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Research Theme 1: Using Analytics, Technology and Shared Data

Hardie RA, Sezgin G, Zhaoli D, Wabe N, Georgiou A (2020). Socioeconomic and demographic comparisons in the uptake of telehealth services during COVID-19. Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research.
Abidin AZ, Snoswell CL, Shafiee Hanjani L, Callaghan G, Edmonds M. (2021) Infliximab switching from reference product to biosimilar: a review of evidence regarding the clinical efficacy, safety profile and immunogenicity. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 51(5):358-73.
Akbar S, Coiera E, Magrabi F. (2018) ISQUA18-1534 How safe is mHealth? Concerns about patient-facing mobile health applications and their consequences. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 30(Supplement 2):49-50.
Akbar S, Lyell D, Magrabi F. (2021) Automation in nursing decision support systems: a systematic review of effects on decision making, care delivery, and patient outcomes. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 28(11):2502-2513.
Aquino YSJ, Rogers WA, Scully JL, Magrabi F, Carter SM. (2021) Ethical guidance for hard decisions: a critical review of early international COVID-19 ICU triage guidelines. Health Care Analysis. Published online first: 12 October 2021.
Banbury A, Nancarrow S, Dart J, Gray LC, Parkinson L. (2018) Telehealth interventions delivering home-based support group videoconferencing: systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20(2):e25.
Banbury A, Smith AC, Mehrotra A, Page M, Caffery LJ. (2021) A comparison study between metropolitan and rural hospital-based telehealth activity to inform adoption and expansion. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Published online first: 26 March 2021.
Baysari MT, Van Dort BA, Prgomet M, Zheng WY, Raban MZ, Dalla-Pozza L, McCullagh C, Westbrook J. (2020) The efficiency-thoroughness trade-off after implementation of electronic medication management: a qualitative study in pediatric oncology. International Journal for Quality in Health Care.32(8):511-6.
Baysari MT, Zheng WY, Tariq A, Heywood M, Scott G, Li L, Van Dort BA, Rathnayake K, Day R, Westbrook J. (2019) An experimental investigation of the impact of alert frequency and relevance on alert dwell time. International Journal of Medical Informatics.133:104027.
Bowden T, Lyell D, Coiera E. (2020) Emergency care access to primary care records: an observational study. BMJ Health & Care Informatics. 27(3):1-7.
Brett L, Jorgensen M, Myton R, Georgiou A, Westbrook J. (2020) Characteristics of older Australian community aged care clients who fall: Incidents reported by care staff. Health & Social Care in the Community. Published online first: 2 September 2020.
Caffery LJ, Bradford NK, Smith AC, Langbecker D. (2018) How telehealth facilitates the provision of culturally appropriate healthcare for Indigenous Australians. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 24(10):676-682.
Castillo C, Steffens T, Sim L, Caffery L. (2021) The effect of clinical information on radiology reporting: a systematic review. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences. 68(1):6-74.
Coiera E, Tong HL. (2021) Replication studies in the clinical decision support literature-frequency, fidelity, and impact. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.28(9):1815–1825.
Coiera E. (2018) The fate of medicine in the time of AI. The Lancet. 392(10162):2331-2332.
Coiera E. (2018) On algorithms, machines, and medicine. The Lancet. Oncology. S1470-2045(18):30835-0.
Coiera E. (2019) The last mile: where artificial intelligence meets reality. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21(11):e16323.
Coiera E. (2020) The cognitive health system. The Lancet. 395(10222):463-6.
Cunningham FC, Ranmuthugala G, Westbrook J, Braithwaite J. (2019) Tackling the wicked problem of health networks: the design of an evaluation framework. BMJ Open. 9(5).
De Guzman KR, Caffery LJ, Smith AC, Snoswell CL. (2021) Specialist consultation activity and costs in Australia: before and after the introduction of COVID-19 telehealth funding. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 27(10):609-614.
De Guzman KR, Snoswell CL, Caffery LJ, Smith AC. (2021) Economic evaluations of videoconference and telephone consultations in primary care: a systematic review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Published online first: 7 October 2021.
De Guzman KR, Snoswell CL, Taylor ML, Gray LC, & Caffery LJ. (2022). Economic evaluations of remote patient monitoring for chronic disease: a systematic review. Value in Health. 25(6):897-913.
Dunn AG, Surian D, Dalmazzo J, Rezazadegan D, Steffens M, Dyda A, Leask J, Coiera E, Dey A, Mandl KD. (2020) Limited role of bots in spreading vaccine-critical information among active Twitter users in the United States: 2017-2019. American Journal of Public Health.110(S3):S319-s25.
Falconer N, Monaghan C, Snoswell CL. (2020) The pharmacist informatician: providing an innovative model of care during the COVID-19 crisis. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice.
Falkland E, Wiggins M, Westbrook J. (2021) Interruptions versus breaks: the role of cue utilisation in a simulated process control task. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 35(2):473-85.
Feng Y-Z, Liu S, Cheng Z-Y, Quiroz JC, Rezazadegan D, Chen P-K, Lin Q-T, Qian L, Liu X-F, Berkovsky S, Coiera E, Song L, Qiu X-M, Cai X-R. (2021) Severity assessment and progression prediction of COVID-19 patients based on the LesionEncoder framework and chest CT. Information. 12(11):1-14.
Franco G, Li L, Georgiou A. (2019) A snapshot of prostate-specific antigen testing in general practices across three primary health networks in Victoria. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. 24:A37.
Franco GS, Hardie RA, Li L, Imai C, Sezgin G, Li J, McLeod A, Pearce C, Georgiou A. (2021) Prostate-specific antigen testing of asymptomatic men in Australia: an observational study based on electronic general practice data. Medical Journal of Australia.215(5):228-9.
Fraser H, Coiera E, Wong D. (2018) Safety of patient-facing digital symptom checkers. The Lancet. 392(10161):2263-2264.
Gao Y, Xiao X, Han B, Li G, Ning X, Wang D, Cai W, Kikinis R, Berkovsky S, Di Ieva A, Zhang L, Ji N, Liu S. (2020) A Deep Learning Methodology for Differentiating Glioma Recurrence from Radiation Necrosis using Multimodal MRI: Algorithm Development and Validation. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 8(11):1-15.
Gates P, Raban M, Westbrook J. (2021) Electronic medication administration records. Evidence Briefings on Interventions to Improve Medication Safety. Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Health Care.
Gates P, Raban M, Westbrook J. (2021) Electronic prescribing systems and their impact on patient safety in hospitals. Evidence Briefings on Interventions to Improve Medication Safety. Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Health Care.
Gates P, Raban M, Westbrook J.(2021) Closed loop dispensing/administration systems. Evidence Briefings on Interventions to Improve Medication Safety. Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Health Care.
Gates PJ, Baysari MT, Gazarian M, Raban MZ, Meyerson S, Westbrook J. (2019) Prevalence of medication errors among paediatric inpatients: systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug Safety. 42(11):1329-1342
Gates PJ, Baysari MT, Mumford V, Raban MZ, Westbrook J. (2019) Standardising the classification of harm associated with medication errors: the Harm Associated with Medication Error Classification (HAMEC). Drug Safety. 42(8):931–939.
Gates PJ, Hardie R-A, Raban MZ, Li L, Westbrook JI. (2020) How effective are electronic medication systems in reducing medication error rates and associated harm among hospital inpatients? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.28(1):167-76.
Gates PJ, Meyerson SA, Baysari MT, Westbrook J. (2019) The prevalence of dose errors among paediatric patients in hospital wards with and without health information technology: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug Safety. 42(1):13-25.
Georgiou A, Li J, Thomas J, Dahm M, Westbrook J. (2019) The impact of health information technology on the management and follow-up of test results – a systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 26(7):678-688.
Georgiou A, Sezgin G, Li L, Wilson R, McCaughey EJ, Lindeman R, Vecellio E, Westbrook J. (2019) Who gets a laboratory test in hospital, why, and how often? A retrospective observational study of 4 Australian hospitals. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 4(3):343-354.
Hardie R-A, Sezgin G, Imai C, Franco GS, Li L, Pearce C, McLeod A, Badrick T, Westbrook J, Georgiou A. (2020) Enhancing patient outcomes through evaluation of the appropriateness and quality use of pathology in general practice. Australian Institute of Health Innovation.
Hardie RA, Sezgin G, Zhaoli D, Georgiou A (2021) The uptake of GP telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research.
Haydon HM, Caffery LJ, Snoswell CL, Thomas EE, Taylor M, Budge M, Probert J, Smith AC. (2021) Optimising specialist geriatric medicine services by telehealth. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 27(10):674-679.
Haydon HM, Smith AC, Snoswell CL, Thomas EE, Caffery LJ. (2021) Addressing concerns and adapting psychological techniques for videoconsultations: a practical guide. Clinical Psychologist. 1-8.
Haydon HM, Snoswell CL, Thomas EE, Broadbent A, Caffery LJ, Brydon JA, Smith AC. (2021) Enhancing a community palliative care service with telehealth leads to efficiency gains and improves job satisfaction. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 27(10):625-630.
Imai C, Hardie R-A, Franco GS, Sezgin G, Tepper K, McLeod A, Pearce C, Westbrook J, Georgiou A. (2020) Harnessing the potential of electronic general practice pathology data in Australia: an examination of the quality use of pathology for type 2 diabetes patients. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 141:104189.
Imai C, Hardie RA, Thomas J, Wabe N, Georgiou A (2020) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on general practice-based HbA1c monitoring in type 2 diabetes. Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research.
Imai C, Hardie RA, Zhaoli D, Thomas J, Sezgin G, Li J, Georgiou A (2020). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer screening in general practice. Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research.
Imai C, Li L, Hardie RA, Georgiou A. (2021) Adherence to guideline-recommended HbA1c testing frequency and better outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: a 5-year retrospective cohort study in Australian general practice. BMJ Quality & Safety. Published online first: 4 February 2021.
Imai C, Li L, Hardie RA, Georgiou A. (2021) Adherence to guideline-recommended HbA1c testing frequency and better outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: a 5-year retrospective cohort study in Australian general practice. BMJ Quality & Safety, 30:706-714
Imai C, Thomas J, Hardie RA, Badrick T, Georgiou A (2020). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pathology testing in general practice. Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research.
James HSE, Smith AC, Thomas EE, Snoswell CL, Caffery LJ, Haydon HM. (2021) Exploring paramedics’ intention to use a specialist palliative care telehealth service. Progress in Palliative Care. 29(2):106-13.
