Analysis and prediction of behaviour in the health care system
Our research in this area is focused on eliciting consumer and provider preferences and identifying their impacts on the behaviour of various actors in the healthcare system. The aim is to inform the design of a consumer-friendly health system that offers relevant information and services and facilitates improved choice. We utilise several survey methods to measure preferences, including direct ratings of characteristics of care and stated preference elicitation using discrete choice experiments (DCE). By identifying important factors that contribute to the design of better health care services, the results of this research can be used to inform current policy or to investigate the consequences of hypothetical changes to policy or practice. Recent projects include investigating consumer preferences for health care performance information and identifying factors affecting GP charges and Medicare bulk-billing.
For more information: Professor Rosalie Viney, Professor Stephen Goodall, Assoc Prof Richard De Abreu Lourenco