A presentation by Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jim Bishop AO, for the Australiasian college for Emergency Medicine 27th Annual Scientific Meeting - Canberra
1. CLINICAL GOVERNANCE and
HEALTH REFORM
AUSTRALIASIAN COLLEGE FOR EMERGENCY
MEDICINE 27th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
CANBERRA – 23 November 2010
Professor Jim Bishop AO
Chief Medical Officer
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
2. OECD HEALTH DATA 2010
How Does AUSTRALIA Compare
Health Expenditure per capita, public and private expenditure, OECD countries, 2008 ($US PPP)
8,000
7538
7,000
6,000
5004
5,000 4627
4210
4079 4063
3970
4,000 3793 3737
3696 3677
3540 3470
3359 3353
3129 3060
3008
2902 2870
3,000 2729 2687 2683
2151
2,000 1801 1781 1737
1437
1213
999
852
1,000 767
0
1 Refers to insured po pulatio n rather than resident po pulatio n. 2. Current expenditure. 3. 2006. 4. 2007. So urce: OECD, OECD Health Data, June 201
. 0
Public expenditure on health Private expenditure on health
15. HEALTH REFORM
Increasing expenditure to $15 billion 2010/11
Additional $7.3 billion over 4 years
Local Hospital Networks (LHN) 60% Federal
Funds (60% of research and teaching)
Medicare locals (100% Federal funds)
GP Super-clinics – multi disciplinary teams
(100% Federal Funds)
16. MEDICARE LOCALS
OBJECTIVES
Identification and response to local
health needs
Integrated and coordinated care for the
patient
Support clinicians to improve care
Implement new primary care initiatives
Accountable for efficiency and quality
17. BUDGET 2010-11
e-Health – connecting patients, providers and information
systems
The Government will establish a personally controlled electronic health
record system ($466.7m)
The system will:
Enable people – and their chosen health provider - to
access online their key health information when and
where it is needed, for their care across the health
system.
Allow people to register online to establish a personally
controlled electronic health record from 2012-13
Rigorous governance
Privacy maintained
18. HEALTH REFORM
KEY NEW STRUCTURES
National Performance Authority
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
Expanded Australian Commission of
Safety and Quality in Health Care
(ACSQHC)
19. CLINICAL GUIDELINES
SUPPORTS FOR CLINICAL
DECISION MAKING
Evidence Base
Highest Impact
Range of best practice tools
Successful implementation methods
Monitor and report
20. CLINICAL GUIDELINES
Highest Impact
Greatest Burden of disease
Greatest harm from poor practice
Greatest demonstrated need:
- New Standard of Care
- Proven variation in practice
Greatest time spent/cost to health system
21. REVIEW OF CLINICAL GUIDELINES
N – 313
N %
CANCER 17 5%
CARDIOVASCULAR 18 6%
RENAL 22 7%
MENTAL ILLNESS 22 7%
NEUROLOGICAL 0 0%
INJURIES 13 14%
CHRONIC RESPIRATORY 0 0%
DIABETES 11 4%
OTHER 173 67%
TOTAL 313 100%
Buchan et al 2006
22. NON-COMMERCIAL CANCER
RESEARCH EXPENDITURE, 2004
(A$ per CAPITAL)
Source: Eckhouse et al (2007), ABS
26. NHMRC SUPPORT FOR
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Translational funding mechanisms
Partnership Projects for Better Health
Partnership Centres for Better Health
Centres of Clinical Research Excellence
Centres of Research Excellence in Population Health
Research, & Health Services Research
National Health Research Enabling Capabilities Scheme
Industry Development awards
27. NHMRC PROJECT GRANTS
Clinical Trials Expenditure
$70 300
Millions
$60
250
$50
200
$40
150
$30
100
$20
50
$10
$0 0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total Expenditure Number of Grants
28. Harmonization of Multi-centred
Ethical Review (HoMER)
National Statement for Ethical Conduct of Human
Research (2007)
Process supported by AHMAC conducted by
NHMRC
Certification of ethical review processes – first
round
Roles, responsibilities, templates published
NHMRC working with States and Territories
29. HEALTH WORKFORCE
Established Health Workforce Australia
$1.2 billion in training more GPs and specialists,
nurses and allied health
1375 more GPs by 2013, 5500 by 2020
680 more specialists by 2020
4600 practice nurses by 2013, 7500 rural nurses by
2020
31. CONCLUSIONS
Increasing burden of chronic diseases especially cancer,
dementia and diabetes
New reform structures offer opportunities to set new
clinical guidelines and standards
Opportunities for more coordinated care through
medicare locals, local hospital networks and lead
clinician groups
Increased health workforce provides opportunities for
greater depth in general practice and in specialist
training
Increased need for greater evidence base as a framework
for improved guidelines and decision tools