Jorgensen M, Siette J, Georgiou A, Warland A, Westbrook J. (2018) Modeling the association between home care service use and entry into residential aged care: a cohort study using routinely collected data. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 19(2):110-116.
Kocaballi AB, Berkovsky S, Quiroz J, Laranjo L, Tong HL, Rezazadegan D, Briatore A, Coiera E. (2019) Personalization of conversational agents in healthcare: a systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21(11):e15360
Kocaballi AB, Ijaz K, Laranjo L, Quiroz JC, Rezazadegan D, Tong HL, Willcock S, Berkovsky S, Coiera E. (2020) Envisioning an artificial intelligence documentation assistant for future primary care consultations: A co-design study with general practitioners. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 27(11): 1695-1704.
Laranjo L, Quiroz JC, Tong HL, Arevalo Bazalar M, Coiera E. (2020) A mobile social networking app for weight management and physical activity promotion: results from an experimental mixed methods study. Journal of Medical Internet Research.22(12):e19991.
Laver K, Liu E, Clemson L, Davies O, Gray L, Gitlin LN, Crotty M. (2020) Does Telehealth Delivery of a Dyadic Dementia Care Program Provide a Noninferior Alternative to Face-To-Face Delivery of the Same Program? A Randomized, Controlled Trial. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.28(6):673-82.
Li L, Sunderland N, Rathnayake K, Westbrook J. (2021) Sepsis epidemiology in Australian Public Hospitals, a nationwide longitudinal study (2013-2018). Infection, Disease & Health. 26(1):S9.
Li L, Vecellio E, Gay S, Lake R, MacKay M, Burnett L, Chesher D, Braye S, Badrick T, Westbrook J, Georgiou A. (2018) Making sense of a haemolysis monitoring and reporting system: a nationwide longitudinal multimethod study of 68 Australian laboratory participant organisations. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 56(4):565-573.
Lichtner V, Baysari M, Gates P, Dalla-Pozza L, Westbrook J. (2019) Medication safety incidents in paediatric oncology after electronic medication management system implementation. European Journal of Cancer Care. 28(6):e13152
Lichtner V, Franklin BD, Dalla-Pozza L, Westbrook JI. (2020) Electronic ordering and the management of treatment interdependencies: a qualitative study of paediatric chemotherapy. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 20(1):193.
Lichtner V, Prgomet M, Gates P, Franklin BD, Westbrook J. (2021) Challenges of digital commons: a qualitative study of an automated dispensing cabinet in a paediatric intensive care unit. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 284(0):244-248.
Lichtner V, Prgomet M, Gates P, Franklin BD, Westbrook J. (2021) Evaluation of an automated dispensing cabinet in paediatric intensive care - focus on controlled medications. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 284(0):323-325.
Lind KE, Gray LC, Raban MZ, Georgiou A, Westbrook J. (2019) Anti‐dementia medication use by aged care residents with dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 34:1029-1040.
Lind KE, Jorgensen M, Gray LC, Georgiou A, Westbrook J. (2019) Anti-osteoporosis medication use in a high fracture-risk population: contemporary trends in Australian residential aged care facilities. Health Services Insights. 12:1-11.
Lind KE, Raban MZ, Georgiou A, Westbrook J. (2019) Duration of antipsychotic use by aged care facility residents with dementia. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders. 33(4):331-338.
Lind KE, Raban MZ, Georgiou A, Westbrook J. (2019) NSAID use among residents in 68 residential aged care facilities 2014 to 2017: an analysis of duration, concomitant medication use, and high‐risk conditions. Pharmacoepidemiology Drug Safety. 28(11):1480-1488.
Ludlow K, Westbrook J, Jorgensen M, Lind KE, Baysari MT, Gray LC, Day RO, Ratcliffe J, Lord SR, Georgiou A, Braithwaite J, Raban MZ, Close J, Beattie E, Zheng WY, Debono D, Nguyen A, Siette J, Seaman K, Miao M, Root J, Roffe D, O’Toole L, Carrasco M, Thompson A, Shaikh J, Wong J, Stanton C, Haddock R. (2021) Co-designing a dashboard of predictive analytics and decision support to drive care quality and client outcomes in aged care: a mixed-method study protocol. BMJ Open.11(8):1-10.
Lyell D, Coiera E, Chen J, Shah P, Magrabi F. (2021) How machine learning is embedded to support clinician decision making: an analysis of FDA-approved medical devices. BMJ Health & Care Informatics.28(1):1-17.
Maali Y, Perez-Concha O, Coiera E, Roffe D, Day RO, Gallego B. (2018) Predicting 7-day, 30-day and 60-day all-cause unplanned readmission: a case study of a Sydney hospital. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 18(1):1.
Magrabi F, Habli I, Sujan M, Wong D, Thimbleby H, Baker M, Coiera E. (2019) Why is it so difficult to govern mobile apps in healthcare? BMJ Health Care Informatics. 26:e100006.
Makeham M, Pont L, Verdult C, Hardie R-A, Raban M, Mitchell R, Purdy H, Teichert M, Ingersoll A, Westbrook J. (2020) The General Practice and Residential Aged Care Facility Concordance of Medication (GRACEMED) study. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 143:104264.
McMullan R, Raban M, Westbrook J. (2021) Scanning medication administration systems. Evidence Briefings on Interventions to Improve Medication Safety. Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Health Care.
McMullan R, Raban M, Westbrook J. (2021) Reducing interruptions during medication prescribing, preparation and administration. Evidence Briefings on Interventions to Improve Medication Safety. Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Health Care.
McMullan R, Raban M, Westbrook J. (2021) Double-checking medication administration. Evidence Briefings on Interventions to Improve Medication Safety. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
McMullan R, Urwin R, Gates P, Sunderland N, Westbrook J. (2021) Are operating room distractions, interruptions and disruptions associated with performance and patient safety? A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 33(2):1-10.
Mehrotra A, Bhatia RS, Snoswell CL. (2021) Paying for telemedicine after the pandemic. Journal of the American Medical Association.325(5):431-2.
Menon A, Fatehi F, Ding H, Bird D, Karunanithi M, Gray LC, Russell A. (2019) Outcomes of a feasibility trial using an innovative mobile health programme to assist in insulin dose adjustment. BMJ Health Care Informatics. 26(1).
Menon A, Gray LC, Fatehi F, Darssan D, Bird D, Bennetts D, Russell AW. (2017) A comparison of characteristics of patients seen in a tertiary hospital diabetes telehealth service versus specialist face-to-face outpatients. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 23(10):842-849.
Nic Giolla Easpaig B, Tran Y, Winata T, Lamprell K, Fajardo Pulido D, Arnolda G, Delaney GP, Liauw W, Smith K, Avery S, Rigg K, Westbrook J, Olver I, Currow D, Girgis A, Karnon J, Ward RL, Braithwaite J. (2021) Providing outpatient cancer care for CALD patients: a qualitative study. BMC Research Notes.14(1):304.
Ong, MS, Magrabi F, Coiera E. (2018) Delay in reviewing test results prolongs hospital length of stay: A retrospective cohort study. BMC Health Services Research, 18(369).
Page NJB, Baysari MT, Westbrook J. (2019) Selection and use of decision support alerts in electronic medication management systems in Australian hospitals: a survey of implementers. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 49(2):142-9.
Prgomet M, Li J, Li L, Georgiou A, Westbrook J. (2019) The impact of electronic meal ordering systems on hospital and patient outcomes: a systematic review. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 129:275-284.
Quiroz JC, Feng Y, Cheng Z, Rezazadegan D, Chen P, Lin Q, Qian L, Liu X, Berkovsky S, Coiera E, Song L, Qiu X, Liu S, Cai X. (2021) Development and validation of a machine learning approach for automated severity assessment of COVID-19 based on clinical and imaging data: retrospective study. JMIR Medical Informatics.9(2):e24572.
Quiroz JC, Laranjo L, Kocaballi AB, Briatore A, Berkovsky S, Rezazadegan D, Coiera E. (2020) Identifying relevant information in medical conversations to summarize a clinician-patient encounter. Health Informatics Journal. 26(4): 2906-2914.
Quiroz JC, Laranjo L, Tufanaru C, Kocaballi AB, Rezazadegan D, Berkovsky S, Coiera E. (2021) Empirical analysis of Zipf's law, power law, and lognormal distributions in medical discharge reports. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 145.
Raban M, Gonzalez G, Nguyen A, Li L, Newell B, Westbrook J. (2021) Reducing antibiotic prescribing using nudges: a systematic review of interventions in primary care. Infection, Disease & Health. 26(1):S11.
Raban MZ, Baysari MT, Jorgensen ML, Tariq A, Georgiou A, Westbrook JI. (2020) Unmet needs for transdermal patch management in electronic medication administration records: an analysis of data from 66 aged care facilities. Applied Clinical Informatics.11(05):812-20.
Raban MZ, Gasparini C, Li L, Baysari MT, Westbrook J. (2020) Effectiveness of interventions targeting antibiotic use in long-term aged care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 10:e028494.
Raban MZ, Gates PJ, Gasparini C, Westbrook JI. (2021) Temporal and regional trends of antibiotic use in long-term aged care facilities across 39 countries, 1985-2019: systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS ONE.16(8):1-24.
Raban MZ, Lind KE, Day RO, Gray LC, Georgiou A, Westbrook J. (2020) Trends, determinants and differences in antibiotic use in 68 residential aged care homes in Australia, 2014–2017: a longitudinal analysis of electronic health record data. BMC Health Services Research. 20:883.
Ruangritchankul S, Peel NM, Shafiee Hanjani L, Gray LC. (2020) The Changes in Medication Prescribing Among the Older People with Cognitive Impairment in the Acute Care Setting. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 15:865-76.
Ryan M, Carrington C, Ward EC, Burns CL, Cuff K, Mackinnon M, Snoswell CL. (2021) Changing from telephone to videoconference for pre-treatment pharmacist consults in cancer services: impacts to funding and time efficiency. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 27(10):680-684.
Sanderson BJ, Field JD, Estcourt LJ, Wood EM, Coiera E. (2021) Massive transfusion experience, current practice and decision support: a survey of Australian and New Zealand anaesthetists. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 49(3):214-21.
Scott I, Cook D, Coiera E. (2020) Evidence-based medicine and machine learning: a partnership with a common purpose. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. Published online first: 19 August 2020.
