Course overview
The aim of this course is to provide students with a broad understanding of Australian health and aged care systems and operations and how they compare with health and aged care systems internationally. Systems and the organisation of care; The Australian health and aged care systems; Comparison of international health systems; The relationship between the Health and Aged Care systems and individual organisation performance; Data requirements for understanding the operations and performance of health and aged care systems including performance measures; Introduction to data analysis for operation management and improvement; Understanding the importance of variation in health and aged care services; The role of design, quantitative methods and other approaches required to improve and manage health and aged care operations.
Course learning outcomes
- Critically evaluate the key components of the Australian health and aged care systems
- Critically analyse the key factors that shape health and aged care systems
- Explain the methods that can be used to manage and improve the operations of the health and aged care systems
- Explain decision-making in the management of health and aged care operations, including under uncertainty
- Critically analyse the benefits and limitations of the types of measures used to provide evidence of system performance and improvement
- Identify and apply appropriate data analysis methods for planning and monitoring system and operation performance and change