Journal article
“What is meant by public?”: Stakeholder views on strengthening impacts of public reporting of hospital performance data
R Canaway, M Bismark, D Dunt, KH Prang, M Kelaher
Social Science and Medicine | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Public reporting of hospital performance data is a developing area that is gaining increased attention. This is the first study to explore a range of stakeholder opinions on how such public reporting could be strengthened in Australia. Thirty-four semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of expert healthcare consumer, provider and purchaser informants who worked in a variety of senior roles and had knowledge of or involvement in public reporting of hospital data within the public or private healthcare sectors. Informants from all Australian states, territory and national jurisdictions participated. Thematic analysis was used to gain an overview of experts’ opinions t..
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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.