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CareTrack: assessing the appropriateness of health care delivery in Australia

William B Runciman, Tamara D Hunt, Natalie A Hannaford, Peter D Hibbert, Johanna I Westbrook, Enrico W Coiera, Richard O Day, Diane M Hindmarsh, Elizabeth A McGlynn and Jeffrey Braithwaite
Med J Aust 2012; 197 (10) || doi: 10.5694/mja12.11210
Published online: 19 November 2012

In reply: The CareTrack Australia study1 has received support for its general recommendations, but also some criticism. Here, we address the issues raised by commentators.

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  • 1 University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.
  • 2 Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
  • 3 St Vincent’s Clinical School and School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.
  • 4 Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, Calif, USA.


Correspondence: bill.runciman@apsf.net.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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