MBA621 Case Study: Healthcare Systems for Ageing Population Analysis

This case study analyzes the healthcare system's ability to meet the needs of Australia's ageing population. It examines the current state of healthcare services, including clinical effectiveness, population effectiveness, and various strategies for improvement. The analysis covers aspects such as the installation of advanced machinery, providing painless treatments, and mental counselling. Non-medical service improvements like staff training and cost reduction are also considered. The study further assesses production efficiency, allocative efficiency, and equity, including procedural and substantive equity within the healthcare system. It proposes changes to service delivery models, resource redistribution, and adjustments to eligibility and payment structures to enhance the overall wellbeing of the ageing population. The case study also includes recommendations in areas like financial planning, marketing, and medical staff training.

Systems improvement in the medical
services to meet the needs of the
ageing population of Australia

Ageing population statistics of
Australia-An introduction
 The ageing population of Australia
shows an increasing trend.
 The graph shows that as in 2013, 14
percent of the Australian population was
aged over 65 years.
 The percentage of the ageing
population in country is predicted to rise
further in the future which means that
the medical system in the country has
to undergo changes to meet the
medical needs of the population.

Effectiveness

Clinical effectiveness
 The medical healthcare services in Australia needs to undergo massive
transformation to meet the needs of the ageing population in the country which
is increasing.
 The medical healthcare systems should aim to provide appropriate medical
healthcare services to the Australians

Clinical effectiveness-
Population effectiveness
 Strategy 1-Installation of advanced machinery:The medical bodies like hospitals
and nursing homes should modern machinery to provide treatment to the
ageing patients.

Clinical effectiveness-
Population effectiveness contd…
 Strategy 2-Providing painless treatment to the feasible extent:The medical staff
of the hospitals should provide painless treatment to the ageing patients to the
extent possible.

Clinical effectiveness-
Population effectiveness contd…
 Strategy 3-Mental counselling:The ageing people in Australia in general suffer
from mental agony while dealing with diseases.

Clinical effectiveness-
Population effectiveness contd…..
 The following are the ways in the non-medical services to the ageing patients in
Australia can be improved to enhance the wellbeing of the latter:
 Strategy 1-Training of the medical and non-medical staff:The hospitals should
train their medical and non-medical to deal with aged patients.

Clinical effectiveness-
Population effectiveness contd…
 Strategy 2. Lowering costs:High amount of medical often impede the ageing
population from acquiring even the necessary medical treatments.

Production efficiency:
 The hospitals should combine the different components of medical treatment to
ensure that the ageing population is able to afford them and benefits
simultaneously.

Production efficiency
 The hospitals should enhance their services to the ageing population from the
perspective of the population.

Allocative efficiency
 The healthcare systems in Australia should aim to enhance their efficiency by
combining health services and other allied investments in order to ensure they
are able to maximize the wellbeing of the ageing population.