionals in hospitals: a systematic literature review
Susanne M Maassen, Anne Marie J W Weggelaar Jansen, Gerard Brekelmans, Hester Vermeulen, Catharina J van Oostveen
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 32, Issue 8, October 2020, Pages 545–557
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18 WORKFORCE PLANNING
Workforce flexibility in the NHS: utilising Covid-19 innovations
NHS Providers 27 October 2020
Consultant workforce shortages and solutions: now and in the future
British Medical Association 19 October 2020
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19 REPORTS OF INTEREST
Health expenditure Australia 2018-19
AIHW 06 November 2020
International health data comparisons, 2020
AIHW 13 November 2020
Cancer data in Australia
AIHW 13 November 2020
Pharmacies and primary care: a global development framework
Arit Udoh, Desak Ketut Ernawati, Mary Akpan, Kirsten Galbraith & Ian Bates
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2020;98:809-811
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20 ABS REPORT
More people are seeing multiple health professionals (Media Release)
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/more-people-are-seeing-multiple-health-professionals
One in two would test if they had mild COVID-19 symptoms (Media Release)
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/one-two-would-test-if-they-had-mild-covid-19-symptoms
1655.0 Public Consultation: Census Lesson Guide, 2020 (First Issue)
https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1655.0?OpenDocument
3302.0.55.001 Life tables, 2017-2019
https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3302.0.55.001?OpenDocument
3302.0.55.001 Life expectancy continues to increase in Australia (Media Release), 2017-2019
https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/life-expectancy-continues-increase-australia
4159.0 General Social Survey: Summary Results, Australia, 2019 (Replacement Content)
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/people-and-communities/general-social-survey-summary-results-australia/latest-release#history-of-changes
4839.0 Patient Experiences in Australia: Summary of Findings, 2019-20
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/health-services/patient-experiences-australia-summary-findings/latest-release
4940.0 Household Impacts of COVID-19 Survey, October 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/people-and-communities/household-impacts-covid-19-survey/latest-release
6227.0 Education and Work, Australia, May 2020
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/education/education-and-work-australia/latest-release
6248.0.55.002 Employment and Earnings, Public Sector, Australia, 2019-20
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/employment-and-earnings-public-sector-australia/latest-release
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