Scott IA, Carter S, Coiera E (2021). Clinician checklist for assessing suitability of machine learning applications in healthcare. BMJ Health & Care Informatics. 28(1):1-8.
Scott IA, Carter SM, Coiera E. (2021) Exploring stakeholder attitudes towards AI in clinical practice. BMJ Health & Care Informatics. 28(1):e100450.
Scott IA, Coiera EW. (2020) Can AI help in the fight against COVID-19? Medical Journal of Australia.213(10):439-41.e2.
Scott IA, Cook D, Coiera EW, Richards B. (2019) Machine learning in clinical practice: prospects and pitfalls. Medical Journal of Australia. 211(5):203-205.e1.
Scowen C, Wabe N, Eigenstetter A, Lindeman R, Miao M, Westbrook JI, Georgiou A. (2020) Evaluating the long-term effects of a data-driven approach to reduce variation in emergency department pathology investigations: study protocol for evaluation of the NSW Health Pathology Atlas of variation. BMJ Open.10(10):e039437.
Seaman KL, Jorgensen ML, Raban MZ, Lind KE, Bell JS, Westbrook JI. (2021) Transforming routinely collected residential aged care provider data into timely information: current and future directions. Australasian Journal on Ageing.40(3):262-8.
Sezgin G, Georgiou A. (2019) 29 Vitamin D test ordering practices of Australian general practitioners between 2007 and 2017: evidence from electronic health records. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. 24:A21.
Sezgin G, Li L, Wilson R, Westbrook J, Lindeman R, Vecellio E, Georgiou A. (2019) Laboratory test utilization and repeat testing for inpatients of age 80 and over in Australia: a retrospective observational study. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 4(2):143-151.
Sezgin G, Monagle P, Loh TP, Ignjatovic V, Hoq M, Pearce C, McLeod A, Westbrook J, Li L, Georgiou A. (2020) Clinical thresholds for diagnosing iron deficiency: comparison of functional assessment of serum ferritin to population based centiles. Scientific Reports.10(1):18233.
Shafiee Hanjani L, Peel NM, Freeman CR, Gray LC. (2019) Using telehealth to enable collaboration of pharmacists and geriatricians in residential medication management reviews. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 41(5):1256-1261.
Shah Z, Surian D, Dyda A, Coiera E, Mandl KD, Dunn AG. (2019) Automatically appraising the credibility of vaccine-related web pages shared on social media: a Twitter surveillance study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21(11):e14007.
Sharan RV, Berkovsky S, Navarro DF, Xiong H, Jaffe A. (2021) Detecting pertussis in the pediatric population using respiratory sound events and CNN. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control.68:102722.
Sharan RV, Berkovsky S, Xiong H, Coiera E. (2021) End-to-end sleep apnea detection using single-lead ECG signal and 1-D residual neural networks. Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering. 41(5):758-66.
Siette J, Berry H, Jorgensen M, Brett L, Georgiou A, McClean T, Westbrook J. (2020) Social participation among older adults receiving community care services. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 40(9):997-1007.
Siette J, Dodds L, Seaman K, Wuthrich V, Johnco C, Earl J, Dawes P, Westbrook J. (2021) The impact of COVID-19 on the quality of life of older adults receiving community-based aged care. Australasian Journal on Ageing.40(1):84-9.
Siette J, Jorgensen M, Nguyen A, Knaggs G, Miller S, Westbrook J. (2021) A mixed-methods study evaluating the impact of an excursion-based social group on quality of life of older adults. BMC Geriatrics. 21(1):1-12.
Siette J, Knaggs GT, Zurynski Y, Ratcliffe J, Dodds L, Westbrook J. (2021) Systematic review of 29 self-report instruments for assessing quality of life in older adults receiving aged care services. BMJ Open. 11(11):e050892
Siette J, Pomare C, Dodds L, Jorgensen M, Harrigan N, Georgiou A. (2021) A comprehensive overview of social network measures for older adults: a systematic review. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.97:1-13.
Smith AC, Armfield NR, Coulthard MG, Williams ML, Caffery LJ. (2020) Queensland telepaediatric service: a review of the first 15 years of service. Frontiers in Digital Health.2(30).
Smith AC, Thomas E, Snoswell CL, Haydon H, Mehrotra A, Clemensen A, Caffery LJ. (2020) Telehealth for global emergencies: implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 26(5):309-313.
Snoswell C, Taylor ML, Comans TA, Smith AC, Gray LC, Caffery L. (2020) Determining if telehealth can reduce health system costs: Scoping review. Journal of Medical and Internet Research.
Snoswell CL, Caffery LJ, Haydon HM, Thomas EE, and Smith AC. (2020) Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Australian Health Review. 44(5):737-740.
Snoswell CL, Caffery LJ, Haydon HM, Wickramasinghe SI, Crumblin K, Smith AC. (2019) A cost-consequence analysis comparing patient travel, outreach, and telehealth clinic models for a specialist diabetes service to Indigenous people in Queensland. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 25(9):537-544.
Snoswell CL, Comans TA. (2020) Does the choice between a telehealth and an in-person appointment change patient attendance? Telemedicine and e-Health.
Snoswell CL, Smith AC, Page M, Scuffham P, Caffery LJ. (2021) Quantifying the societal benefits from telehealth: productivity and reduced travel. Value in Health Regional Issues. 28:61-6.
Snoswell CL, Taylor M, Caffery LJ. (2021) Why telehealth does not always save money for the health system. Journal of Health Organization and Management.35(6): 1-13.
Snoswell CL, Taylor ML, Caffery LJ. (2019) The breakeven point for implementing telehealth. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 25(9):530-536.
Snoswell CL, Taylor ML, Comans TA, Smith AC, Gray LC, Caffery LJ. (2020) Determining if telehealth can reduce health system costs: scoping review. Journal of Medical and Internet Research. 22:10.
Snoswell CL, Whitty JA, Caffery LJ, Kho J, Horsham C, Loescher LJ, Vagenas D, Gillespie N, Soyer HP, Janda M. (2021) Consumer preference and willingness to pay for direct-to-consumer mobile teledermoscopy services in Australia. Dermatology. Published online first: 13 August 2021.
Surian D, Kim V, Menon R, Dunn AG, Sintchenko V, Coiera E. (2019) Tracking a moving user in indoor environments using Bluetooth low energy beacons. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 98:103288.
Taib R, Berkovsky S, Koprinska I, Wang E, Zeng Y, Li J. (2019) Personality sensing: detection of personality traits using physiological responses to image and video stimuli. ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems. 18.
Tangari G, Ikram M, Sentana IWB, Ijaz K, Kaafar MA, Berkovsky S. (2021) Analyzing security issues of android mobile health and medical applications. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.28(10):2074-84.
Tanzini M, Westbrook J, Guidi S, Sunderland N, Prgomet M. (2021) Measuring clinical workflow to improve quality and safety. In: Donaldson L, Ricciardi W, Sheridan S, Tartaglia R, editors. Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2021. p. 393-402.
Tariq A, Baysari M, Pedersen CH, Andersen MV, Larsen MM, Shahi M, Beveridge A, Westbrook J. (2018) Examining barriers to healthcare providers’ adoption of a hospital-wide electronic patient journey board. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 114:18-26.
Taylor A, Caffery L, Gesesew H, King A, Bassal A, Ford K, Kealey J, Maeder A, McGuirk M, Parkes D, Ward P. (2021) How Australian health care services adapted to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of telehealth professionals. Frontiers in Public Health.9(121).
Taylor ML, Thomas EE, Snoswell CL, Smith AC, Caffery LJ. (2021) Does remote patient monitoring reduce acute care use? A systematic review. BMJ Open.11(3):e040232.
Thomas EE, Haydon HM, Caffery LJ, Smith A (2020). Design considerations for delivering telehealth in Australian hospitals: the Hassell report. Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland.
Thomas EE, Haydon HM, Mehrotra A, Caffery LJ, Snoswell CL, Banbury A, Smith AC. (2020) Building on the momentum: Sustaining telehealth beyond COVID-19. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Published online first: 26 September 2020.
Thomas EE, Taylor ML, Banbury A, Snoswell CL, Haydon HM, Gallegos Rejas VM, Smith AC, Caffery LJ. (2021) Factors influencing the effectiveness of remote patient monitoring interventions: a realist review. BMJ Open.11(8):e051844.
Thomas J, Dahm MR, Li J, Georgiou A. (2021) Can patients contribute to enhancing the safety and effectiveness of test-result follow-up? Qualitative outcomes from a health consumer workshop. Health Expectations. 24(2):222-33.
Thomas J, Dahm MR, Li J, Smith P, Irvine J, Westbrook J, Georgiou A. (2020) Variation in electronic test results management and its implications for patient safety: a multisite investigation. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 27(8):1214-1224.
Van Garderen A, Snoswell CL. (2021) Text automation tool to improve pharmacist productivity and work capacity in a digital hospital: a pilot study. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 51(5):415-419.
Wabe N, Hardie RA, Lindeman R, Scowen C, Eigenstetter A, Georgiou A. (2021) Potentially redundant repeat liver function test ordering practices in Australian hospitals: a 5-year multicentre retrospective observational study. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 75(5):1-9.
Wabe N, Li L, Lindeman R, Post JJ, Dahm M, Li J, Westbrook J, Georgiou A. (2021) Evaluation of the accuracy of diagnostic coding for influenza compared to laboratory results: the availability of test results before hospital discharge facilitates improved coding accuracy. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 21(1):1-10.
Wabe N, Thomas J, Hardie RA, Zhaoli D, Imai C, Sezgin G, Li J, Georgiou A (2020). Changes in medication prescribing in general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research.
Wali G, Berkovsky S, Whiten DR, Mackay-Sim A, Sue CM. (2021) Single cell morphology distinguishes genotype and drug effect in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Scientific Reports.11(1):16635.
Walter SR, Raban MZ, Westbrook J. (2019) Visualising clinical work in the emergency department: understanding interleaved patient management. Applied Ergonomics. 79:45-53.
Wang Y, Coiera E, Magrabi F. (2019) Using convolutional neural networks to identify patient safety incident reports by type and severity. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 26(12):1600-1608.
Westbrook J, Li L, Raban MZ, Woods A, Koyama AK, Baysari MT, Day RO, McCullagh C, Prgomet M, Mumford V, Dalla-Pozza L, Gazarian M, Gates PJ, Lichtner V, Barclay P, Gardo A, Wiggins M, White L. (2020) Associations between double-checking and medication administration errors: a direct observational study of paediatric inpatients. BMJ Quality & Safety. 0:1-11.
