Eagar, Kathleen Professor

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2022	Who needs, receives and misses out on palliative and end-of-life care? A population-based study to identify needs and gaps in a regional health service Published In Australian Health Review
  2021	Private versus public? Examining hospital use by a privately insured population in New South Wales, Australia, using data linkage Published In Australian Health Review
  2021	The PCOC symptom assessment scale (SAS): A valid measure for daily use at point of care and in palliative care programs Published In PLoS ONE
  2020	Development and evaluation of a code frame to identify potential primary care presentations in the hospital emergency department Published In Emergency Medicine Australasia
  2020	Emerging role of the Australian private health insurance sector in providing chronic disease management programs: Current activities, challenges and constraints Published In Australian Health Review
  2020	Here one year, gone the next? Investigating persistence of frequent emergency department attendance: a retrospective study in Australia Published In BMJ Open
  2020	Palliative care outcome measures and patient choice. How do they influence place of death? Published In Palliative Medicine
  2020	The Paediatric electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration (PaedePPOC): establishment of a binational system for benchmarking children's persistent pain services Published In Pain
  2020	Trends in unplanned readmissions over 15 years: A regional Australian perspective Published In Australian Health Review
  2020	Utilisation patterns of privately funded mental health services in Australia Published In Journal of Health, Organization and Management
  2020	Which outcome domains are important in palliative care and when? An international expert consensus workshop, using the nominal group technique Published In Palliative Medicine
  2020	A tool to identify potential primary care presentations in the emergency department Published In European Journal of Public Health
  2020	COVID-19: planning for the aftermath to manage the aftershocks Published In Medical Journal of Australia
  2020	Is Inpatient Hospice Care Clinically Effective? Using Phase of Illness to Evaluate Care Outcomes for Patients Admitted to a Specialist Palliative Care Unit in Ireland Published In Journal of Palliative Medicine
  2020	The Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC): a new casemix classification for residential aged care Published In Medical Journal of Australia
  2019	Development and evaluation of a code frame to identify potential primary care presentations in the hospital emergency department Published In Emergency Medicine Australasia
  2019	Emerging role of the Australian private health insurance sector in providing chronic disease management programs: Current activities, challenges and constraints Published In Australian Health Review
  2019	Here one year, gone the next? Investigating persistence of frequent emergency department attendance: a retrospective study in Australia Published In BMJ Open
  2019	Palliative care outcome measures and patient choice. How do they influence place of death? Published In Palliative Medicine
  2019	The Paediatric electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration (PaedePPOC): establishment of a binational system for benchmarking children's persistent pain services Published In Pain
  2019	Trends in unplanned readmissions over 15 years: A regional Australian perspective Published In Australian Health Review
  2019	Utilisation patterns of privately funded mental health services in Australia Published In Journal of Health, Organization and Management
  2019	Which outcome domains are important in palliative care and when? An international expert consensus workshop, using the nominal group technique Published In Palliative Medicine
  2018	Development and validation of a casemix classification to predict costs of specialist palliative care provision across inpatient hospice, hospital and community settings in the UK: A study protocol Published In BMJ Open
  2018	Palliative care is effective: But hospital symptom outcomes superior Published In BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care
  2018	Perceptions of the care received from Australian palliative care services: A caregiver perspective Published In Palliative and Supportive Care
  2018	The Australian Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC): A decade of achievements and an ambitious future agenda Published In ANZSPM Newsletter
  2018	Trends and patterns in unplanned readmissions to ISLHD hospitals following admissions for mental diseases and disorders Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2017	Establishment of the Australasian electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration Published In Pain Medicine
  2017	Examining the high users of hospital resources: implications of a profile developed from Australian health insurance claims data Published In Australian Health Review
  2017	Measuring consumer outcomes: Development and testing of the Australian Community Care Outcomes Measure Published In Australasian Journal on Ageing
  2017	No, most people aren't in severe pain when they die Published In The Conversation
  2016	A survey of patients’ experience of pain and other symptoms while receiving care from palliative care services Published In BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
