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.