Tue, 2011-07-26 13:53
Although one of the best performing health systems overall with success in controlling costs and at the same time achieving high levels of health outcomes, Australia faced challenges in fragmented primary health care. In 1998, Australia introduced a PIP that rewards areas of primary health care, including comprehensive after-hours care, rural practices, teaching medical students, and use of electronic health records. Learn more about how the program works and its results in this summary.