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Shared Decision-Making Clinical Indicators System-Level Measures Quality Improvement Concierge Medicine Technology Adoption Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management Volume 11 Issue 2 – 2016 The Journal of the Australasian College of Health Service Management Features: Shared decision-making Clinical indicators System-level measures Quality improvement Concierge medicine Technology adoption . and much more CONTENTS EDITORIAL Co-creating and Developing Health Management Theory and Practice: a global opportunity? 4 In this Issue 7 To the Editor – Natasha Farrell 8 VIEW POINTS – INTERVIEWS, COMMENTARIES 10 Implementation of Shared Decision-Making in Australia Kaye Ervin, Irene Blackberry and Helen Haines REVIEW ARTICLE 12 A Review of the ACHS Clinical Indicator Program after 20 years Brian Collopy, Christine Dennis, Linda O’Connor and Myu Nathan RESEARCH ARTICLE 18 Developing and Implementing a Framework for System Level Measures: lessons from New Zealand Fiona Doolan-Noble, Mataroria Lyndon, Andrew Hill, Jonathon Gray and Robin Gauld REVIEW ARTICLE 27 Making Hospital Governance Healthier for Nurses Kim Clark and Shelley Beatty REVIEW ARTICLE 33 Financing Healthcare in Indonesia Suryanto, Virginia Plummer and Malcolm Boyle RESEARCH ARTICLE 39 Addressing Health Insurance Deductions through an Interventional Study: the Case of a Large Central Hospital Neda Hashemi, Erfan Kharazmi, Asiyeh Salehi, Shekoufe Ghaderi and Nahid Hatam RESEARCH ARTICLE 49 Assessing the Adoption of a Home Health Provisioning System in India: an analysis of doctors’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions Nikunj Agarwal, MP Sebastian and Shikhar Agarwal RESEARCH ARTICLE 65 Correlations and Organisational Efects of Compensation and Benefts, Job Satisfaction, Career Satisfaction and Job Stress in Public and Private Hospitals in Lucknow, India Himanshu Rai and Neha Saxena GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS 75 COVER: ASCHM engaging with the Asia Pacifc through the APJHM – Health Management contributions from fve nations. Asia Pacifc Journal of Health Management 2016; 11: 2 1 ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT PUBLISHER Judith Meppem PSM, RN, RM, BHA, COTM, FCN, MACORN, FINE, Australasian College of Health Service Management MNSWMA(Hon), MNUMS(Hon), FCHSM(Hon) Former New South Wales Chief Nursing Ofcer; Consultant, Nursing, EDITOR Midwifery and Health Care David Briggs BHA(NSW), MHM(Hons), PhD(UNE), DrPH (NU-Hon), Rod Perkins BDS, MHA, PhD, FCHSM, CHE FCHSM, CHE, FHKCHSE Senior Lecturer in Health Management, Health Systems Group Adjunct Associate Professor, Schools of Health and Rural Medicine and Associate, Centre for Health Services Research & Policy, School University of New England, New South Wales, Australia of Population Health, The University of Auckland, New Zealand ASSISTANT HONORARY EDITORS Mavis Smith BHA, MHA, FCHSM, CHE, FHKCHSE, FAICD Gary Day DHSM, MHM, BNurs, Grad Dip Health Science (Nursing Mgt), Chief Executive Ofcer, Mayfeld Education, Victoria, Australia RN, EM, FCHSE, FGLF Professor of Health Services Management EDITORIAL OFFICE Director – Centre for Health Innovation David Burt BSc, Grad Dip Applied Sc, Info Studies, AALIA Grifth University Production Manager Stuart Francis MCom(Hons), CMInstD, FCHSM, CHE Rose Ellis PhD, BA(Hons) Group Chairman Sub Editor Francis Group International/FGI EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Sandra Leggat PhD, MBA, MHSc, FCHSE Jim Birch BHA, FCHSM, CHE Professor Health Services Management and Director Building Lead Partner, Health and Human Services, Health Communities La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia Ernst and Young Geofrey Lieu DBA, MHA, BA, LFACHE, LFHKCHSE, FCHSM, CHE David Briggs BHA(NSW), MHM(Hons), PhD(UNE), DrPH (NU-Hon), Chairman FCHSM, CHE, FHKCHSE Hong Kong Healthcare Corporation, Hong Kong Adjunct Associate Professor, Schools of Health and Rural Medicine University of New England, New South Wales, Australia Jo M Martins BEc, MEc, AFCHSM Robert Cusack BHSM, FNIA, AFCHSM, CHE President Chief Executive Ofcer, St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Sydney, Centre for Health Policy and Management New South Wales, Australia Phudit Tejativaddhana MD, DHSM, MPA (1st Class Hons), FCHS, Janice Lewis BSc, MBus, DBA, FCHSM, CHE Diplomate Thai Board of Family Medicine Vice President Program Coordinator, Health Policy and Management, School Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand of Public Health, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia Nicola North PhD, MA, FCNA EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Director of Post Graduate Studies, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Jefrey Braithwaite BA, DipLR, MIR(Hons), MBA, PhD, FAIM, FCHSM, CHE and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand Professor, Director, Centre for Clinical Governance Research in Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia Terry O’Bryan MAdmin, BBus(Actg), FCHSM, CHE, FCPA Chief Executive Ofcer, ISIS Primary Care, Victoria, Australia David Briggs BHA(NSW), MHM(Hons), PhD(UNE), DrPH (NU-Hon), FCHSM, CHE, FHKCHSE John Rasa BA, MHP, FCHSM, CHE, FAIM, MAICD, FAHRI Adjunct Associate Professor, Schools of Health and Rural Medicine Chief Executive Ofcer, General Practice Victoria, Australia University of New England, New South Wales, Australia Professor Stephanie Short DipPhty, BA(Hons), MSc, PhD, Gwenda Freeman BA, Grad DipBusMgt, MBA, FCHSM, CHE FCHSM, CHE Service Manager, Australian Red Cross, Professor of Health Sciences Queensland, Australia University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Godfrey Isouard BSc, MHA, PhD, FCHSM, CHE, AFAIM Sally Torr RN, CM, BA, MHP, PhD, FCHSM, CHE Associate Professor in Health Management, School of Health, Patient Care and Services Manager, Greater Western Area Health University of New England and New South Wales, Australia Service, Bourke, New South Wales, Australia Man Yung Cheng MBBS(HK), MSc(Birm), FHKCCM(HK), Peter Yuen PhD, BA, MBA, FCHSM(Hon), CHE FHKCHSE(HK), FCHSM, FRACMA Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, the Hong President, Hong Kong College of Health Service Executives, Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Senior Advisor, SureCare Medical & Health Network, Board Member and Chairman, Hong Kong University Family Institute 2 Asia Pacifc Journal of Health Management 2016; 11: 2 Asia Pacifc Journal of Health Management SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES VIEWPOINTS All articles, including letters to the editor, are to be submitted A practitioner oriented viewpoint/commentary about a topical on-line through the scholar one portal. 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