10.25905/5c5ccc93cc109 PHIDU (Public Health Information Unit) PHIDU (Public Health Information Unit) Katie Beckwith Katie Beckwith John Glover John Glover Potentially preventable hospitalisations in Australia: variations by sociodemographic characteristics and geographic areas, with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 2012/13 to 2014/15 Torrens University Australia 2019 Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people Indigenous health services Preventable hospitalization Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2019-02-08 00:25:54 Journal contribution https://torrens.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Potentially_preventable_hospitalisations_in_Australia_variations_by_sociodemographic_characteristics_and_geographic_areas_with_a_focus_on_Aboriginal_and_Torres_Strait_Islander_people_2012_13_to_2014_15/7692320 Potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPHs) are admissions to hospital that could potentially have been prevented through the application of appropriate preventative health measures and early disease management. PPHs are used in Australia and internationally as a health system performance indicator. A PPH is identified based on the diagnosis recorded in hospitalisation data. Hospitalisation data from the National Hospital Morbidity Database were analysed by age, sex, primary diagnosis, geographical classifications and Aboriginal Australian identity.