Westbrook J, Sunderland N, Li L, Koyama A, McMullan R, Urwin R, Churruca K, Baysari M, Jones C, Loh E, McInnes L, Middleton SB, Braithwaite J. (2020) The prevalence and impact of unprofessional behaviour among hospital workers: a survey in seven Australian hospitals. Medical Journal of Australia.
Westbrook J, Sunderland NS, Woods A, Raban MZ, Gates P, Li L. (2020). C hanges in medication administration error rates associated with the introduction of electronic medication systems in hospitals: a multisite controlled before and after study. BMJ Health & Care Informatics. 27(3): 1-7.
Westbrook JI, Li L, Shah S, Lehnbom EC, Prgomet M, Schofield B, Cresswell K, Slee A, Coleman JJ, McCloughan L, Sheikh A. (2019) A cross-country time and motion study to measure the impact of electronic medication management systems on the work of hospital pharmacists in Australia and England. International Journal of Medical Informatics.129:253-259.
Winckel K, Sullivan S, Vongphakdi M, Snoswell CL. (2020) A retrospective review examining intravenous iron infusion dosing methods. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research.
Xiong H, Berkovsky S, Romano M, Sharan RV, Liu S, Coiera E, McLellan LF. (2021) Prediction of anxiety disorders using a feature ensemble based Bayesian neural network. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 123(0):1-9.
Yin K, Jung J, Coiera E, Laranjo L, Blandford A, Khoja A, Tai W-T, Phillips DP, Lau AYS (2020). Patient work and their contexts: scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(6):1-16.
Zhaoli D, Franco G, Datta S, McGuire P, Li J, Georgiou A (2021). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on general practice consultations in residential aged care facilities. Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research.
Zhou X, Snoswell CL, Harding LE, Bambling M, Edirippulige S, Bai X, Smith AC. (2020) The role of telehealth in reducing the mental health burden from COVID-19. Telemedicine and e-Health. 26(4).

Research Theme 2: Reducing Waste and Low-value Care

Åkesson KE, Buchbinder R, Nordin M, Hurley MV, Overgaard S, Chang L, Yang R, Chan D, Dahlberg L, Nero H, Woolf A. (2020) Advances in delivery of health care for MSK conditions. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology.34(5).
Andrés M, Sivera F, Buchbinder R, Pardo Pardo J, Carmona L. (2021) Dietary supplements for chronic gout. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (11).
Avery JC, Whittle SL, Johnston RV, Grobler L, McKenzie BJ, Cyril S, van der Heijde D, Buchbinder R. (2021) Dose reduction and discontinuation of biologic and targeted synthetic disease‐modifying anti‐rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in people with axial spondyloarthritis and low disease activity. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (11).
Bach AC, Lo KS, Pathirana T, Glasziou P, Barratt AL, Jones MA, Bell KJ. (2020) Is the risk of cancer in Australia overstated? The importance of competing mortality for estimating lifetime risk. Medical Journal of Australia. 212(1):17-22.
Bakhit M, Baillie E, Krzyzaniak N, van Driel M, Clark J, Glasziou P, Del Mar C. (2021) Antibiotic prescribing for acute infections in synchronous telehealth consultations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BJGP Open: BJGPO.2021.0106.
Beeken RJ, Scott AM, Sims R, Cleo G, Clifford H, Glasziou P, Thomas R. (2021) A Community Jury on initiating weight management conversations in primary care. Health Expectations. Published online first: 21 June 2021.
Bell KJL, Doust J, Glasziou P, Cullen L, Harris IA, Smith L, Buchbinder R, Barratt A. (2019) Recognizing the potential for overdiagnosis: are high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays an example? Annals of Internal Medicine. 170(4):259-61.
Bell KJL, Doust J, Glasziou P. (2018) Incremental benefits and harms of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Guideline. JAMA Internal Medicine. 178(6), 755-757.
Bell KJL, White S, Hassan O, Zhu L, Scott AM, Clark J, & Glasziou P. (2022). Evaluation of the incremental value of a coronary artery calcium score beyond traditional cardiovascular risk assessment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Internal Medicine, 182(6), 634-642.
Bell KJL, Zhu L, & Glasziou P. (2022). Keeping score-appropriate and timely use of CACS-Reply. JAMA Internal Medicine, 182(11), 1233-1234.
Bennell KL, Bayram C, Harrison C, Brand C, Buchbinder R, Haas R, Hinman RS. (2021) Trends in management of hip and knee osteoarthritis in general practice in Australia over an 11-year window: a nationwide cross-sectional survey. The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific.12:1-7.
Bennell KL, Paterson KL, Metcalf BR, Duong V, Eyles J, Kasza J, Wang Y, Cicuttini F, Buchbinder R, Forbes A, Harris A, Yu SP, Connell D, Linklater J, Wang BH, Oo WM, Hunter DJ. (2021) Effect of intra-articular platelet-rich plasma vs placebo injection on pain and medial tibial cartilage volume in patients with knee osteoarthritis: the RESTORE randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association. 326(20):2021-2030.
Blom JW, Muth C, Glasziou P, McCormack JP, Perera R, Poortvliet RKE, Numans ME, Thürmann P, Thiem U, Thio SL, Van Driel M, Beyer M, Van den Akker M, Knottnerus JA. (2020) Describing deprescribing trials better: an elaboration of the CONSORT statement. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 127:87-95.
Bonner C, McKinn S, McCaffrey K, Glasziou P, Irwig L, Doust J, Jansen J, Bell K. (2019) Is the NHS ‘Heart Age Test’ too much medicine? British Journal of General Practice. 69(688):560-561.
Buchbinder R, Bourne A, Staples M, Lui C, Walker K, Ben-Meir M, Gorelik A, Blecher G. (2021) Management of patients presenting with low back pain to a private hospital emergency department in Melbourne, Australia. Emergency Medicine Australasia. Published online first: 23 June 2021.
Buchbinder R, Busija L. (2019) Why we should stop performing vertebroplasties for osteoporotic spinal fractures. Journal of Internal Medicine. 49(11):1367-1371.
Buchbinder R, Haas R. (2021) Optimising treatment for patients with rotator cuff disorders. The Lancet. 398(10298):369-70.
Buchbinder R, Underwood M, Hartvigsen J, Maher CG. (2020) The Lancet Series call to action to reduce low value care for low back pain: an update. PAIN. 161:S57-S64.
Buchbinder R, van Tulder M, Öberg B, Costa LM, Woolf A, Schoene M, Croft P. (2018) Low back pain: a call for action. Lancet Low Back Pain Series Working Group. The Lancet. 391(10137):2384-2388.
Busse JW, Vankrunkelsven P, Zeng L, Heen AF, Merglen A, Campbell F, Granan L, Aertgeerts B, Buchbinder R, Coen M, Juurlink D, Samer C, Siemieniuk RAC, Kumar N, Cooper L, Brown J, Lytvyn L, Zeraatkar D, Wang L, Guyatt GH, Vandvik PO, Agoritsas T. (2021) Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain: a clinical practice guideline. BMJ.374:2040.
Byambasuren O, Beller E, Hoffmann T, Glasziou P. (2020) Barriers to and facilitators of the prescription of mHealth apps in Australian general practice: qualitative study. JMIR mHealth uHealth. 8(7):e17447.
Byambasuren O, Hattingh L, Jones M, Obuccina M, Craig L, Clark J, Hoffmann T, Glasziou P, & Cardona M. (2022). Two decades of overuse and underuse of interventions for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review. Current Problems in Cardiology, 48(3): 101529.
Cahill LS, Carey LM, Lannin NA, Turville M, Neilson CL, Lynch EA, McKinstry CE, Han JX, O'Connor D. (2020) Implementation interventions to promote the uptake of evidence‐based practices in stroke rehabilitation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(10).
Cahill LS, Carey LM, Mak-Yuen Y, McCluskey A, Neilson CL, O’Connor D, Lannin N. (2021) Factors influencing allied health professionals’ implementation of upper limb sensory rehabilitation for stroke survivors: a qualitative study to inform knowledge translation. BMJ Open.11(2):e042879.
Cardona M, Shanmugam S, Lewis ET, Psirides A, Anstey M, Hillman K. (2019) A rapid review of patient and family perspectives on inappropriateness of intensive care treatments at the end of life. medRxiv. Published Online First: 20 September 2019.
Cardona M, Wee IJY, Lewis ET, Hunt J, Greenaway S, Hillman K, Ní Chróinín D. (2020) Strategies for improving end-of-life discussions. Australian Ageing Agenda.
Cardona M, Craig L, Jones M, Byambasuren O, Obucina M, Hattingh L, Clark J, Glasziou P, & Hoffmann T. (2022). Guideline adherence as an indicator of the extent of antithrombotic overuse and underuse: a systematic review. Global Heart. 17(1): 55.
Carlini J, Bahudin D, Michaleff Z, Plunkett E, Shé É N, Clark J, & Cardona M. (2022). Discordance and concordance on perception of quality care at end of life between older patients, caregivers and clinicians: a scoping review. European Geriatric Medicine, 13(1): 87-99.
Coombs DM, Machado GC, Richards B, Needs C, Buchbinder R, Harris IA, Howard K, McCaffery K, Billot L, Edwards J, Rogan E, Facer R, Li Q, Maher CG. (2021) Effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention to improve emergency department care of low back pain: a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Quality & Safety. bmjqs-2020-012337.Published online first: 10 March 2021.
Craig L, Sims R, Glasziou P, Thomas R. (2020) Women’s experiences of a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 20(1):76.
Cross AJ, Buchbinder R, Bourne A, Maher C, Mathieson S, Lin CC, O’Connor DA. (2019) Barriers and enablers to monitoring and deprescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain: protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis using the Theoretical Domains Framework. BMJ Open. 9(11):e034039.
Cross AJ, Buchbinder R, Mathieson S, Bourne A, Maher CG, Lin CC, & O'Connor DA. (2022). Barriers and enablers to monitoring and deprescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review with qualitative evidence synthesis using the Theoretical Domains Framework. BMJ Quality & Safety, 31(5): 387-400.
Décary S, Zadro J, O'Keeffe M, Michaleff Z, Traeger A, Légaré F. (2021) Overcoming overuse part 5: is shared decision making our excalibur? Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.51(2):53-6.
