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Do external quality ratings improve care and services?
Do external quality ratings improve care and services?

With the publication of STAR ratings, Australian aged care enters a new era of quality measurement and public reporting. What can we learn from other countries using similar systems about the potential for published ratings to effect improvement?

Aged care
Data
Member
Quality improvement
Reporting
A Guide to Using Data for Healthcare Quality Improvement
A Guide to Using Data for Healthcare Quality Improvement

A comprehensive guide to collecting, analysing and presenting quality data from the Victorian Quality Council

Data
Member
Reporting
Tool
NSW Clinical Excellence Commission data collection and reporting tools: control charts

The benefits of using statistical process control charts for presenting quality data and how to use them.

Data
Member
Reporting
Tool
The benefits of measuring quality of life in community aged care
The benefits of measuring quality of life in community aged care

Older adults report Quality of Life (QoL) as a central goal for aged care, with 93% of Australians agreeing that it should be mandatory for providers to publicly report on QoL measures. Quality of life is also considered by older Australians as a valuable indicator for comparing aged care services. But it’s still not routinely measured and reported in clinical governance datasets.

Aged care
Member
Quality
Reporting
Overcoming three key challenges in presenting quality data to boards
Overcoming three key challenges in presenting quality data to boards

Hospital boards are ultimately accountable for the quality of care delivered in hospitals. As such, data review is a key component of effective hospital board governance. But what is the best way to present quality data so it tells the story?

Data
Member
Reporting
Clinical variation in clinical governance
Clinical variation in clinical governance

Variations in the way care is accessed or delivered, and in clinical outcomes, can be highly informative. It may be that such variations are warranted or expected (for example, the surge in telehealth at the outset of the pandemic, or in the number of infection-related deaths) or may reflect person-centredness and individual choice. However sometimes variations may be ‘unwarranted’ and unveil weaknesses in the quality of care, or worse still, herald the risk of harm.

Member
Quality
Reporting
Standards
How do boards know what they need to know?
How do boards know what they need to know?

Effective governance at board level means knowing what you need to know, and clearly communicating this.

Leadership
Member
Quality
Reporting
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