The States have effectively neutered the promised independence of the National Health Performance Authority (more…)
June 18, 2011
February 13, 2010
Disclosure and Management of Conflict of Interest for Advisers
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December 3, 2009
November 15, 2009
Governance at Synchrotron
The Age editorial. .. tens of millions of dollars it has received in state and federal funding How about a public inquiry? .. for the sake of Australian science and in the interest of public accountability. (more…)
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October 28, 2009
Cloud database for clinical trials governance
From RWW Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) NHMRC could use this (more…)
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October 21, 2009
..drug company marketing in the guise of education.
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Auditor-General on NHMRC
Administration of Grants by the National Health and Medical Research Council at ANAO 20Oct09 (pdf)
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Uniform Format for Disclosure of Competing Interests in ICMJE Journals
At JAMA 13Oct09
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October 6, 2009
Transparency is essential but it’s not necessarily sufficient …
Paul Komesaroff in SMH Fears over surgeon-run hospitals
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October 5, 2009
It’s not the predominant H1 strain …?
Anything to declare? Mass vaccinations could stop second swine flu wave: expert (more…)
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September 13, 2009
Diffusion of Opinion is deadly
Lesley Russell, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, has written at least two recent articles and spoken for one radio talk on the Government’s planned reforms of health care. (more…)
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September 12, 2009
Shining the light on health care funding
Letters editor, The Australian (more…)
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September 9, 2009
Working together to strengthen codes of conduct
To: Parliamentary Secretary for Health (more…)
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September 1, 2009
Another windfall for KPMG
Health policy wonks spin the revolving door in Toolkit to cut hospital errors.
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August 31, 2009
Patrick Soon-Shiong
Vision for EHR at Forbes
I am convinced that in order for you, as a patient, to be protected, it has to be transparent, evidence-based, objective information. Not self-serving information. Not pharma-driven information. Not ad-driven information. It is transparent, objective, evidence-based information.
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August 29, 2009
August 27, 2009
Public services contracted to private surgeons
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August 23, 2009
Out-of-pocket costs for prostheses
The manufacturers of more than 2100 products on the list want health funds to pay between $1 and $7125 more for their devices than the price set by government. (more…)
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August 16, 2009
Beth Wilson on advertising food
…The junk food industry has been accused, with much justification, of ”deceit, denial and delay”… In The Age. (more…)
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August 13, 2009
Progressive Business
Who sat next to Brumby during lunch @ $5k per head?
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