  2016	Breathlessness during the last week of life in palliative care: An Australian prospective, longitudinal study Published In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  2016	Embedding objective measurements of quality into routine practice in hospice/palliative care Published In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  2016	Palliative care problem severity score: Reliability and acceptability in a national study Published In Palliative Medicine
  2016	Physical symptoms at the time of dying was diagnosed: a consecutive cohort study to describe the prevalence and intensity of problems experienced by imminently dying palliative care patients by diagnosis and place of care Published In Journal of Palliative Medicine
  2015	Comparison of rehabilitation outcomes for long term neurological conditions: a cohort analysis of the Australian rehabilitation outcomes centre dataset for adults of working age Published In PLoS One
  2015	Improving national hospice/palliative care service symptom outcomes systematically through point-of-care data collection, structured feedback and benchmarking Published In Supportive Care in Cancer
  2015	Palliative care phase: inter-rater reliability and acceptability in a national study Published In Palliative Medicine
  2014	Community aged care assessment: results from a national field trial Published In Quality of Life Research
  2014	Emergency department waiting times: do the raw data tell the whole story? Published In Australian Health Review
  2013	Is it possible to incorporate quality into hospital pricing systems? Published In Health Policy Evidence Briefs
  2013	Lower-limb amputee rehabilitation in Australia: analysis of a national data set 2004-10 Published In Australian Health Review
  2013	Subacute care funding in the firing line Published In Medical Journal of Australia
  2012	International casemix and funding models: lessons for rehabilitation Published In Clinical Rehabilitation
  2012	Referral patterns and proximity to palliative care inpatient services by level of socio-economic disadvantage. A national study using spatial analysis. Published In BMC Health Services Research
  2011	Assessing economies of scale in public hospitals Published In Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
  2011	Counting acute inpatient care. ABF Information Series No. 5 Published In Health Information Management Journal
  2011	Counting acute inpatient care. ABF Information Series No. 5 Published In HIM Interchange
  2011	Determining level of care appropriateness in the patient journey from acute care to rehabilitation Published In BMC Health Services Research
  2011	What is activity-based funding? ABF Information Series No. 1 Published In HIM Interchange
  2010	Mothers' views of caseload midwifery and the value of continuity of care at an Australian regional hospital Published In Midwifery
  2010	The Australian palliative care outcomes collaboration (PCOC) measuring the quality and outcomes of palliative care on a routine basis Published In Australian Health Review
  2010	The Clinical Services Redesign Program in New South Wales: perceptions of senior health managers Published In Australian Health Review
  2010	The Rudd hospital plan: many pitfalls to avoid on the way to a better health system Published In Medical Journal of Australia
  2010	The health of people in Australian immigration detention centres Published In Medical Journal of Australia
  2009	Assessment of need and capacity to benefit for people with a disability requiring aids, appliances and equipment Published In Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
  2009	Assessment of need and capacity to benefit for people with a disability requiring aids, appliances and equipment Published In Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
  2009	Current funding and financing issues in the Australian hospice and palliative care sector Published In Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  2009	Options for reform of Commonwealth and State governance responsibilities for the Australian health system Published In Public Administration Today
  2008	Assessment of need and capacity to benefit for people with a disability requiring aids, appliances and equipment Published In Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
  2008	Is It Feasible and Desirable to Collect Voluntarily Quality and Outcome Data Nationally in Palliative Oncology Care? Published In Journal of Clinical Oncology
  2008	Primary care presentations at emergency departments: rates and reasons by age and sex Published In Australian Health Review
  2008	Trends in Primary Care Presentations at Emergency Departments in New South Wales (1999-2006) Published In Australian Journal of Primary Health
  2007	Determining appropriateness for rehabilitation or subacute care: is there a role for utilisation review? Published In Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
  2007	Managing the interface between acute care and rehabilitation: can utilisation review assist? Published In Australian Health Review
  2007	Supporting work practices, improving patient flow and monitoring performance using a clinical information management system Published In Australian Health Review
  2007	Why patients attend emergency departments for conditions potentially appropriate for primary care: Reasons given by patients and clinicians differ Published In Emergency Medicine Australasia
  2005	Lessons from the National Mental Health Integration Program. Published In Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association
  1998	Subacute and non-acute casemix in Australia Published In Medical Journal of Australia
  1993	Principal diagnosis and episodes of care: turning the corner in patient information. Published In Australian medical record journal / Medical Record Association of Australia

