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In Clinical Practice

Australian dispensing doctors’ prescribing: quantitative and qualitative analysis

David Lim, Jon D Emery, Janice Lewis and V Bruce Sunderland

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 172-175 Free

Corrections

MJA: Counting the cost: estimating the number of deaths among recently released prisoners in Australia

Stuart A Kinner, David B Preen, Azar Kariminia, Tony Butler, Jessica Y Andrews, Mark Stoové and Matthew Law

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 232 Free

Health care delivery

Chronic disease management items in general practice: a population-based study of variation in claims by claimant characteristics

Kirsty A Douglas, Laurann E Yen, Rosemary J Korda, Marjan Kljakovic and Nicholas J Glasgow

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 198-202 Free

Health care delivery

Increased bulk-billing for general practice consultations in regional and remote areas, 2002–2008

Xenia Dolja-Gore, Julie E Byles, Deborah J Loxton, Richard L Hockey and Annette J Dobson

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 203-204

Health reform

When big isn’t beautiful: lessons from England and Scotland on primary health care organisations

James A Dunbar

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 219-221 Free

Health reform

Can we trust the PCEHR not to leak?

Siaw-Teng Liaw and Terry Hannan

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 222

Viewpoint

Democratising assessment of researchers’ track records: a simple proposal

Simon Chapman, Gemma E Derrick, Abby S Haynes and Wayne D Hall

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (3): 147-148

Research

Counting the cost: estimating the number of deaths among recently released prisoners in Australia

Stuart A Kinner, David B Preen, Azar Kariminia, Tony Butler, Jessica Y Andrews, Mark Stoové and Matthew Law

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (2): 64-68 Free

Health care

“Death in low-mortality diagnosis-related groups”: frequency, and the impact of patient and hospital characteristics

Anna L Barker, Caroline A Brand, Sue M Evans, Peter A Cameron and Damien J Jolley

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (2): 89-94 Free

Obituary

Gillespie Neal (Neil) McGilp Orr MB BS, FRCS

James B Roche

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (2): 96 Free

Letters

Development of clinical-quality registries in Australia: the way forward

Brian T Collopy, AM

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 55-56

Corrections

Is money spent on quality improvement better spent on clinical care?

William B Runciman

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 56

Editorials

A no-fault compensation scheme for serious adverse events attributed to vaccination

Heath A Kelly, Clare Looker and David Isaacs

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 4-5

Opposing views

Government plans for public reporting of performance data in health care: the case for

Christine M Jorm and Michael S Frommer

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 40

Opposing views

Government plans for public reporting of performance data in health care: the case against

Jeffrey Braithwaite and Russell Mannion

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 41

Letters

The implications of mandatory notification for clinician-researchers involved in observational research in health services

Rick A M Iedema and Donella A Piper

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (1): 54

Review

Public reporting of hospital outcomes: a challenging road ahead

Martin P Gallagher and Harlan M Krumholz

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (12): 658-660 Free

Research

A therapeutic equivalence program: evidence-based promotion of more efficient use of medicines

Ian Larmour, Silvana Pignataro, Kerryn L Barned, Stav Mantas and Melvyn G Korman

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (12): 631-634 Free

Health care

Mapping the limits of safety reporting systems in health care —what lessons can we actually learn?

Matthew J W Thomas, Timothy J Schultz, Natalie Hannaford and William B Runciman

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (12): 635-639 Free

Opposing views

Is money spent on quality improvement better spent on clinical care? — Yes

J Alasdair Millar

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (12): 640

Opposing views

Is money spent on quality improvement better spent on clinical care? — No

William B Runciman

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (12): 641

Viewpoint

Using hospital standardised mortality ratios to assess quality of care — proceed with extreme caution

Ian A Scott, Caroline A Brand, Grant E Phelps, Anna L Barker and Peter A Cameron

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (12): 645-648 Free

Editorials

Asking the hard questions about safety and quality indicators

David I Ben-Tovim

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (12): 623-624

For debate

Clinical deterioration in the condition of patients with acute medical illness in Australian hospitals: improving detection and response

Paul F Jenkins, Campbell H Thompson and Lorna L Barton

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 596-598 Free

For debate

Prepaid coordinated care for patients with diabetes: practices and patients bear the risks

Douglas A Pritchard

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 599-601 Free