"What is meant by public?": Stakeholder views on strengthening impacts of public reporting of hospital performance data

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Funding Acknowledgements

Funding for this research was provided by Medibank Health Research Fund. Dr Stuart McLennan conducted 21 of the interviews and contributed to the design of the interview questions. The Project Reference Group consisted of representatives from Medibank Private, Victorian Healthcare Association, GMHBA Health Insurance, NSW Bureau of Health Information, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, National Health Performance Authority, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services and Consumers Health Forum of Australia. They provided significant contribution in identification of potential interview participants and the conceptualisation of the interview question guideline. We would also like to thank participating informants for their time and valuable insights.