The overburden report : contracting for indigenous health services / Judith Dwyer ... [et al.]
- Bib ID:
- 4701784
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Bedford Park, S. Aust ; Casuarina, N. T. : Flinders University, Department of Health Management and Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health, c2009
- viii, 78 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780734040961
- Summary:
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Presents results of research that looked at the way community health organisations are funded, as there have been many complaints about the way of funding; describes the current government funding and regulations practice for the Commonwealth and each state and territory; presents perspectives of the senior staff of the community controlled health services and government health authorities; discusses the characteristics of funding that are a barrier to good practice in health service provision, and the characteristics which enable good service provision - such as long term relationship behaviour which builds trusts and enhances capacity; concludes that the classical contracting model applied to the community controlled health services delivering primary health care; provides ideas towards a framemwork of good practice in funding and regulation.
- Full contents:
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- Introduction: context and aims
- Analytical framework - contracting in health: Indigenous health care: international comparisons; Funding and regulation of PHC in the mainstream Australian system; Study framework and approach
- Current government funding and regulation practice: Funding categories: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Commonwealth Government; Summary: Jurisdictional funding characteristics; Reporting and accountablity requirements
- Section 4: ACCHS funding and income: amount and range of funding to sample ACCHSs; Sources of funding; Range of services/purposes; Ongoing, short-term and one-off funding programs; Conclusion
- Section 5: Perspectives of funders and providers: nature of funding; Priority setting; Monitoring; Transaction costs; Risk; Conclusion
- Section 6: Discussion and conclusion: Current funding and regulation: barriers and enablers; Towards a framework of good practice in funding and regulation
- Appendix 1: Study methods; Appendix 2: Funding programs reported by sample ACCHSs.
- Notes:
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- "First printed in July 2009"--T.p verso.
- "Authors: Judith Dwyer, Kim O'Donnell, Josée Lavoie, Uning Marlina, Patrick Sullivan"--T.p verso.
- Bibliography : p. 61-66.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Medical care -- Finance
- Community health services -- Australia -- Finance
- Medical care -- Contracting out -- Australia
- Community organisations - Health and family planning
- Health -- Grants and finance
- Health services
- Health services - Community health centres
- Research - Methodology and techniques
- Health - Grants and finance
- Community organisations -- Health and family planning
- Tasmania (Tas)
- Victoria (Vic)
- Australian Capital Territory (ACT SI55-16)
- Queensland (Qld)
- Northern Territory (NT)
- New South Wales (NSW)
- South Australia (SA)
- Australia
- Western Australia (WA)
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- Publication date:
- 2009
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