Exceeding Expectations in the QIC Standards

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There are four levels of attainment used when assessing an organisation against the Quality Improvement Council (QIC) Standards. These attainment levels provide an overall rating for each Standard and comprise of exceeded, met, met in part and not met. An organisation has exceeded the Standard if: MET rating descriptors have been achieved; AND Routine review…

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Primary Health Networks Appointed

The Federal Government announced the wining tenders in the $900 million Primary Health Networks (PHN) scheme last Saturday. The 31 Primary Health Networks will replace the previous government’s Medicare Locals. The Government has outlined six key priorities for targeted work in mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, population health, health workforce, eHealth and…

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Quality tops list as international health care leaders congregate in Brisbane

When you start comparing provision of health care in different countries there are a number of variables. How are safety and quality health standards managed in Europe, Asia or the Americas compared with the Middle East or Asia Pacific? For the first time the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), the world’s largest…

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Strategic Planning

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While the priority for health and community service providers is helping their patients, clients or consumers, these organisations are operated as a business, and like every other business, they need a plan.

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