Exploring healthcare variation in Australia
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1 Exploring healthcare variation in Australia Luke Slawomirski Program Manager, Implementation Support Visiting Fellow, University of Technology Sydney Sep 18, 2014
2 Outline 1. Australia and its healthcare system 2. Geographic variation in 8 hospital procedures 3. #healthcarevariation
3 It s a big country!
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5 22M people (~3/km 2) Highly urbanised ~3% indigenous (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander) Federation (since 1900) 9 governments/legislatures 6 state & 2 territory Commonwealth (Federal)
6 Prosperous country
7 Health to GDP
8 Health expenditure
9 Healthcare Funding Sector Responsibility Funding Primary care CW* CW +o.o.p. Acute care (Public) Acute care (private) State / territory Insurers & private hospitals (government oversight) States CW CW, Health ins. +o.o.p. Medicines CW (via PBS**) CW, health ins. +o.o.p Aged care CW Federal +o.o.p o Multiple funders o Multiple jurisdictions o Public/private mix *CW: Commonwealth **PBS: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (national scheme subsidising medicines)
10 Role of the Commission To lead and coordinate improvements in the safety and quality of health care in Australia by identifying issues and policy directions, and recommending priority areas for action.
11 OECD Healthcare Variation Study 1. Hip fracture 2. Knee replacement 3. Knee arthroscopy 4. Cardiac catheterisation 5. PCI 6. CABG 7. Caesarean section 8. Hysterectomy 1 st national small area variation study in Australia
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13 Medicare Locals (61)
14 Overview of variation - SCV Systematic component of variation by types of admissions,
15 Hip Fracture Hip fracture Total admissions Age and sex standardised rate (ASR) Lowest ASR Highest ASR Fold difference SCV Total 19,
16 Knee Arthroscopy Knee arthroscopy Total admissions Age and sex standardised rate (ASR) a Lowest ASR b Highest ASR b Fold difference SCV Public hospitals Private hospitals 13, , Total 71, Table 5 Summary measures for admissions for knee arthroscopy by hospital sector,
17 Knee Arthroscopy Australia and Greater Sydney
18 Knee Arthroscopy Other Australian capital cities
19 Cardiac Catheterisation AMI Admission Rate Cardiac Catheterisation Admission Rate Cardiac Catheterisation Total admissions Age and sex standardised rate (ASR) Lowest ASR Highest ASR Fold difference SCV Public hospitals Private hospitals 47, , , Total 104, , Table 8: Summary measures for admissions for cardiac catheterisation by hospital sector,
20 PCI Coronary angioplasty and stenting Total admissions Age and sex standardised rate (ASR) Lowest ASR a Highest ASR a Fold difference SCV Public hospitals 20, Private hospitals 16, Total 37, Table 9 Summary measures for admissions for PCI by hospital sector,
21 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Coronary artery bypass grafting Total admissions Age and sex standardised rate Highest (ASR) Lowest ASR a ASR a Fold difference SCV Public hospitals 7, Private hospitals 5, Total 12, Table 10 Summary measures for admissions for coronary artery bypass grafting by hospital sector,
22 Revascularisation (CABG and/or PCI) PCI and/or CABG Total admissions Age and sex standardised rate (ASR) Lowest ASR Highest ASR Fold difference SCV Public hospitals 27, Private hospitals 21, Total 49, Table 11 Summary measures for admissions coronary artery bypass grafting and/or coronary angioplasty and stenting by hospital sector,
23 PCI vs CABG
24 Ratio PCI to CABG Australia and Greater Sydney
25 Ratio PCI to CABG other Australian capital cities
26 What now? Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation (2015) Topic areas 1. Antimicrobial prescribing 2. Chronic diseases 3. Mental health & cognitive impairment 4. Care of the elderly 5. Paediatric care 6. End of life care 7. Surgical interventions 8. Pathology and diagnostic testing
27 Australian Atlas Phase 1 Present variation in broad range of topics and items diagnostic tool Phase 2 Explore topics of high variation for: a. Unwarranted variation b. Mechanisms to improve appropriateness In partnership with jurisdictions and health services
28 Complementary programs Patient engagement Shared Decision Making Risk communication Health Literacy Clinical Care Standards Antimicrobial resistance Stroke ACS Hip # Knee surgery Registries (outcomes of care) Pricing for quality (best practice pathways)
29 Thank
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31 PCI Australia and Greater Sydney
32 CABG Australia and Greater Sydney
33 PCI Other Australian capital cities
34 CABG Other Australian capital cities
35 Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) Europe (9.4% ) (Australia 9.1% )
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