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Health reform in Australia and New Zealand / [edited by] Abby L. Bloom.

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Health reform in Australia and New Zealand / [edited by] Abby L. Bloom.
Publication
South Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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Bloom, Abby L.
Description
xxiii, 383 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
Examines health reform in Australia and New Zealand over the past 15 years. Through a combination of conceptual material and case studies, it provides insight into contemporary trends in health systems and health policy. The book is designed to equip students and practitioners with a knowledge of essential concepts.
Subject
  • Health Policy
  • Health Care Reform > methods
  • Health care reform > Australia
  • Health care reform > New Zealand
  • Medical policy > Australia
  • Medical policy > New Zealand
  • Health Policy > New Zealand
  • New Zealand
  • Australia
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-374) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • General Introduction / Abby Bloom -- Pt. I. Context and Framework of Health Sector Reform -- Introduction / Abby Bloom. 1. Context and Lead-up to Health Reform / Abby Bloom. 2. The Political Economy of Health Sector Reform / Jane Hall and Rosalie Viney. 3. Distinguishing Features of Reform in Australia and New Zealand / Anne Somjen -- Pt. II. Key Dimensions of the Reform Process -- Introduction / Philip Davies. 4. Health Care Financing in Australia and New Zealand / Don Hindle and Rod Perkins. 5. The Changing Public-Private Balance / Mary Foley. 6. Reforming the Australian Health Care System: The Role of Government / Andrew Podger and Philip Hagan. 7. The Evolving Role of Government in Health Sector Reform in New Zealand / Karen Poutasi. 8. The Evolution of the Purchaser Role for Acute In-Patient Services in Australia / Stephen Duckett. 9. The Changing Role of Clinicians: Their Role in Health Reform in Australia and New Zealand / Jennifer Alexander --^
  • Pt. III. Models of Health Sector Reform -- Introduction / Abby Bloom. 10. Primary-Care Reform in New Zealand: Key Contrasts with Australia / Laurence Malcolm. 11. A Tale of Two States: New South Wales and Victoria / Just Stoelwinder and Rosalie Viney. 12. They Said It Couldn't Be Done: Contracting for Veterans' Hospital Care in Australia / Keith Lyon. 13. Hospital Co-Locations: Private Sector Participation in the Hospital Sector in Australia / Abby Bloom. 14. Intergovernmental Reforms in Public Health / Vivian Lin and Cathy King. 15. Placing Prevention at the Centre of Health Sector Reform / Rhonda Galbally -- Pt. IV. The New Wave of Health Sector Reform --^
  • Introduction / Abby Bloom. 16. Quality Measures in Australian Health Care / Helen Lapsley. 17. Managing Performance for Better Results / Simon Corden and Jenny Luxmoore. 18. Evidence-Based Health Care / Michael S. Frommer and George L. Rubin. 19. Health in an Ageing Society: Cost Rhetoric Versus Service Reform / John McCallum. 20. A Model of Aged-Care Reform / Nigel Millar -- Conclusion / Abby Bloom.
ISBN
0195508602
LCCN
^^^00708677^
OCLC
44877762
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library