https://journal.achsm.org.au/index.php/achsm/issue/feedAsia Pacific Journal of Health Management2024-03-18T04:40:45-07:00Yaping Liuyaping.liu@achsm.org.auOpen Journal Systems<p>The Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management (APJHM) is a peer-reviewed journal for managers of organisations offering healthcare and aged care services. The APJHM aims to promote the discipline of health management throughout the region by facilitating the transfer of knowledge among readers by widening the evidence base for management practices.<br /><br />*Print 1(1);2006 - 5(1);2010 Online 4(2);2009 - current<br />*ISSN 2204-3136 (online); ISSN 1833-3818 (print)</p>https://journal.achsm.org.au/index.php/achsm/article/view/3485Risks and Realities: A Qualitative Examination of Mediatic Medical Discourse from the Physician Perspective2024-03-18T04:40:45-07:00Merve Kişimerveuysal@sdu.edu.trNezihe Tüfekcinezihetufekci@sdu.edu.tr<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p> <p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong></p> <p>With its accomplishments, medicine has embraced the principle of "seeing is knowing, knowing is treating" which has become dominant in the field. This principle has bestowed a certain power and control role upon physicians. While physicians' medical opinions draw strength from this power, the increasing number of viewers and users on media platforms has also facilitated the dissemination of these opinions to wider audiences.</p> <p><strong>METHODS:</strong></p> <p>Qualitative interviews with physicians were conducted using a descriptive research design aimed at identifying variables evoked in physicians' minds within the context of "mediatic medical discourse." The study was conducted using qualitative research methods and applied descriptive phenomenological method analysis developed by Giorgi (2005), with interviews conducted with 16 expert physicians.</p> <p><strong>RESULTS:</strong></p> <p>The negative outcomes of mediatic medical discourse include risks associated with these discourses, risks associated with discourse, gaps in media coverage, commercialization of health, health system problems, difficulties faced by physicians with patients, difficulties faced by physicians themselves, breach of privacy, patients playing doctor and harmed patients.</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong></p> <p>The evolving landscape of medicine, shaped by centuries of clinical trials and observations, underscores the intricate relationship between health, information dissemination, and societal debates. With the proliferation of medical content across various media channels, the nuanced nature of health communication has become increasingly evident. Yet, amidst this wealth of information lies the inherent risks associated with public consumption, necessitating a collective effort from physicians, media organizations, and regulatory bodies to ensure the integrity and accuracy of medical information shared. Therefore, stakeholders must uphold scientific rigor, ethical standards, and legal frameworks to navigate the complex terrain of health communication in the digital age.</p>Copyright (c) https://journal.achsm.org.au/index.php/achsm/article/view/3483Measuring system performance or just counting! 2024-03-17T22:41:16-07:00Dinesh AryaDinesh.Arya@utas.edu.au<p><strong>Purpose</strong> – The paper explores the need for organisations to understand their performance, however, also when performance measurement and reporting become wasteful.</p> <p>Strategies to make performance measurement and reporting meaningful are identified.</p> <p><strong>Design/methodology/approach</strong> – The paper explores concepts and relevant literature to understand the measurement of performance and how to make it meaningful and comes up with some strategies to make measurement and reporting of performance meaningful</p> <p><strong>Findings</strong> – The process of collection and use of performance measures is resource-intensive. If this information is then not used appropriately and fully, it can become a considerable waste. </p> <p>An organisation needs to understand how it is performing, however, healthcare service performance measurement is complex. These complexities include the fact that outputs or deliverables may not be able to inform the strategic objectives, the package of care has to be customised to the needs of the consumer and the measures of effectiveness are difficult to pre-determine and measures are often inter-related and one measure by itself may not inform about the performance of the system. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Research limitations/implications</strong> – Since measurement and reporting of performance is resource-intensive it is important that this investment is value-adding.</p> <p><strong>Practical implications</strong> – The paper describes ways in which performance measurement information can be reported to make it meaningful and value-adding.</p> <p>Visualisation of measures of performance needs to be customised for specific stakeholders to retain their interest. Moreover, visualisation without an opportunity for analysis makes visualisation non-value-adding.</p> <p><strong>Originality/value</strong> – A lot has been written on performance measurement, however, not a lot about how unproductive and wasteful it can be.</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> </p>Copyright (c)