Publications
In response to the first Atlas, the Commission contracted Barbara Schmidt and Associates as consultants to identify and describe successful strategies that effectively implement best practice primary and secondary prevention services for patients with chronic disease in remote Australia.
Infographics
The Commission has developed a range of infographics to help explain the key findings of the atlas for Primary Health Networks, hospitals, health services, clinicians and consumers.
- Antidepressant medicines dispensing 18 to 64 years
- Antimicrobial dispensing
- Antipsychotic medicines dispensing 65 years and over
- Attention deficit hyperactive disorder medicines dispensing 17 years and under
- Cataract surgery 40 years and over
- Computed tomography of the lumbar spine
- Fibre optic colonoscopy
- Hysterectomy and endometrial ablation hospital admissions
- Knee Arthroscopy hospital admissions 55 years and over
- Opioid medicines dispensing
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions regarding healthcare variation, the atlas data and how the atlas was developed.
Interview with Professor Anne Duggan
ABC Radio National’s Health reporter, Dr Norman Swan, spoke with the Commission’s Professor Anne Duggan about the findings from the Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation.
Sir Muir Gray: The third healthcare revolution
On Monday 30 September 2013, Professor Sir Muir Gray spoke in Sydney at a public lecture focusing on health reform and medical practice variation. Sir Muir believes we are in the midst of a Third Healthcare Revolution driven by citizens, knowledge and the internet. Despite the significant clinical advances of the last 50 years, health services are faced with the same persistent problems: patient harm, waste, unwarranted variation, inequity, and failure to prevent the preventable. Health services are also faced with the new challenges of rising demand and resource constraints.