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Improving emergency department waiting times with machine learning

Published on: 1 November 2023

Dr Anton Pak saw a persistent problem in emergency departments at public hospitals and is working with Associate Professor Andrew Staib to use machine learning to forecast emergency department waiting times.
Which clinical trials offer the best return on investment?

Published on: 1 October 2023

Associate Professor Haitham Tuffaha is using a powerful quantitative method to assess the value of research, helping funders to pinpoint those research projects that offer the greatest potential return on investment.
From doctor-led to patient-centred: redefining the future of work and delivery of care

Published on: 31 August 2023

Professor Lisa Nissen from the Centre for the Business and Economics of Health (CBEH) discusses the EvolveHealth program and how it aims to address some of these pressing medical challenges for both the workforce and patients.
How health economics can help radiology show value

Published on: 4 April 2023

ANNOUNCEMENT | Adjunct Associate Professor Nick Brown is a busy clinician, but he sees the value of investing in health economics to ensure that healthcare consumers and purchasers can access high-value care.
Medical Research Future Funds awarded to CBEH researchers

Published on: 17 March 2023

Announcement | CBEH researchers, both leading and supporting projects, were among those who were awarded Medical Research Future Funds in early 2023.
Improving pharmacist wellbeing and enhancing medicine safety

Published on: 14 February 2023

ARTICLE | CBEH researchers are trialling wearable technology to monitor responses to stress in the pharmacy workforce and their impact on medicine safety in Australian communities.