AHHA is Australia’s national peak body for public hospitals and healthcare providers. Our membership includes state health departments, Local Hospital Networks (LHNs) and public hospitals, community health services, Primary Health Networks (PHNs) and primary healthcare providers, aged care providers, universities, individual health professionals and academics. As such, we are uniquely placed to be an independent, national voice for universal high‐quality healthcare to benefit the whole community.
AHHA has developed a plan to transition the Australian healthcare system to a patient centred, outcomes focused and value‐based healthcare system. Health people, healthy systems1 identifies four domains of reform that are critical to achieving this goal. These include reforms to governance structures, performance information and reporting that is fit for purpose, health
workforce and funding arrangements. The plan is underpinned by key concepts that include universal health care, quality health outcomes, a holistic view of health and wellbeing, coordinated and integrated care, long‐term sustainable funding, innovation in response to need, and equity in health.
