Clinical variation is a difference in healthcare processes or outcomes, compared to peers or to a gold standard such as an evidence-based guideline recommendation.
The Commission is developing a Clinical Care Standard on Emergency Laparotomy to drive quality improvement in care processes and outcomes for people undergoing emergency laparotomy in Australia.
The Commission's new Better Care Everywhere initiative will bring together the wide range of guidance, tools and resources developed by the Commission to provide a comprehensive approach to promoting appropriate and sustainable health care.
This page includes information on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for Candida auris (C. auris).
C. auris is a fungus (yeast) that is resistant to a range of antifungal medicines and can cause serious infections in patients who are immunocompromised. The severity, communicability, and drug resistance associated with C. auris infections means that correct identification and management of C. auris is crucial for the treatment and control of disease.
Find out how four remote hospitals implemented an intervention package to improve antimicrobial prescribing for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Support from the on-site antimicrobial stewardship champions and development and implementation of the CAP intervention package was key to success.
Find out how the antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) team at Concord Hospital partnered with the surgical teams to reduce inappropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing. Collaborative meetings facilitated by an electronic AMS monitoring program contributed to the success of this project.
People receiving care have a unique perspective on the day-to-day running of a health service and how this affects them. Patient experience captures the events and experiences relevant to patients in health care.
