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'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.
In an Australian first, the Commission has signed a Joint Statement: Working together to achieve sustainable high-quality health care in a changing climate, which represents a shared commitment to address the health impacts of climate change.
We partnered with the interim Australian Centre for Disease Control, all specialist medical colleges and the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association in this historic agreement.
Released 1 October 2024
Hysterectomy and endometrial ablation are both used to treat non-cancer gynaecological conditions such as heavy menstrual bleeding, which affects one in four women.
This interactive report examines hospitalisation rates for both procedures at national, state and territory, Primary Health Network and local area levels, according to where people live.
This report examines opioid medicines dispensing in the community across Australia from 2016–17 to 2020–21. It reports trends at national, state and territory, Primary Health Network and local area levels, building on data in the Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation.
This report examines antipsychotic medicines dispensing in people 65 years and over in the community across Australia from 2016–17 to 2020–21. It reports trends at national, state and territory, Primary Health Network and local area levels, building on data in the Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation.
Download the data sheets for the complete Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation series.
Watch our short video tutorials to learn more about the features of the interactive maps and graphs in the Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation series.
