Commissioning services and Primary Health Networks
Mark Booth A B and Anne-marie Boxall AA Health Systems Policy Division, Department of Health, GPO Box 9848, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
B Corresponding author. Email: mark.booth@health.gov.au
Australian Journal of Primary Health 22(1) 3-4 https://doi.org/10.1071/PY15167
Submitted: 29 October 2015 Accepted: 1 November 2015 Published: 24 February 2016
Abstract
Commissioning is set to become a stronger feature in the Australian health system as Primary Health Networks embrace it as a tool for improving population health outcomes. International experience shows that developing into a commissioning organisation is not always easy. Drawing on international experiences of commissioning, as well as those from the Australian hospital sector, will help smooth the path for Primary Health Networks.
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