Di Donato M, Iles R, Buchbinder R, Xia T, Collie A. (2021) Prevalence, predictors and wage replacement duration associated with diagnostic imaging in Australian workers with accepted claims for low back pain: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. Published online first: 28 April 2021.
Di Donato M, Xia T, Iles R, Buchbinder R, Collie A. (2021) Patterns of opioid dispensing and associated wage replacement duration in workers with accepted claims for low back pain: a retrospective cohort study. Pain. Published online first: 15 November 2021.
Dobler CC, Glasziou P. (2019) Overdiagnosis in respiratory medicine. Respirology. 24:939-941.
Doust JA, Bell KJL, Glasziou P. (2020) Potential consequences of changing disease classifications. JAMA. 323(10):921-922.
Doust JA, Glasziou PP, & dʼEmden MC. (2022). A large trial of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in the United States highlights the need to revisit the Australian diagnostic criteria. Medical Journal of Australia, 216(3): 113-115.
Downie AS, Hancock M, Abdel Shaheed C, McLachlan AJ, Kocaballi AB, Williams CM, Michaleff ZA, Maher CG. (2020) An electronic clinical decision support system for the management of low back pain in community pharmacy: development and mixed methods feasibility study. JMIR Medical Informatics. 8:5.
Farmer C, Connor DA, Lee H, McCaffery K, Maher C, Newell D, Cashin A, Byfield D, Jarvik J, Buchbinder R. (2021) Consumer understanding of terms used in imaging reports requested for low back pain: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open.11(9):1-10.
Ferreira GE, Buchbinder R, Zadro JR, O'Keeffe M, Kharel P, Carballo-Costa L, Oliveira J, Maher CG. (2021) Are musculoskeletal conditions neglected in national health surveys? Rheumatology. 00(0):1-6.
Gearon E, O’Connor D, Wallis J, Han JX, Shepperd S, Makela P, Buchbinder R. (2021) Factors influencing the implementation of early discharge hospital at home and admission avoidance hospital at home: a qualitative evidence synthesis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 3: CD014765.
Gillies K, Chalmers I, Glasziou P, Elbourne D, Elliott J, Treweek S. (2019) Reducing research waste by promoting informed responses to invitations to participate in clinical trials. Trials. 20(1):613.
Glasziou P, Jones MA, Pathirana T, Barratt AL, Bell KJ. (2020) Estimating the magnitude of cancer overdiagnosis in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia. 212(4):163-168.
Glennon V, Whittle SL, Hill CL, Johnston RV, Avery JC, Grobler L, McKenzie BJ, Cyril S, Pardo Pardo J, Buchbinder R. (2021) Short‐term glucocorticoids for flares in people with rheumatoid arthritis receiving disease‐modifying anti‐rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (11).
González-González AI, Meid AD, Dinh TS, Blom JW, van den Akker M, Elders PJM, Thiem U, De Gaudry DK, Swart KMA, Rudolf H, Bosch-Lenders D, Trampisch H-J, Meerpohl JJ, Gerlach FM, Flaig B, Kom G, Snell KIE, Perera R, Haefeli WE, Glasziou P, Muth C. (2021) A prognostic model predicted deterioration in health-related quality of life in older patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.130:1-12.
Greenwood H, Krzyzaniak N, Peiris R, Clark J, Scott AM, Cardona M, Griffith R, & Glasziou P. (2022). Telehealth versus face-to-face psychotherapy for less common mental health conditions: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. JMIR Mental Health, 9(3): 1-16.
Gunnarsson RK, Orda U, Elliott B, Heal C, Gorges H, Glasziou P, Del Mar C. (2021) Improving antibiotics targeting using PCR point-of-care testing for group A streptococci in patients with uncomplicated acute sore throat. Australian Journal of General Practice.50(1-2):76-83
Guppy M, Glasziou P, Beller E, Flavel R, Shaw JE, Barr E, Doust J. (2021) Kidney trajectory charts to assist general practitioners in the assessment of patients with reduced kidney function: a randomised vignette study. BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. Available online first: 21 December 2021.
Haas R, Busija L, Gorelik A, Connor DA, Pearce C, Mazza D, Buchbinder R. (2021) Patterns of care for people presenting to Australian general practice with musculoskeletal complaints based on routinely collected data: protocol for an observational cohort study using the Population Level Analysis and Reporting (POLAR) database. BMJ Open.11(9):e055528.
Harris, I, O’Connor D, Buchbinder R. (2018) Needless procedures: knee arthroscopy is one of the most common but least effective surgeries. The Conversation. 13 September 2018.
Hayen A, Glasziou P, Doust J. (2021) Coronary artery calcium scoring in cardiovascular risk assessment of people with family histories of early onset coronary artery disease. Medical Journal of Australia. 214(9):440-440.
Ikonen J, Lähdeoja T, Ardern CL, Buchbinder R, Reito A, Karjalainen T. (2021) Persistent tennis elbow symptoms have little prognostic value: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. Published online first: 7 December 2021.
Jessup R, O’Connor D, Putrik P, Rischin K, Nezon J, Cyril S, Shepperd S, Buchbinder R. (2019) Alternative service models for delivery of healthcare services in high-income countries: a scoping review of systematic reviews. BMJ Open. 9:e024385.
Jessup RL, Putrik P, Buchbinder R, Rischin K, Nezon J, Cyril S, Shepperd S, O’Connor D. (2020) Identifying alternative service models to achieve lower cost delivery of healthcare services in high-income countries: a scoping review of systematic reviews. BMJ Open. 10:e036112.
Karjalainen TV, Silagy M, O'Bryan E, Johnston RV, Cyril S, Buchbinder R. (2021) Autologous blood and platelet‐rich plasma injection therapy for lateral elbow pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (9).
Kazda L, Bell K, Thomas R, McGeechan K, Barratt A. (2019) Evidence of potential overdiagnosis and overtreatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ open. 9(11).
Krzyzaniak N, Greenwood H, Scott AM, Peiris R, Cardona M, Clark J, Glasziou P. (2021) The effectiveness of telehealth versus face-to face interventions for anxiety disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Available online first: 3 December 2021.
Liu C, Abdel Shaheed C, Braten LC, Hancock MJ, Underwood M, Jarvik JG, Elliott J, Maher CG, Buchbinder R, Lin CW. (2021) Antibiotic treatment for low back pain or radicular pain, or both. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(9).
Maher CG, O’Keeffe M, Buchbinder R, Harris IA. (2019) Musculoskeletal healthcare: have we over-egged the pudding? International Journal of Rheumatology. 22(11):1957-1960.
McKenzie BJ, Whittle SL, Johnston RV, Hill CL, Pardo Pardo J, Glennon V, Grobler L, Avery JC, Cyril S, Buchbinder R. (2021) Long‐term glucocorticoids for rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(12).
Michaleff ZA, Zadro JR, Traeger AC, O'Keeffe M, Décary S. (2020) Overcoming overuse part 2: defining and quantifying health care overuse for musculoskeletal conditions. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.50(11):588-91.
Moynihan R, Barratt AL, Buchbinder R, Carter SM, Dakin T, Donovan J, Elshaug AG, Glasziou P, Maher CG, McCaffery KJ, Scott Al. (2018) Australia is responding to the complex challenge of overdiagnosis. Medical Journal of Australia. 209(8):332.
Moynihan R, Brodersen J, Heath I, Johansson M, Kuehlein T, Minué-Lorenzo S, Petursson H, Pizzanelli M, Reventlow S, Sigurdsson J, Stavdal A, Treadwell J, Glasziou P. (2019) Reforming disease definitions: a new primary care led, people-centred approach. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. 24:170-173.
Moynihan R, Sanders S, Michaleff Z, Scott A, Clark J, To E, Jones M, Kitchener E, Fox M, Johansson M, Lang E, Duggan A, Scott IA, Albarqouni L. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on utilisation of healthcare services: a systematic review. BMJ Open.11(3):e045343.
O'Keeffe M, Traeger AC, Michaleff ZA, Décary S, Garcia AN, Zadro JR. (2020) Overcoming overuse part 3: mapping the drivers of overuse in musculoskeletal health care. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.50(12):657-60.
O’Connor D, Gray LC, Phillips B. (2019) Telemedicine for diabetes and heart failure: an evidence review. MJA InSightPlus. 5.
O’Connor DA, Buchbinder R. (2019) More signals that overuse of healthcare is a pervasive problem contributing to health system waste. Internal Medicine Journal. 49:815-817.
O’Connor DA, Glasziou P, Maher CG, McCaffery KJ, Schram D, Maguire B, Ma R, Billot L, Gorelik A, Traeger AC, Albarqouni L, Checketts J, Vyas P, Clark B, & Buchbinder R. (2022). Effect of an Individualized Audit and Feedback Intervention on Rates of Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Imaging Requests by Australian General Practitioners: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 328(9): 850-860.
Oliveira CB, Hamilton M, Traeger A, Buchbinder R, Richards B, Rogan E, Maher CG, Machado GC. (2021) Do patients with acute low back pain in emergency departments have more severe symptoms than those in general practice? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Pain Medicine 0(0):1-11.
Pathirana T, Hayen A, Doust J, Glasziou P, Bell K. (2019) Lifetime risk of prostate cancer overdiagnosis in Australia: quantifying the risk of overdiagnosis associated with prostate cancer screening in Australia using a novel lifetime risk approach. BMJ Open. 9:e022457.
Pathirana TI, Pickles K, Riikonen JM, Tikkinen KAO, Bell KJL, & Glasziou P. (2022). Including information on overdiagnosis in shared decision making: a review of prostate cancer screening decision aids. MDM Policy & Practice, 7(2).
Pathirana T, Sequeira R, Del Mar C, Dickinson JA, Armstrong BK, Bell KJL, & Glasziou P. (2022). Trends in Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing and prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Australia: a critical analysis. Cancer Epidemiology, 77, 102093.
Putrik P, Grobler L, Lalor A, Karnon J, Parker D, Morgan M, Buchbinder R, O’Connor D. (2021) Models for delivery and co-ordination of primary or secondary health care (or both) to older adults living in aged care facilities. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.3: CD013880.
Putrik P, Jessup R, Buchbinder R, Glasziou P, Karnon J, O'Connor DA. (2021) Prioritising models of healthcare service delivery for a more sustainable health system: a Delphi study of Australian health policy, clinical practice and management, academic and consumer stakeholders. Australian Health Review. Published online first: 18 March 2021.
