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Co-design of an enhanced consumer engagement process
18 March 2024 - A consumer-led Co-design Working Group has developed proposed recommendations for enhancing consumer engagement processes to enable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2022
Mentoring as a potential means to assist consumer representatives contribute effectively to the assessment of health technologies in Australia: a pragmatic review
7 February 2022 - This project was implemented on behalf of the Health Technology Assessment Consumer Consultative Committee to explore training ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2022
Analysis of consumer comments into PBAC decision-making (2014–9)
4 February 2022 - Our objective was to analyse and review consumer comments in the PBAC's decision-making process. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2021
Consumers to have more say on medicine access issues
7 September 2021 - Consumer involvement in Australia’s medicines choices has been further strengthened under a new strategic agreement Medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2021
Moving patient stories highlight opportunities to strengthen our health care systems for all Australians
24 June 2021 - It was an emotional evening among the nearly 200 in-person and online attendees at Parliament House last ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2021
Evaluation of the impact of patient input in health technology assessments at NICE
29 January 2021 - Accounts of patient experiences are increasingly used in health technology assessment processes. However, we know little about ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2021
The representation of public values in health technology assessment to inform funding decisions: the case of Australia's national funding bodies
18 January 2021 - Historically, Australia has been at the forefront of the application of HTA for assessing the effectiveness and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2020
Consumer comments needed for proposed new listings on the PBS
12 May 2020 - Lung Foundation Australia is seeking input from consumers to inform submissions on proposed listings of respiratory ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jun 2019
Campaign wants patients to have more influence on PBS
3 June 2019 - Australian patients should be given greater say in the medicines that receive government reimbursement as consumers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2019
Health Technology Assessment Consumer Consultative Committee March 2019 meeting communiqué
20 May 2019 - A communiqué from the March 2019 meeting of the HTA Consumer Consultative Committee has been published. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Feb 2019
My Health Record reflects 'new consensus', says CEO Tim Kelsey
19 February 2019 - The government's controversial My Health Record was part of a "new consensus" on digital health, said ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2019
My Health Record enshrines choice
24 January 2019 - A change in the law enabling people to delete permanently their My Health Record, should strengthen ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2019
Pharmaceutical companies spent $34m on patient advocacy groups, research finds
16 January 2019 - Money often spent while companies had drugs ‘under review for public reimbursement’ through PBS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2018
As health insurance premiums rise again, consumer focus will be on value
19 December 2018 - The average 3.25 per cent rise in health insurance premiums announced today brings a respite from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2018
The $30 billion in health costs eating a hole in your pocket
15 August 2018 - Australians are spending nearly $30 billion on out of pocket health expenses a year, according to ...