MEASURING OUTCOMES AND
COSTS

The concept of value should not be thought of as a simple equation. The health outcomes that matter to patients are multidimensional, including factors much broader than traditional clinical indicators. The resources or costs must reflect the actual costs of the care delivered to a patient over a full cycle of care.

The routine collection, sharing and analysis of outcomes and cost data and other relevant information will be enabled by an integrated health information infrastructure, enabling both patient and population-level health information. This includes not only the hardware and software of health informatics systems, but also the standards governing such systems and organisational capabilities to use them effectively.

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care 2019, Patient-reported outcome measures, https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/indicators-measurement-and-reporting/patient-reported-outcome-measures

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care 2019, National arrangements for clinical quality registries, https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/national-arrangements-clinical-quality-registries

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care 2019, Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation Series, https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/australian-atlas-healthcare-variation-series

Australian Medical Association 2016, Position statement: Measuring clinical outcomes in general practice, https://ama.com.au/position-statement/measuring-clinical-outcomes-general-practice-2016

Keel, G, et al 2017, Time-driven activity-based costing in health care: a systematic review of the literature, Health Policy, vol. 121, pp. 755-763, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851017301240?via%3Dihub

WEBINARS

THE STATE OF SAFETY & QUALITY IN HOSPITALS – 27/02/2020
THE STATE OF SAFETY & QUALITY IN HOSPITALS – 22/08/19
REVISION OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR AUSTRALIAN CLINICAL QUALITY REGISTRIES – 10/03/2021