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Long term health consequences of COVID-19: can value-based health care provide a way forward ‘Australia has succeeded in limiting and largely
New Chief Executive for AHHA
controlling the spread of COVID-19 and we must now shift our focus to responding to the long term health
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association consequences of COVID,’ says Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association Chief Executive Adj Prof (AHHA) announced today the appointment of Mr John Gregg as Chief Executive, following the retirement of its current Chief Executive, Adjunct Professor Alison Verhoeven in June. ‘On behalf of the Board of AHHA, I would like to thank Alison Verhoeven who is retiring after an outstanding eight years as Chief Executive and welcome John Gregg,’ AHHA Chair, the Hon Jillian Skinner, said today. ‘John comes to AHHA after a distinguished career in the health and community services sectors in Australia and internationally, and most recently as Chief Executive of the North Queensland Primary Health Network. 6
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The Health Advocate • AUGUST 2021
Alison Verhoeven.
An issues brief, Managing the long term health consequences of COVID-19 in Australia, published today by the Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association’s (AHHA) Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research examines how a value-based health care approach can support Australia’s response to the long term health consequences of COVID-19. Deferral of care, workforce burnout and Long COVID are just some of the long term consequences that present significant challenges for the health system, according to authors A/Prof Martin Hensher et al from the Institute for Health Transformation and Deakin Health Economics, Deakin University.
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