What factors are considered in hospital funding models? A review of the literature on health services funding in organisation for economic co-operation and development countries.

Background: One of the most difficult challenges in healthcare involves equitable allocation of resources. Our review aimed to identify international funding models in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries for government-funded public hospitals and evidence underpinning their efficacy, via review of the peer-reviewed and grey literature.

Methods: Ovid-Medline, Ovid Embase, Scopus, and PubMed were searched for peer-reviewed literature.

The diversity of providers' and consumers' views of virtual versus inpatient care provision: a qualitative study.

Background: A broad-based international shift to virtual care models over recent years has accelerated following COVID-19. Although there are increasing numbers of studies and reviews, less is known about clinicians' and consumers' perspectives concerning virtual modes in contrast to inpatient modes of delivery.

Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods study in late 2021 examining consumers' and providers' expectations of and perspectives on virtual care in the context of a new facility planned for the north-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia.

Groundhog Day in the emergency department: A systematic review of 20 years of news coverage in Australia.

This study examined how the Australian news media have portrayed public hospital Emergency Departments (EDs) over the last two decades. A systematic review and media frame analysis, searching Factiva and Australia and New Zealand News Stream for digital and print news articles published between January 2000 and January 2020. Eligibility criteria were (1) discussed EDs in public hospitals; (2) the primary focus of the article was the ED; (3) focused on the Australian context; (4) were published by one of the Australian state-based news outlets (e.

Rates of adherence to cancer treatment guidelines in Australia and the factors associated with adherence: A systematic review.

Adherence to cancer treatment clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) varies enormously across Australia, despite being associated with improved patient outcomes. This systematic review aims to characterize adherence rates to active-cancer treatment CPGs in Australia and related factors to inform future implementation strategies. Five databases were systematically searched, abstracts were screened for eligibility, a full-text review and critical appraisal of eligible studies performed, and data extracted.

Innovative models of healthcare delivery: an umbrella review of reviews.

Objective: To undertake a synthesis of evidence-based research for seven innovative models of care to inform the development of new hospitals.

Design: Umbrella review.

Setting: Interventions delivered inside and outside of acute care settings.

People with early-onset colorectal cancer describe primary care barriers to timely diagnosis: a mixed-methods study of web-based patient reports in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

Background: People with early-onset colorectal cancer, under the age of 50, are more likely to experience diagnostic delay and to be diagnosed at later stages of the disease than older people. Advanced stage diagnosis potentially requires invasive therapeutic management at a time of life when these patients are establishing intimate relationships, raising families, building careers and laying foundations for financial stability. Barriers to timely diagnosis at primary care level have been identified but the patient perspective has not been investigated.

What do consumer and providers view as important for integrated care? A qualitative study.

Background: Integrated care is a model recognised internationally, however, there is limited evidence about its usability in the community. This study aimed to elicit community and provider views about integrated care and how implementation could meet their healthcare needs in a new hospital.

Methods: Using a qualitative approach, consumer and provider views on the strengths, barriers and enablers for integrated care were collected via a series of online workshops and supplementary interviews.

The complexities, coordination, culture and capacities that characterise the delivery of oncology services in the common areas of ambulatory settings.

Background: Relatively little is understood about real-world provision of oncology care in ambulatory outpatient clinics (OPCs). This study aimed to: 1) develop an understanding of behaviours and practices inherent in the delivery of cancer services in OPC common areas by characterising the organisation and implementation of this care; and 2) identify barriers to, and facilitators of, the delivery of this care in OPC common areas.

Methods: A purpose-designed ethnographic study was employed in four public hospital OPCs.

Feasibility of Monitoring Health and Well-being in Emerging Adults: Pilot Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Background: Emerging adulthood is a distinct segment of an individual's life course. The defining features of this transitional period include identity exploration, instability, future possibilities, self-focus, and feeling in-between, all of which are thought to affect quality of life, health, and well-being. A longitudinal cohort study with a comprehensive set of measures would be a valuable resource for improving the understanding of the multifaceted elements and unique challenges that contribute to the health and well-being of emerging adults.

