6. Efficiency & Sustainability
Health care is considered efficient when the right care is delivered at minimum cost. One way efficiency can be measured is by the cost per hospital separation. A sustainable health system maintains, renews and innovates resources to continually improve efficiency and respond to emerging needs. Net growth in the health workforce is an indicator of sustainability of the health care system.
Indicators in this framework
- Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.6.2–Net growth in health workforce, 2020
Health, Standard 13/10/2021 - Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care: PI 02-Average length of palliative care inpatient stay, 2021
Health, Qualified 21/10/2021 - Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.6.1–Cost per weighted separation and total case weighted separations, 2020
Health, Qualified 16/03/2022