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The health sector can learn from other industries that turn to operations research to fix everyday challenges. Anna Jurkovska/Shutterstock

Hospitals don’t need increased funding, they need to make better use of what they’ve got

Mark Mackay, Flinders University; Campbell Thompson, University of Adelaide; Don Campbell, Monash University; Geoff McDonnell, UNSW ; Joachim Sturmberg, University of Newcastle; Leonid Churilov, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health; Malgorzata O'Reilly, University of Tasmania; Mark Fackrell, The University of Melbourne; Nigel Bean, University of Adelaide; Paul Harper, Cardiff University; Peter Taylor, The University of Melbourne; Robert Adams, University of Adelaide; Terry Young, Brunel University of London; David Green, University of Adelaide; Jennifer Morgan, Cardiff University; Sally McClean, Ulster University, and Thierry Chaussalet, University of Westminster

Fixing the hospital system is not just a matter of more funding. Hospitals need to work smarter, not harder.
The Commonwealth is telling the states to fix their own hospital budget problems, as though state governments can simply find savings from other areas. MARCELODLT/Shutterstock

Here’s how to boost hospital funds and end the blame game

Jane Hall, University of Technology Sydney and Kees Van Gool, University of Technology Sydney

Health-care costs are rising, driven by expensive developments in treatments, more demanding populations and rising national wealth. We need to change the financing system to meet this challenge.
Patients often rely on their GP to make the choice of specialist for them through the referral process with little or no discussion of prices. gtfour/Shutterstock

How much?! Seeing private specialists often costs more than you bargained for

Peter Sivey, La Trobe University

Why is it so difficult to find out exactly how much it’s going to cost to have that suspicious mole removed or to be admitted to hospital for that colonoscopy or hip replacement?
One element of emergency departments (EDs) which can cause frustration is the triage assessment. Presidencia de la República Mexicana/Flickr

From triage to discharge: a user’s guide to navigating hospitals

Michael Vagg, Barwon Health

Whether it’s an emergency or a planned admission, going to hospital can be anxiety inducing – not knowing where you’re heading or who will be looking after you. Here’s a cheat sheet to guide you.

Related Topics

  1. Health economics
  2. Health financing
  3. Health policy
  4. Health reform
  5. Health workforce
  6. Hospital performance
  7. Hospitals
  8. Private hospitals
  9. Public hospitals
  10. Safety

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