Statistics Meets Digital Health: One Year Into My AusHSI PhD Journey
My project is all about developing and evaluating prediction models for hospital falls. To do this, we have partnered with Metro South Health and will be using the data within integrated electronic medical records (ieMR) for patients admitted across any of their hospitals.
Celebrating Ten Years of Leading Research with Real World Impact
Since its founding ten years ago AusHSI has embodied QUT’s Real World principles, notably the value of partnership to effect change in Australian health services. AusHSI’s research has partnered on numerous projects with practical benefits for clinicians, hospitals, aged care, and health consumers.
AusHSI’s Work Improving Capacity Among Health Services Leaders
Since its founding, AusHSI has built the capacity of health service organisations to evolve and improve by leading significant education initiatives informed by latest research.
Getting Research Into Practice: Communicating So That Policy-Makers Listen
By Victoria McCreanor, AusHSI and Capital Markets CRC PhD Candidate, and AusHSI Research Associate. "This summer I was fortunate enough to be selected to undertake a six-week summer research project with the Deeble Institute."
Taking Healthcare Home – Identifying The Key Success Factors
On 23rd August 2017 AusHSI is launching the white paper Taking Healthcare Home: Overview of findings and recommendations. The paper outlines the key success factors that determine and impede the quality use of healthcare in the home services.
The Marik Sepsis Bundle – A Case Study In Critical Care Decision Making
Robin Blythe discusses hospital decision-makers and clinical ambiguity related to his recent research published on F1000Research. In this blog he covers the cost savings and health benefits of implementing a care bundle for sepsis patients.
Better Healthcare With Hybrid Practitioners
By Roman Kislov, Research Fellow, Health Services Research Centre, Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester and Nick Graves, Academic Director, Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI).
Knowledge Translation, Or How To Make Stuff Happen In Clinical Practice
By Danette Langbecker, NHMRC Research Fellow, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland. "Last week I had the pleasure of attending AusHSI’s three day Knowledge Translation workshop."
BMJ Open: Development And Pilot Of A Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) Tool For Health Services Administrator
AusHSI was contracted to work collaboratively with the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) to develop a method for comparing projects across a range of outcomes.
Random Audits Could Shift The Incentive For Researchers From Quantity To Quality
Every researcher is under pressure to publish in high-ranking journals. The most blatant pressure I ever experienced was over a decade ago when my then head of department created a league table of staff in their department using annual paper numbers.
