Australia's first research centre dedicated to the Business and Economics of Health
The Centre for the Business and Economics of Health (CBEH) applies economics and business thinking to inform decisions for better health outcomes. Through priority-led research and thought leadership, CBEH researchers analyse critical issues and influence improvements across the range of settings in which healthcare is delivered.
Our research focus
Effective and efficient healthcare
Evaluating and informing health technologies, procedures and interventions
Enhanced models of care and prevention
Maximising accessibility, sustainability and equity in service delivery through innovations in healthcare.
Future-focused health workforces
Planning for better population health outcomes through health workforce capability.
News and Insights
- ARTICLE | Using systems thinking to better understand risks and protective factors at play for urban Indigenous peoples during COVID-19
- JOURNAL ARTICLE | A discussion paper that explores sources of inequity in the Australian healthcare system and their impact on the non-medical surgical assistant has been published in the Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing.
- JOURNAL ARTICLE | New research from Dr Danusha Jayawardana and Professor Brenda Gannon has highlighted an increase in the use of telehealth mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Your generous support
Funding for CBEH does not come from grants and research partnerships alone. We are supported by a community that shares our values and seeks to further the research that improves the health and wellbeing of Australians and communities across the globe. CBEH’s establishment and ongoing operation is supported by the generosity of UQ alumnus Paul Taylor (right) who, with his family, sponsors our Centre Director (the Taylor Family Chair).
If you would like to join us in developing better health outcomes for our communities, please donate to the Centre for the Business and Economics of Health by contacting Tara Turner, Deputy Vice-President, Global and Institutional Philanthropy, Advancement (BEL), at advancement@bel.uq.edu.au or through the button below.