Worth the wait: The impact of government funding on hospital emergency waiting times.

McQuestin, D; Noguchi, M

Worth the wait: The impact of government funding on hospital emergency waiting times.

McQuestin, D

Noguchi, M

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2020, 124, (12), pp. 1340-1344
Issue Date:: 2020-12

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dc.contributor.author	McQuestin, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0137-0260
dc.contributor.author	Noguchi, M
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-18T01:06:47Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-20
dc.date.available	2021-06-18T01:06:47Z
dc.date.issued	2020-12
dc.identifier.citation	Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2020, 124, (12), pp. 1340-1344
dc.identifier.issn	0168-8510
dc.identifier.issn	1872-6054
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/149606
dc.description.abstract	In the absence of a price mechanism, emergency department waiting times act as a rationing device to equate demand for treatment with available supply. Sustained increases to demand stemming from population growth, aging populations, and rising comorbidities has caused waiting times internationally to rise. This has resulted in increased calls for higher funding from governments and commitments from both state and national governments to address excessive waiting times. This paper aims to determine the effectiveness of government funding for improving the median waiting times for treatment and the proportion of patients seen within clinically recommended waiting times. For this purpose, an econometric analysis was conducted on a panel of data on Victorian local health networks over the period 2015-2018. This is supplemented with a discussion of the alternative measures which governments might take to both address demand for emergency treatment, and also ensure that waiting time reductions can be maintained over the long-term.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.09.008
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1605 Policy and Administration
dc.subject.classification	Health Policy & Services
dc.title	Worth the wait: The impact of government funding on hospital emergency waiting times.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	124
utslib.location.activity	Ireland
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utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/lnstitute for Public Policy and Governance
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pubs.issue	12
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pubs.volume	124
utslib.citation.issue	12

Abstract:

In the absence of a price mechanism, emergency department waiting times act as a rationing device to equate demand for treatment with available supply. Sustained increases to demand stemming from population growth, aging populations, and rising comorbidities has caused waiting times internationally to rise. This has resulted in increased calls for higher funding from governments and commitments from both state and national governments to address excessive waiting times. This paper aims to determine the effectiveness of government funding for improving the median waiting times for treatment and the proportion of patients seen within clinically recommended waiting times. For this purpose, an econometric analysis was conducted on a panel of data on Victorian local health networks over the period 2015-2018. This is supplemented with a discussion of the alternative measures which governments might take to both address demand for emergency treatment, and also ensure that waiting time reductions can be maintained over the long-term.

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