Introduction
The Australian Government faces foremost challenges in the healthcare’s delivery and funding. The Australian system of healthcare is highly rated at the global scale, as supported by the low death rate of the newborns and sustained raised avg. life anticipation. These developments are now threatened since the health scheme suffers from an aging population, the growing severe diseases’ burden, and the increasingly obsolete society of the health services (Armstrong, et al., 2007). In September 2015, the Australian population was 23,860,100. Between 1994 and 2013, Australia’s population increased by 30% (Maria, et al., 2017)
The average Australian can expect to live 73 years of a healthy life. Definite life expectancy is specific on a decade longer; nevertheless, this longevity is regularly accompanied by surging disability from severe diseases, morbidity, death and health care expenses. Much of the growth in healthcare expenses could be attributed to medical technology’s advances. Medical mistakes in Australia cost annually more than $1 billion (probably $2 billion).15 The Australian Healthcare’s Quality Study found that 1/2 of these mistakes was possibly avoidable. (Armstrong, et al., 2007) Continue reading