SOME people in wealthier urban areas are having colonoscopies too frequently, while others in regional and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are not being tested at the appropriate rate, according to the Commission’s Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation.

WHEN a hospital in the St Vincent’s Health Australia group was found to be an outlier in bloodstream infections, all levels of leadership and the local clinical team swung into action to tackle the problem.

A FRAGMENTED healthcare system and poor access to care are contributing to high rates of potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPHs) in some areas of Australia, according to the latest report on healthcare variation.

AUSTRALIA’S focus on healthcare variation has helped improve the appropriateness of care in our healthcare system, reducing the use of low-value therapies and improving access to evidence-based care.

Journal article with Commission authors.

Journal article with Commission authors.

Journal article with Commission authors.

Journal article with Commission authors.

Journal article with Commission authors.

Journal article with Commission authors.