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The Department of Health and Aged Care (DHAC), formerly the Department of Health, is a department of the Australian Government responsible for health research, funding, promotion and regulation in Australia. Primary health care and aged care services are overseen by DHAC, while tertiary health services are administered by state and territory ...
Healthdirect Australia, otherwise known as just Healthdirect and formerly the National Health Call Centre Network, is the national health advice service in Australia. [1] Funded by the Australian Government and all state and territory governments , [ 2 ] Healthdirect provides a number of 24/7 health helplines to all Australians.
The Australian Digital Health Agency is the Australian Government statutory agency responsible for My Health Record, Australia's digital prescriptions and health referral system, and other e-health programs under the national digital health strategy. The agency replaces the former National E-Health Transition Authority which
My Health Record (MHR) is the national digital health record platform for Australia, and is managed by the Australian Digital Health Agency.It was originally established as the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR), a shared electronic health summary set up by the Australian government with implementation overseen by the National Electronic Health Transition Authority (NEHTA).
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the main statutory authority of the Australian Government responsible for medical research.It was the eighth largest research funding body in the world in 2016, [1] and NHMRC-funded research is globally recognised for its high quality. [2]
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is the medicine and therapeutic regulatory agency of the Australian Government. [4] As part of the Department of Health and Aged Care, the TGA regulates the safety, quality, efficacy and advertising in Australia of therapeutic goods (which comprise medicines, medical devices, biologicals and certain other therapeutic goods).
Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that out-of-pocket payments increased four-and-a-half times faster than government funding in 2014–15. [62] This has led to large numbers of patients skipping treatment or medicine. [63] Australian out-of-pocket health expenses are the third highest in the developed world. [62] [1]
The National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS Standards) are Australia's principal health care standards, and apply to all health services including inpatient, outpatient, and community care. [5] There are 8 standards: Clinical governance; Partnering with consumers; Preventing and controlling infections; Medication safety