Rischin A, Liew D, Black R, Fletcher A, Buchbinder R, Lassere M, March L, Robinson PC, Hill C, The ASC. (2021) Healthcare access and attitudes towards telehealth during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic among an Australian cohort with inflammatory arthritis. Internal Medicine Journal. 51(5):788-92.
Rozbroj T, Haas R, O'Connor D, Carter SM, McCaffery K, Thomas R, Donovan J, Buchbinder R. (2021) How do people understand overtesting and overdiagnosis? Systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research. Social Science & Medicine.285:114255.
Rozbroj T, Haas R, O’Connor DA, Thomas R, McCaffery K, Carter S, Buchbinder R. (2020) How do patients and the public understand overtesting and overdiagnosis? A protocol for a thematic meta-synthesis of qualitative research. BMJ Open. 10(7):1-7.
Sanders S, Thomas R, Glasziou P, Doust J. (2019) A review of changes to the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder age of onset criterion using the checklist for modifying disease definitions. BMC Psychiatry. 19(1):357.
Sanders S, Thomas R, Glasziou P, Doust, J. (2019) A review of changes to the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder age of onset criterion using the checklist for modifying disease definitions. BMC Psychiatry. 19:357.
Scott AM, Bakhit M, Greenwood H, Cardona M, Clark J, Krzyzaniak N, Peiris R, & Glasziou P. (2022). Real-time telehealth versus face-to-face management for patients with PTSD in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 83(4):21r14143.
Sharma S, Traeger AC, Reed B, Hamilton M, O’Connor DA, Hoffmann TC, Bonner C, Buchbinder R, Maher CG. (2020) Clinician and patient beliefs about diagnostic imaging for low back pain: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis. BMJ Open. 10(8):1-9.
Sherrington C, Fairhall N, Kwok W, Wallbank G, Tiedemann A, Michaleff Z, Ng C, Bauman A. (2020) Evidence on physical activity and falls prevention for people aged 65+ years: Systematic review to inform the WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.17.
Sims R, Kazda L, Michaleff ZA, Glasziou P, Thomas R. (2020) Consequences of health condition labelling: Protocol for a systematic scoping review. BMJ Open.10(10):e037392.
Sims R, Michaleff ZA, Glasziou P, Thomas R. (2021) Consequences of a diagnostic label: a systematic scoping review and thematic framework. Frontiers in Public Health. 9:1-26.
Sridhar S, Haas R, Docking S, Buchbinder R, O'Connor D. (2021) Models of care for managing non‐specific low back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(12).
Thomas ET, Guppy M, Straus SE, Bell KJL, Glasziou P. (2019) Rate of normal lung function decline in ageing adults: a systematic review of prospective cohort studies. BMJ Open. 9(6):e028150.
Thomas ET, Glasziou P, Dobler CC. (2019) Use of the terms "overdiagnosis" and "misdiagnosis" in the COPD literature: a rapid review. Breathe (Sheffield, England). 15(1):e8-e19.
Thomas R, Scott AM, Sims R, Craig L, Claase LA, Lowe J, Heal C, Hardiman L, Glasziou P. (2020) Exploring women’s priorities for the potential consequences of a gestational diabetes diagnosis: a pilot community jury. Health Expectations. 00:1-10.
Thomas ET, Guppy M, Straus SE, Bell KJL, Glasziou P. (2019) Rate of normal lung function decline in ageing adults: a systematic review of prospective cohort studies. BMJ Open. 9(6):e028150.
Tikkinen KAO, Malekzadeh R, Schlegel M, Rutanen J, Glasziou P. (2020) COVID-19 clinical trials: learning from exceptions in the research chaos. Nature Medicine.26(11):1671-2.
Traeger AC, Checketts J, Tcharkhedian E, O’Connor DA, Klinner C, Sharma S, Vyas P, Albarqouni L, McCaffery K. (2020) Patient and general practitioner views of tools to delay diagnostic imaging for low back pain: a qualitative study. BMJ Open.10(11):e039936.
Traeger AC, Soon J, O'Keeffe M, Décary S, Michaleff ZA, Zadro JR. (2021). Overcoming overuse Part 4: small business survival. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 51(1):1-4.
Van Durme C, Wechalekar MD, Landewé RBM, Pardo Pardo J, Cyril S, van der Heijde D, Buchbinder R. (2021) Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for acute gout. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (12).
Vu M, Carvalho N, Clarke P, Buchbinder R, Tran-Duy A. (2021) Impact of comorbid conditions on healthcare expenditure and work-related outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The Journal of Rheumatology. 48(8): 1221-1229.
Wallis JA, Young K, Zayontz S, Risbey P, Buchbinder R. (2021) Utilisation of inpatient rehabilitation following elective total knee or hip replacements in private hospital setting declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. Internal Medicine Journal.51(3):446-7.
Wang L, Hong PJ, May C, Rehman Y, Oparin Y, Hong CJ, Hong BY, AminiLari M, Gallo L, Kaushal A, Craigie S, Couban RJ, Kum E, Shanthanna H, Price I, Upadhye S, Ware MA, Campbell F, Buchbinder R, Agoritsas T, Busse JW. (2021) Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic non-cancer and cancer related pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. BMJ.374:1034.
Wiles L, Hibbert P, Stephens J, Molloy C, Maher C, Buchbinder R, Moseley G, O'Sullivan P, Lin I, Briggs A, Slater H, Harris I, Jan S, Dwyer A, Fallon K, Hogg M, Fried K, Needs C, Casey P, Dabestani R, Kay D, Braithwaite J, Runciman W. (2021) What constitutes "appropriate care" for low back pain?: Point-of-care clinical indicators from guideline evidence and experts (the STANDING collaboration project). Spine. Available online first: 17 November 2021.
Zadro J, Jones C, Harris I, Buchbinder R, Connor DA, McCaffery K, Thompson R, Karunaratne S, Teng MJ, Maher C, Hoffmann T. (2021) Development of a patient decision aid on subacromial decompression surgery and rotator cuff repair surgery: an international mixed-methods study. BMJ Open.11(8):e054032.
Zadro J, Rischin A, Johnston RV, Buchbinder R. (2021) Image‐guided glucocorticoid injection versus injection without image guidance for shoulder pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(8).
Zadro JR, Décary S, O’Keeffe M, Michaleff ZA, Traeger AC. (2020) Overcoming overuse: improving musculoskeletal health care. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 50(3):113-115.

Research Theme 3: Promoting Better Value for the Health Dollar

Afzali HHA, Bojke L, Karnon J. (2019) Improving decision-making processes in health: is it time for (disease-specific) reference models? Journal of Applied Health Economic Health Policy. 18(1):1-4.
Afzali HHA, Karnon J, Theou O, Beilby J, Cesari M, Visvanathan R. (2019) Structuring a conceptual model for cost-effectiveness analysis of frailty interventions. PLoS One. 14(9):e0222049.
Agarwal A, Pain T, Levesque J-F, Girgis A, Hoffman A, Karnon J, King MT, Shah KK, Morton RL, For the HPSIG. (2021) Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to guide clinical care: recommendations and challenges. Medical Journal of Australia. 216(1):9-11.
Bai T, Mendez S, Scott A, Yong J. (2020) Public or private? The declining growth in the use of private healthcare in Australia. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
Bai T, Mendez S, Yong J, Scott A (2020). The falling growth in the use of private healthcare in Australia. Working Paper 18/20. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
Bai T, Mendez S, Yong J, Scott A. (2020) Private or public? The declining growth in the use of private healthcare in Australia. Melbourne Institute. Research Insights 27/20.
Chalwin R, Giles L, Salter A, Kapitola K, Karnon J. (2020) Re-designing a rapid response system: effect on staff experiences and perceptions of rapid response team calls. BMC Health Services Research. 20(1):480.
Duke GJ, Moran JL, Bersten AD, Bihari S, Roodenburg O, Karnon J, Hirth S, Hakendorf P, Santamaria JD. (2021) Hospital-acquired complications: the relative importance of hospital- and patient-related factors. Medical Journal of Australia. Published online first: 30 December 2021.
Edney LC, Afzali H, Cheng TC, Karnon J. (2018) Mortality reductions from marginal increases in public spending on health. Health Policy. 122(8):892-899.
Edney LC, Lomas J, Karnon J, Vallejo-Torres L, Stadhouders N, Siverskog J, Paulden M, Edoka IP, Ochalek J. (2021) Empirical estimates of the marginal cost of health produced by a healthcare system: methodological considerations from country-level estimates. PharmacoEconomics. Published online first: 29 September 2021.
Gray J, Partington A, Karnon J. (2021) Access, use, and patient-reported experiences of emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic: population-based survey. JMIR Human Factors.8(3):e30878.
Gray J, Roseleur J, Edney L, Karnon J, the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network’s Hypoglycaemia Clinical Working G. (2021) Pragmatic review of interventions to prevent inpatient hypoglycaemia. Diabetic Medicine. 39(2):e14737.
Gray J, Sullivan T, Latimer NR, Salter A, Sorich MJ, Ward RL, Karnon J. (2020) Extrapolation of survival curves using standard parametric models and flexible parametric spline models: comparisons in large registry cohorts with advanced cancer. Medical Decision Making. 41(2):179-93.
Haji Ali Afzali H, Karnon J. (2021) Expediting patient access to new health technologies: role of disease-specific reference models. Value in Health. 24(6):755-8.
Haji Ali Afzali H, Street J, Merlin T, Karnon J. (2021) The representation of public values in health technology assessment to inform funding decisions: the case of Australia's national funding bodies. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care.37(1):e22.
Harrap B, Hawthorne L, Holland M, McDonald J, Scott A. (2021) Australia’s superior skilled migration outcomes compared with Canada’s. International Migration. Published online first: 26 November 2021.
Harvey G, Pham CT, Inacio MC, Laver K, Lynch EA, Jorissen RN, Karnon J, Bourke A, Forward J, Maddison J, Whitehead C, Rupa JA, McNamara C, Crotty M. (2021) An integrated knowledge translation approach to address avoidable rehospitalisations and unplanned admissions for older people in South Australia: implementation and evaluation program plan. Implementation Science Communications. 2(1):1-7.
Hillock NT, Merlin TL, Karnon J, Turnidge J, Eliott J. (2020) Value assessment of antimicrobials and the implications for development, access, and funding of effective treatments: Australian stakeholder perspective. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 37(1):e28.
