TY - BOOK AU - Bloom,Abby TI - Health reform in Australia and New Zealand SN - 0195508602(pbk.) : U1 - 362.10993 PY - 2000/// CY - Melbourne, Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Health care reform KW - Australia KW - New Zealand N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references; Contributors --; Tables --; Figures --; Boxes --; Foreword --; Acknowledgments --; Abbreviations --; General Introduction --; Pt. I; Context and Framework of Health Sector Reform --; Introduction --; 1; Context and Lead-up to Health Reform --; 2; The Political Economy of Health Sector Reform --; 3; Distinguishing Features of Reform in Australia and New Zealand --; Pt. II; Key Dimensions of the Reform Process --; Introduction --; 4; Health Care Financing in Australia and New Zealand --; 5; The Changing Public-Private Balance --; 6; Reforming the Australian Health Care System: The Role of Government --; 7; The Evolving Role of Government in Health Sector Reform in New Zealand --; 8; The Evolution of the Purchaser Role for Acute In-Patient Services in Australia --; 9; The Changing Role of Clinicians: Their Role in Health Reform in Australia and New Zealand --; Pt. III; Models of Health Sector Reform --; Introduction --; 10; Primary-Care Reform in New Zealand: Key Contrasts with Australia --; 11; A Tale of Two States: New South Wales and Victoria --; 12; They Said It Couldn't Be Done: Contracting for Veterans' Hospital Care in Australia --; 13; Hospital Co-Locations: Private Sector Participation in the Hospital Sector in Australia --; 14; Intergovernmental Reforms in Public Health --; 15; Placing Prevention at the Centre of Health Sector Reform --; Pt. IV; The New Wave of Health Sector Reform --; Introduction --; 16; Quality Measures in Australian Health Care --; 17; Managing Performance for Better Results --; 18; Evidence-Based Health Care --; 19; Health in an Ageing Society: Cost Rhetoric Versus Service Reform --; 20; A Model of Aged-Care Reform --; Conclusion --; References --; Index ER -