• Chapter

  Year	Title
  2009	Australian refined diagnosis-related groups (AR-DRG) Published In Mosby's Dictionary of Medical, Nursing and Health Professions
  2009	Chapter 15: Do public inquiries improve health care? Published In Patient safety first: responsive regulation in health care

• Conference Paper

  Year	Title
  2020	Creating the future: Outcomes past, present and those to come Published In The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration Outcomes and Benchmarking Conference
  2020	Establishing an Effective Research Partnership Between a University and a Local Health District Published In 11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference
  2020	Improving end-of-life choices for aged care residents: Delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place and by the right people Published In The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration Outcomes & Benchmarking Conference
  2020	Multimorbidity among adults hospitalised in a regional district - patterns and implications Published In Public Health Prevention Conference 2019
  2020	Strengthening the Australian health care system – can research help? Published In 8th Rural Health and Research Congress
  2020	Systematic improvement of PCOC data quality and completeness Published In The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration Outcomes and Benchmarking Conference
  2019	Creating the future: Outcomes past, present and those to come Published In The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration Outcomes and Benchmarking Conference
  2019	Establishing an Effective Research Partnership Between a University and a Local Health District Published In 11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference
  2019	Improving end-of-life choices for aged care residents: Delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place and by the right people Published In The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration Outcomes & Benchmarking Conference
  2019	Multimorbidity among adults hospitalised in a regional district - patterns and implications Published In Public Health Prevention Conference 2019
  2019	Strengthening the Australian health care system – can research help? Published In 8th Rural Health and Research Congress
  2019	Systematic improvement of PCOC data quality and completeness Published In The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration Outcomes and Benchmarking Conference
  2018	A comparison of symptom outcomes between hospital and home Published In 7th Biennial Conference for Palliative Care Nurses Australia Inc
  2018	Pain outcomes for cancer in Australia Published In Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting
  2017	Palliative Care Outcome Measurement in Australia – Experiences and Lessons Published In NZ Hospice Palliative Care Quality Indicators and Outcomes Symposium
  2017	Trends and patterns in unplanned readmissions in a NSW regional health service Published In 10th Health Services and Policy Research Conference
  2017	Trends in Frequent Attenders to Emergency Departments in a NSW regional health service Published In 10th Health Services & Policy Research Conference
  2015	Future directions in benchmarking Australian palliative care outcomes. Published In 13th Australian Palliative Care Conference
  2015	Improving national palliative care service symptom outcomes systematically through point-of-care data collection, structured feedback and benchmarking. Published In 13th Australian Palliative Care Conference
  2015	International advances in outcome measurement in palliative care: One step closer to cross-national comparisons of routinely collected outcome data in palliative care Published In 14th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care
  2015	Measuring outcomes in health settings – concepts to apply to community care. Published In First National Workshop on the Measurement of Outcomes in Community Aged Care,
  2015	Patient outcomes in palliative care – a national perspective of malignant and non-malignant diseases. Published In 13th Australian Palliative Care Conference
  2012	Streamlining aged care assessment (Australia) Published In Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research
  2009	Funding models: leading the way to more rational methods of funding for developing/sustaining good community and hospital mental health services Published In 11th Annual TheMHS Summer Forum: Leadership for Mental Health Services of the Future

