The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Productivity Commission’s consultation, Delivering quality care more efficiently.
This submission builds on consultation undertaken with health system leaders in developing a blueprint for health reform towards outcomes-focused, value-based health care, and AHHA’s operating model of continuously listening to and engaging with the experiences and evidence from our members and stakeholders, as we contribute to the evolution of our health system.
Strengthening the care economy to realise the benefits in health outcomes, a resilient workforce, and a proactive health care system requires going beyond tinkering around the edges of system reform. Rather, it demands a coordinated, system-wide approach that rethinks how care is managed, funded, delivered, and experienced.