The Commission made the following overarching recommendations in light of the findings of the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation. These broad recommendations relate to more than one of the topics covered in the fourth Atlas. Recommendations that relate to specific topics can be found within the relevant Chapter, and in the Key findings and recommendations section.
The data in the Atlas show the rates for featured procedures, investigations, treatments or hospitalisations in each geographic area. To calculate rates, the number of interventions that occurred in an area is divided by the population of that area.
Cellulitis is a common cause of hospitalisations that are potentially preventable. Find out about variation in cellulitis hospitalisation rates in the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2021.
Kidney infections and urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common cause of hospitalisations that are potentially preventable. Find out about variation in kidney infection and UTI rates in the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2021.
Diabetes complications accounted for 7% of all potentially preventable hospitalisations in Australia in 2017–18. Find out about variation in hospitalisation rates for diabetes complications in the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2021.