• Other Publications

  Year	Title
  2020	A funding model for the residential aged care sector. The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study: Report 5
  2020	AN-ACC: A national classification and funding model for residential aged care: Synthesis and consolidated recommendations. The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study: Report 6
  2020	How Australian residential aged care staffing levels compare with international and national benchmarks
  2020	Modelling the impact of the AN-ACC in Australia.The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study: Report 4
  2020	Report One: Preliminary analysis of residential staffing levels against international benchmarks
  2020	The AN-ACC assessment model. The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study: Report 2
  2020	The Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC). The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study: Report 1
  2020	electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration Annual Data Report 2018
  2020	A profile of patients receiving palliative care in Australia for July – December 2019
  2020	A profile of patients receiving palliative care in NSW and ACT for July – December 2019
  2020	A profile of patients receiving palliative care in Queensland for July – December 2019
  2020	A profile of patients receiving palliative care in South Australia for July – December 2019
  2020	A profile of patients receiving palliative care in Victoria for July – December 2019
  2020	A profile of patients receiving palliative care in Western Australia for July – December 2019
  2020	Patient Outcomes in Palliative Care in Australia: National report for July – December 2019.
  2020	Patient Outcomes in Palliative Care – NSW and ACT, July - December 2019.
  2020	Patient Outcomes in Palliative Care – Queensland, July - December 2019.
  2020	Patient Outcomes in Palliative Care – South Australia, July – December 2019
  2020	Patient Outcomes in Palliative Care – Victoria, July to December 2019.
  2020	Patient Outcomes in Palliative Care – Western Australia, July - December 2019
  2020	Technical mapping between ACFI and AN-ACC
  2019	A funding model for the residential aged care sector. The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study: Report 5
  2019	AN-ACC: A national classification and funding model for residential aged care: Synthesis and consolidated recommendations. The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study: Report 6
  2019	How Australian residential aged care staffing levels compare with international and national benchmarks
  2019	Modelling the impact of the AN-ACC in Australia.The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study: Report 4
  2019	Report One: Preliminary analysis of residential staffing levels against international benchmarks
  2019	The AN-ACC assessment model. The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study: Report 2
  2019	The Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC). The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study: Report 1
  2019	electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration Annual Data Report 2018
  2018	The Resource Utilisation and Classification Study (RUCS) A guide to RUCS Assessments.
  2017	Frequent Attenders to Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD Emergency Departments: What are the risk factors?
  2017	Frequent Attenders to Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD Emergency Departments: What is the clinical profile?
  2017	Frequent Attenders to Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD Emergency Departments: What were the trends over the last 15 years?
  2017	Rehabilitation and Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) bed demand and supply in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
  2014	Case studies: palliative care in Vital Signs 2014: The State of Safety and Quality in Australian Health Care
  2013	Health Workforce Australia Expanded Scopes of Practice program: evaluation progress report 1
  2012	Health Workforce Australia Expanded Scopes of Practice Program: compendium of data requirements and evaluation tools
  2012	Health Workforce Australia Expanded Scopes of Practice Program: evaluation framework
  2012	Report of the interim evaluation of the Consumer Dementia Research Network
  2011	Ambulance Service of NSW: review the capacity of the paramedic to identify the low risk patient: final report
  2011	Ambulance service of NSW: responding to mental health frequent callers: final report
  2011	Evaluation of the Asthma Management Program: mid-term review report: Volume 1
  2010	Evaluation of the National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers: Progress Report Two
  2010	Evaluation of the National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers: final report
  2009	Evaluation of the Gold Coast Hospital Avoidance Program: Final Report
  2009	Evaluation of the Gold Coast Hospital Avoidance Program: Interim Report
  2009	Evaluation of the National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers: Progress Report One
  2008	Evaluation of the Gold Coast hospital avoidance program: first report
  2008	The establishment of Cancer Australia: an historical perspective
  2008	Third annual report on the NSW Clinical Services Redesign Program
  2007	Effective Caring: a synthesis of the international evidence on carer needs and interventions
  2007	Effective Caring: a synthesis of the international evidence on carer needs and interventions - Volume 2
  2007	Lessons from the national evaluation of the Rural Palliative Care Program: a synthesis of the findings and recommended next steps
  2007	Providing palliative care in rural Australia: results of a national program evaluation
  2007	Second Annual Report on the NSW Clinical Services Redesign Program (CSRP)
  2007	The NSW SAFTE Care Program - evaluation of a pilot program to prevent unnecessary hospital attendances by older people