COULD PROVIDING MORE CHOICE FOR PUBLIC PATIENTS DRIVE HOSPITAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS IN AUSTRALIA?

Speaker: Henry Cutler, Macquarie University Seminar Date: Tuesday August 8 12:00pm Brief abstract: Publically funded elective surgery patients in Australia have little informed choice when seeking hospital care. They have limited information on hospital quality and are generally directed towards their local public hospital, where they are treated by doctors nominated by the hospital. International research suggests patients want