Appropriateness of health care delivery - CareTrack

There have been many media reports today about a study just published in the Medical Journal of Australia: CareTrack: assessing the appropriateness of health care delivery in Australia by William B Runciman et al, from the universities of NSW and South Australia.

The researchers found from a three-year study of over 1000 people receiving treatment for 22 common conditions, that only 57% had received appropriate evidence-based care.  They conclude "Although there were pockets of excellence and some aspects of care were well managed across health care providers, the consistent delivery of appropriate care needs improvement, and gaps in care should be addressed."
Med J Aust 2012;  197 (2): 100-105.   doi:  10.5694/mja12.10510