Health care systems, administration and policy

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS)

Established in 1974, this independent, not-for-profit organisation aims to improve the quality of health care in Australia. The site contains details of publications, media releases, clinical indicators and links to web resources.

Centre for Health Economics (CHE)

This Australian Centre comprises two independent research units - the Health Economics Unit which is part of Monash University, and the Program Evaluation Unit which is part of the University of Melbourne. Research topics include coordinated care, health service finance and budgeting, outcome measurements, and economic evaluation of health services. The site includes links to a wide range of web resources on health care systems and administration issues.

HealthWeb: Health Administration

This U.S. site, maintained by the University of Michigan, contains links to web resources on health administration and policy, managed care, hospitals, health services management and a range of government agencies and organisations.