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 National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards provide a nationally consistent statement of the level of care consumers can expect from health service organisations.
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.
These information sheets were developed to support patients and GP practices participating in the Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS Health Survey) in 2023 - an international survey on people living with chronic conditions in primary care, led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The Commission implemented the survey in Australia, on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.