Challenges and opportunities for integration in health systems: An Australian perspective
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute an Australian perspective to the debate on health system integration by identifying some key Australian challenges to integration, policy responses to enhance integration and potential insights from these for international policy makers, researcher...
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| author | Petrich, Mark Ramamurthy, Vijaya Hendrie, Delia Robinson, Suzanne |
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| description | Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute an Australian perspective to the debate on health system integration by identifying some key Australian challenges to integration, policy responses to enhance integration and potential insights from these for international policy makers, researchers and practitioners. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on the systems theory concept of entropy, the authors contend that there exist factors that contribute to system fragmentation. Whilst policy responses to these challenges are contextual, there are generalisable features worth exploring internationally. Findings: The authors suggest that recognition of inherent system-based barriers is an important initial stage in moving towards integration. Whilst process and people factors are important contributors to integration, the political will to move in this direction is a necessary dynamic to energise the system through appropriate funding, incentives and governance structures. Originality/value: The paper provides a fresh Australian perspective to the international discourse on barriers and opportunities to enhance health system integration. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-258742017-09-13T15:23:04Z Challenges and opportunities for integration in health systems: An Australian perspective Petrich, Mark Ramamurthy, Vijaya Hendrie, Delia Robinson, Suzanne integrated care Australia health system integration barriers to integration health policy systems theory Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute an Australian perspective to the debate on health system integration by identifying some key Australian challenges to integration, policy responses to enhance integration and potential insights from these for international policy makers, researchers and practitioners. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on the systems theory concept of entropy, the authors contend that there exist factors that contribute to system fragmentation. Whilst policy responses to these challenges are contextual, there are generalisable features worth exploring internationally. Findings: The authors suggest that recognition of inherent system-based barriers is an important initial stage in moving towards integration. Whilst process and people factors are important contributors to integration, the political will to move in this direction is a necessary dynamic to energise the system through appropriate funding, incentives and governance structures. Originality/value: The paper provides a fresh Australian perspective to the international discourse on barriers and opportunities to enhance health system integration. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25874 10.1108/JICA-09-2013-0037 Pavillion Publishing restricted |
| spellingShingle | integrated care Australia health system integration barriers to integration health policy systems theory Petrich, Mark Ramamurthy, Vijaya Hendrie, Delia Robinson, Suzanne Challenges and opportunities for integration in health systems: An Australian perspective |
| title | Challenges and opportunities for integration in health systems: An Australian perspective |
| title_full | Challenges and opportunities for integration in health systems: An Australian perspective |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and opportunities for integration in health systems: An Australian perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and opportunities for integration in health systems: An Australian perspective |
| title_short | Challenges and opportunities for integration in health systems: An Australian perspective |
| title_sort | challenges and opportunities for integration in health systems: an australian perspective |
| topic | integrated care Australia health system integration barriers to integration health policy systems theory |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25874 |