Hiscock H, Perera P, Tang ML, Danchin MH, Sung V, Karnon J. (2020) Costs and uptake of a community model of paediatric food allergy care versus specialist hospital care: A before-and-after controlled trial. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 56(8):1225-32.
Ishaque S, Karnon J, Chen G, Nair R, Salter AB. (2019) A systematic review of randomised controlled trials evaluating the use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). Quality of Life Research. 28(3):567-592.
Jia L, Meng Q, Scott A, Yuan B, L. Z. (2021) Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 1(1):CD011865.
Karnon J, Edney LC, Afzali H. (2018) The political economy of the assessment of value of new health technologies. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 23(2):116-122.
Karnon J, Partington A, Afzali H. (2021) Strategies for avoiding neglect of opportunity costs by decision-makers. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. Published online first: 01 September 2021.
Karnon J, Pekarsky B. (2020) Should health economic evaluations undertaken from a societal perspective include net government spending multiplier effects? Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 18:467-475.
Karnon J. (2020) A simple decision analysis of a mandatory lockdown response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 18(3):329-331.
Karnon J. (2020) The case for a temporary COVID-19 income tax levy now, during the crisis. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 18(3):335-337.
Lo K, Karnon J. (2019) in-DEPtH framework: evidence-informed, co-creation framework for the Design, Evaluation and Procurement of Health services. BMJ Open. 9(5):e026482.
Lo K, Karnon J. (2019) Community paediatric project: economic modelling. Murray Primary Health Network.
McIsaac M, Scott A, Kalb G. (2019) The role of financial factors in the mobility and location choices of General Practitioners in Australia. Human Resources for Health. 17:34.
Méndez S, Scott A, Zhang Y. (2021) Gender differences in physician decisions to adopt new prescription drugs. Social Science & Medicine.277:113886.
Mosedale A, Geelhoed E, Zurynski Y, Robinson S, Chai K, & Hendrie D. (2022). An impact review of a Western Australian research translation program. PloS One, 17(3): 1-16.
Mosedale A, Hendrie D, Geelhoed E, Zurynski Y, & Robinson S. (2022). Realist evaluation of the impact of the research translation process on health system sustainability: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 12(6): e045172.
Nic Giolla Easpaig B, Tran Y, Winata T, Lamprell K, Fajardo Pulido D, Arnolda G, Delaney GP, Liauw W, Smith K, Avery S, Rigg K, Westbrook J, Olver I, Currow D, Girgis A, Karnon J, Ward RL, Braithwaite J. (2021) Providing outpatient cancer care for CALD patients: a qualitative study. BMC Research Notes.14(1):304.
Partington A, Karnon J. (2020) It’s not the model, it’s the way you use it: exploratory early health economics amid complexity: comment on “Problems and promises of health technologies: the role of early health economic modelling”. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 10(1):38-38.
Reyes Veliz A, Gray J, Karnon J. (2019) Economics of multidisciplinary teams in oncology: a scoping review protocol. JBI Database Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. Published Online First: 24 October 2019.
Roseleur J, Harvey G, Stocks N, Karnon J. (2019) Behavioral economic insights to improve medication adherence in adults with chronic conditions: a scoping review. Patient. 17(9):1915-1923.
Roseleur J, Partington A, Karnon J. (2020) Evaluations of healthcare delivery models in Australia. JBI Evidence Synthesis. 18(1):128-134.
Roseleur J, Partington A, Karnon J. (2020) Scoping review of Australian evaluations of healthcare delivery models: are we making the most of the evidence? Australian Health Review. 44(4):557-562.
Russell GM, McGrail MR, O’Sullivan B, Scott A. (2021) Improving knowledge and data about the medical workforce underpins healthy communities and doctors. Medical Journal of Australia.214(6):252-254.e1.
Schultz TJ, Thomas A, Georgiou P, Juaton MS, Cusack L, Simon L, Naidoo K, Webb K, Karnon J, Ravindran J. (2021) Home infusions of natalizumab for people with multiple sclerosis: a pilot randomised crossover trial. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.8(8):1610-21.
Scott A (2020) The impact of COVID-19 on GPs and non-GP specialists. ANZ-Melbourne Institute Health Sector Report. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
Scott A, Bai T, Zhang Y. (2021) Association between telehealth use and general practitioner characteristics during COVID-19: findings from a nationally representative survey of Australian doctors. BMJ Open.11(3):e046857.
Scott A, Bai T, Zhang Y. (2021) Association between telehealth use and general practitioner characteristics during COVID-19: findings from a nationally representative survey of Australian doctors. BMJ Open. 11(3):1-10.
Scott A, Hills D. (2021) Unprofessional behaviour in Australian hospitals. Medical Journal of Australia.214(1):21-2.
Scott A, Holte JH, Witt J. (2020) Preferences of physicians for public and private sector work. Human Resources for Health. 18:59.
Scott A, Liu M, Yong J. (2018) Financial incentives to encourage value-based health care. Medical Care Research and Review. 75(1):3-32.
Scott A. (2018) Pump up the volume: making health and wellbeing the centre stage of economic growth. The Australian Economic Review. 51(2):247-252.
Searles A, Piper D, Jorm C, Reeves P, Gleeson M, Karnon J, Goodwin N, Lawson K, Iedema R, Gray J. (2021) Embedding an economist in regional and rural health services to add value and reduce waste by improving local-level decision-making: protocol for the ‘embedded Economist’ program and evaluation. BMC Health Services Research.21(1):201.
Swami M, Scott A. (2021) Impact of rural workforce incentives on access to GP services in underserved areas: evidence from a natural experiment. Social Science & Medicine.281:1-10.
Vallejo-Torres L, García-Lorenzo B, Edney LC, Stadhouders N, Edoka I, Castilla-Rodríguez I, García-Pérez L, Linertová R, Valcárcel-Nazco C, Karnon J. (2021) Are estimates of the health opportunity cost being used to draw conclusions in published cost-effectiveness analyses? A scoping review in four countries. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. Published online first: 29 December 2021.
van der Pol M, Scott A, Irvine A. (2019) The migration of UK trained GPs to Australia: does risk attitude matter? Health Policy. 23(11):1093-1099.
Vissapragada R, Bulamu NB, Brumfitt C, Karnon J, Yazbeck R, Watson DI. (2021) Improving cost-effectiveness of endoscopic surveillance for Barrett's esophagus by reducing low-value care: a review of economic evaluations. Surgical Endoscopy. 35, 5905–5917.
Wondmagegn BY, Xiang J, Dear K, Williams S, Hansen A, Pisaniello D, Nitschke M, Nairn J, Scalley B, Varghese BM, Xiao A, Jian L, Tong M, Bambrick H, Karnon J, Bi P. (2021) Impact of heatwave intensity using excess heat factor on emergency department presentations and related healthcare costs in Adelaide, South Australia. Science of The Total Environment.781:146815.
Wondmagegn BY, Xiang J, Dear K, Williams S, Hansen A, Pisaniello D, Nitschke M, Nairn J, Scalley B, Xiao A, Jian L, Tong M, Bambrick H, Karnon J, Bi P. (2021) Increasing impacts of temperature on hospital admissions, length of stay, and related healthcare costs in the context of climate change in Adelaide, South Australia. Science of The Total Environment.773:145656.
Yang O, Yong J, Zhang Y, Scott A.(2021) Competition, prices and quality of residential aged care in Australia. Melbourne Institute. Working Paper 01/21.
Yong J, Yang O, Scott A. (2020) Nursing home competition, prices and quality: a review and some lessons for Australia. Melbourne Institute. Working Paper 10/20.
Yong J, Yang O, Zhang Y, Scott A. (2021) Ownership, quality and prices of nursing homes in Australia: why greater private sector participation did not improve performance. Health Policy. 125(11): 1475-1481.
Zaresani A, Scott A. (2020) Does digital health technology improve physicians’ job satisfaction and work–life balance? A cross-sectional national survey and regression analysis using an instrumental variable. BMJ Open.10(12):e041690.
Zaresani A, Scott A. (2021) Is the evidence on the effectiveness of pay for performance schemes in healthcare changing? Evidence from a meta-regression analysis. BMC Health Services Research. 21(1):175.
Zhang A, Prang KH, Devlin N, Scott A, Kelaher M. (2020) The impact of price transparency on consumers and providers: a scoping review. Health Policy. 124(8):819-825.
Zhang Y, Liu J, Scott A (2020). Who is avoiding necessary health care during the COVID-19 pandemic? Research Insights 13/20. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
Zhang Y, Liu J, Scott A (2020). Using health care during the pandemic: should I stay or should I go? Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
Zhang Y, Lui J, Scott A (2020). Who is ditching private health insurance during the pandemic? Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

Observatory on Health System Sustainability

Anderson JE, Aase K, Bal R, Bourrier M, Braithwaite J, Nakajima K, Wiig S, Guise V. (2020) Multilevel influences on resilient healthcare in six countries: an international comparative study protocol. BMJ Open.10(12):e039158.
Arnolda G, Winata T, Ting HP, Clay-Williams R, Taylor N, Tran Y, Braithwaite J. (2020) Implementation and data-related challenges in the DUQuA study: implications for large-scale cross-sectional research. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 32(Supplement 1):75-83.
Augustsson H, Churruca K, Braithwaite J. (2020) Change and improvement 50 years in the making: a scoping review of the use of soft systems methodology in healthcare. BMC Health Services Research.20(1):1063.
Austin E, Blakely B, Salmon P, Braithwaite J, Clay-Williams R. (2021) The scope for adaptive capacity in emergency departments: modelling performance constraints using control task analysis and social organisational cooperation analysis. Ergonomics. Published online first: 21 October 2021.
Austin E, Blakely B, Salmon P, Braithwaite J, Clay-Williams R. (2022) Technology in the emergency department: using cognitive work analysis to model and design sustainable systems. Safety Science. 147(0):1-12.
Austin E, Blakely B, Salmon P, Braithwaite J, Clay-Williams R. (2021) Identifying constraints on everyday clinical practice: applying work domain analysis to emergency department care. Human Factors:0018720821995668.
Austin E, Do V, Nullwala R, Fajardo Pulido D, Hibbert P, Braithwaite J, Arnolda G, Wiles LK, Theodorou T, Tran Y, Lystad RP, Hatem S, Long JC, Rapport F, Pantle A, Clay-Williams R. (2021) Systematic review of the factors and the key indicators that identify doctors at risk of complaints, malpractice claims or impaired performance. BMJ Open.11(8).