Systematic review of the factors and the key indicators that identify doctors at risk of complaints, malpractice claims or impaired performance.

Objective: To identify the risk factors associated with complaints, malpractice claims and impaired performance in medical practitioners.

Design: Systematic review.

Data Sources: Ovid-Medline, Ovid Embase, Scopus and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched from 2011 until March 2020.

Providing outpatient cancer care for CALD patients: a qualitative study.

Objective: There have been few descriptions of how outpatient cancer care is provided to patients from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. As populations who experience disparities in cancer care access and outcomes, deeper understanding is needed to help identify those factors which can shape the receipt of multidisciplinary care in ambulatory settings. This paper reports on data collected and analysed as part of a multicentre characterisation of care in Australian public hospital cancer outpatient clinics (OPCs).

Patient, surgical and hospital factors associated with the presence of a consultant surgeon during hip fracture surgery. Do we know the answer?

Background: Provision of quality care can help to reduce adverse health outcomes following hip fracture. While surgical management by either a consultant or junior surgeon has shown inconclusive differences in patient outcomes, consultant presence is often recommended, yet little is known about the factors that influence whether a consultant surgeon is present during hip fracture surgery. The aim of this study is to examine patient, surgical and hospital factors associated with having a consultant surgeon present during hip fracture surgery.

Implementing a hip fracture registry and financial incentive program to enhance best practice in hip fracture care in Western Australia.

Hip fracture is a common injury in older adults that causes significant morbidity and mortality. Older adults who sustain a hip fracture are at a higher risk of institutionalisation, reduced mobility and subsequent falls and, consequently, have increased rates of morbidity and mortality. Quality improvement strategies that address gaps in hip fracture care are needed to ensure best practice and improve health outcomes for older adults.

Epidemiology of Injuries in Ultimate (Frisbee): A Systematic Review.

Ultimate is a high-intensity, non-contact team sport played with a flying disc (e.g., frisbee).

Monitoring Health and Well-Being in Emerging Adults: Protocol for a Pilot Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Background: Emerging adulthood is a unique segment of an individual's life course. The defining features of this transitional period include identity exploration, instability, future possibilities, self-focus, and feeling in-between adolescence and adulthood, all of which are thought to affect quality of life, health, and well-being. A longitudinal cohort study with a comprehensive set of measures would be a unique and valuable resource for improving the understanding of the multi-faceted elements and unique challenges that contribute to the health and well-being of emerging adults.

Using the WHO International Classification of patient safety framework to identify incident characteristics and contributing factors for medical or surgical complication deaths.

This study aimed to operationalise and use the World Health Organisation's International Classification for Patient Safety (ICPS) to identify incident characteristics and contributing factors of deaths involving complications of medical or surgical care in Australia. A sample of 500 coronial findings related to patient deaths following complications of surgical or medical care in Australia were reviewed using a modified-ICPS (mICPS). Over two-thirds (69.

Access to rehabilitation services for older adults living with dementia or in a residential aged care facility following a hip fracture: healthcare professionals' views.

Purpose: To enhance understanding of access to rehabilitation services in Australian and New Zealand acute care facilities for older adults living with dementia and/or living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) following a hip fracture.

Methods: Information on hip fracture rehabilitation was obtained from an online survey of 40 health professionals who were members of the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry Network. This information was supplemented with key informant interviews with five geriatricians and five rehabilitation physicians.

Which frailty scale for patients admitted via Emergency Department? A cohort study.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of frailty in Emergency Departments (EDs); examine the ability of frailty to predict poor outcomes post-discharge; and identify the most appropriate instrument for routine ED use.

Methods: In this prospective study we simultaneously assessed adults 65+yrs admitted and/or spent one night in the ED using Fried, the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), and SUHB (Stable, Unstable, Help to walk, Bedbound) scales in four Australian EDs for rapid recognition of frailty between June 2015 and March 2016.

Results: 899 adults with complete follow-up data (mean (SD) age 80.