Best S, Brown H, Stark Z, Long JC, Ng L, Braithwaite J, Taylor N. (2021) Teamwork in clinical genomics: a dynamic sociotechnical healthcare setting. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Published online first: 5 May 2021.
Best S, Long J, Theodorou T, Hatem S, Lake R, Archibald A, Freeman L, Braithwaite J. (2021) Health practitioners' perceptions of the barriers and enablers to the implementation of reproductive genetic carrier screening: a systematic review. Prenatal Diagnosis. Published online first: 2 February 2021
Best S, Long JC, Gaff C, Braithwaite J, Taylor N. (2021) Investigating the adoption of clinical genomics in Australia. An implementation science case study. Genes.12(2).
Best S, Long JC, Gaff C, Braithwaite J, Taylor N. (2021) Organizational perspectives on implementing complex health interventions: clinical genomics in Australia. Journal of Health Organization and Management. Published online first: 22 July 2021.
Best S, Stark Z, Brown H, Long JC, Hewage K, Gaff C, Braithwaite J, Taylor N. (2020) The leadership behaviors needed to implement clinical genomics at scale: a qualitative study. Genetics in Medicine.22(8):1384-90.
Bierbaum M, Rapport F, Arnolda G, Tran Y, Nic Giolla Easpaig B, Ludlow K, Braithwaite J. (2021) Adherence to clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the treatment of cancers in Australia and the factors associated with adherence: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open.11(9):e050912.
Braithwaite J, Boyling C, Warwick M, Smith K-L, Zurynski Y, Hibbert P. (2019) Where the rubber meets the road: a learning health care system for Australia. A Working Paper Providing a Synthesis of Ideas Drawn from Selected Literature. Australian Institute of Health Innovation.
Braithwaite J, Churruca K, Long JC, Ellis LA, Herkes J. (2018) When complexity science meets implementation science: a theoretical and empirical analysis of systems change. BMC Medicine. 16(63).
Braithwaite J, Clay-Williams R, Taylor N, Ting HP, Winata T, Arnolda G, Suñol R, Gröne O, Wagner C, Klazinga NS, Donaldson L, Dowton SB. (2020) Bending the quality curve. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 32(Supplement 1):1-7.
Braithwaite J, Clay-Williams R, Taylor N, Ting HP, Winata T, Hogden E, Li Z, Selwood A, Warwick M, Hibbert P, Arnolda G. (2020) Deepening our Understanding of Quality in Australia (DUQuA): An overview of a nation-wide, multi-level analysis of relationships between quality management systems and patient factors in 32 hospitals. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 32(Supplement 1):8-21.
Braithwaite J, Glasziou P, Westbrook J. (2020) The three numbers you need to know about healthcare: the 60-30-10 Challenge. BMC Medicine. 18:102.
Braithwaite J, Ludlow K, Testa L, Herkes J, Augustsson H, Lamprell G, McPherson E, Zurynski Y. (2020) Built to last? The sustainability of healthcare system improvements, programmes and interventions: a systematic integrative review. BMJ Open. 10:e036453.
Braithwaite J, Mannion R, Yukihiro M, Shekelle PG, Whittaker S, Al-Adawi S, Ludlow K, James W, Ting HP, Herkes J, McPherson E, Churruca E, Lamprell G, Ellis LA, Boyling C, Warwick M, Pomare C, Nicklin W, Hughes CF. (2018) The future of health systems to 2030: a roadmap for global progress and sustainability. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 30(10):823–831.
Braithwaite J, Taylor N, Clay-Williams R, Ting HP, Arnolda G. (2020) Conclusion: the road ahead – where should we go now to improve healthcare quality in acute settings? International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 32(Supplement 1):99-103.
Braithwaite J, Tran Y, Ellis LA, Westbrook J. (2020) Inside the black box of comparative national healthcare performance in 35 OECD countries: issues of culture, systems performance and sustainability. PLOS ONE.
Braithwaite J, Tran Y, Ellis LA, Westbrook J. (2020) The 40 health systems, COVID-19 (40HS, C-19) study. International Journal for Quality in Health Care.
Braithwaite J. (2018) Changing how we think about healthcare improvement. BMJ. 361.
Braithwaite J. (2021) Quality of care in the COVID-19 era: a global perspective. International Journal of Quality in Health Care Communications.1(1):1-3.
Brown K, Zurynski Y, Altman L. (2019) Families as partners: co-design of a localised model of care for children with medical complexity living in rural Australia and evaluation using the Paediatric Integrated Care Survey (PICS). International Journal of Integrated Care. 19(4):616.
Brownlee S, Chalkidou K, Doust J, Elshaug A, Glasziou P, Health I, Nagpal S, Saini V, Srivastava D, Chalmers K, Korenstein D. (2017) Evidence for overuse of medical services around the world. The Lancet. 390(10090):156-168.
Churruca K, Ellis LA, Braithwaite J. (2018) ‘Broken hospital windows’: debating the theory of spreading disorder and its application to healthcare organizations. BMC Health Services Research. 18(201).
Churruca K, Ellis LA, Pomare C, Hogden A, Bierbaum M, Long JC, Olekalns A, Braithwaite J. (2021) Dimensions of safety culture: a systematic review of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods for assessing safety culture in hospitals. BMJ Open.11(7):1-13.
Churruca K, Ludlow K, Wu W, Gibbons K, Nguyen HM, Ellis LA, Braithwaite J. (2021) A scoping review of Q-methodology in healthcare research. BMC Medical Research Methodology.21(1):1-17.
Churruca K, Pomare C, Ellis LA, Long JC, Henderson SB, Murphy LED, Leahy CJ, Braithwaite J. (2021) Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): A review of generic and condition-specific measures and a discussion of trends and issues. Health Expectations. 24(4): 1015-1024
Churruca K, Ellis LA, Long JC, Pomare C, Liauw W, O’Donnell C M, & Braithwaite J. (2022). An exploratory survey study of disorder and its association with safety culture in four hospitals. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1): 530.
Clay-Williams R, Rapport F, Braithwaite J. (2020) The Australian health system response to COVID-19 from a resilient health care perspective: What have we learned? Public Health Research & Practice.30(4).
Clay-Williams R, Taylor N, Ting HP, Arnolda G, Winata T, Braithwaite J. (2020) Do quality management systems influence clinical safety culture and leadership? A study in 32 Australian hospitals. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 32(Supplement 1):60-66.
Clay-Williams R, Taylor N, Ting HP, Winata T, Arnolda G, Austin E, Braithwaite J. (2020) The relationships between quality management systems, safety culture and leadership, and patient outcomes in Australian Emergency Departments. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 32(Supplement 1):43-51.
Clay-Williams R, Taylor N, Ting HP, Winata T, Arnolda G, Braithwaite J. (2020) The clinician safety culture and leadership questionnaire: refinement and validation in Australian public hospitals. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 32(Supplement 1):52-59.
Clay-Williams R, Taylor N, Winata T, Ting HP, Arnolda G, Braithwaite J. (2020) Organisation quality systems and department-level strategies: refinement of the DUQuA organisation and department-level scales. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 32(Supplement 1):22-34.
Craig A, Pozzato I, Arora M, Middleton J, Rodrigues D, McBain C, Tran Y, Davis GM, Gopinath B, Kifley A, Krassioukov A, Braithwaite J, Mitchell R, Gustin SM, Schoffl J, Cameron ID. (2021) A neuro-cardiac self-regulation therapy to improve autonomic and neural function after SCI: a randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Neurology.21(1):329.
Deverell M, Phu A, Elliott E, Teutsch S, Eslick G, Stuart C, Murray S, Davis R, Dalkeith T, Christodoulou J, Zurynski Y. (2021) Health-related out-of-pocket expenses for children living with rare diseases - tuberous sclerosis and mitochondrial disorders: A prospective pilot study in Australian families. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. Published online first: 27 October 2021.
Do V, Draper B, Harvey L, Driscoll T, Braithwaite J, Brodaty H, Mitchell R. (2021) Examining trajectories of hospital readmission in older adults hospitalised with hip fracture from residential aged care and the community. Archives of Osteoporosis.16(1):120.
Ellis LA, Augustsson H, Grødahl AI, Pomare C, Churruca K, Long JC, Ludlow K, Zurynski Y, Braithwaite J. (2020) Implementation of e-mental health for depression and anxiety: a critical scoping review. Journal of Community Psychology. 48(3):904-920.
Ellis LA, Blakely B, Hazell P, Woolfenden S, Hiscock H, Sarkozy V, Gould B, Hibbert PD, Arnolda G, Ting HP, Wiles LK, Molloy CJ, Churruca K, Warwick M, Braithwaite J. (2021) Guideline adherence in the management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children: an audit of selected medical records in three Australian states. PloS ONE.16(2):e0245916.
Ellis LA, Churruca K, Tran Y, Long JC, Pomare C, Braithwaite J. (2020) An empirical application of “broken windows” and related theories in healthcare: examining disorder, patient safety, staff outcomes, and collective efficacy in hospitals. BMC Health Services Research.20(1):1123.
Ellis LA, Lee MD, Ijaz K, Smith J, Braithwaite J, Yin K. (2020) COVID-19 as ‘game changer’ for the physical activity and mental well-being of augmented reality game players during the pandemic: mixed methods survey study. Journal of Medical Internet Research.22(12):e25117.
Ellis LA, Meulenbroeks I, Churruca K, Pomare C, Hatem S, Harrison R, Zurynski Y, Braithwaite J. (2021) The application of e-mental health in response to COVID-19: scoping review and bibliometric analysis. JMIR Mental Health. 8(12):e32948.
Ellis LA, Pomare C, Gillespie JA, Root J, Ansell J, Holt J, Wells L, Tran Y, Braithwaite J, Zurynski Y. (2020) Changes in public perceptions and experiences of the Australian health-care system: a decade of change. Health Expectations. 00:1-16.
Ellis LA, Tran Y, Pomare C, Long JC, Churruca K, Mahmoud Z, Liauw W, Braithwaite J. (2021) "Time is of the essence": relationship between hospital staff perceptions of time, safety attitudes and staff wellbeing. BMC Health Services Research. 21(1):1256.
Ellis LA, Sarkies M, Churruca K, Dammery G, Meulenbroeks I, Smith CL, Pomare C, Mahmoud Z, Zurynski Y, & Braithwaite, J. (2022). The science of learning health systems: scoping review of empirical research. JMIR Medical Informatics, 10(2): 1-17.
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