Helping solve the complex challenges facing the health industry
Closing the social infrastructure gap in healthcare
How finance can play a bigger role in achieving business imperatives
Models to increase financial sustainability and quality in health
How to get the right balance between privacy and value
PwC’s Australia Health Practice works with all segments of the health sector. We bring to health care engagements a depth of understanding and practical experience that can only come from people who have dedicated their professional lives to the industry, supported by the resources of a global firm.
We are a team of over 200 health specialists providing a depth of understanding and practical experience reflective of our dedication to the health industry, with diverse backgrounds including: clinicians, hospital management, policy experts, strategists, actuaries, program directors,technologists to thought leaders in specific topics like e-Health, Mental Health and Disability.
Our Australian team brings experience from the US/Canada/South America, Europe (e.g. UK, Germany, Netherlands), Asia (e.g. China, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam) and New Zealand, and we have ready access to the accumulated knowledge of PwC's Global Health Team and PwC's Health Research Institute.
We can work with you to help solve the complex challenges you face. We work on diverse projects, from the development of the most appropriate health policies and strategies, to on-the-ground implementation – working shoulder to shoulder with you and your team.
Our clients include state and federal government, leading private sector organisations such as private insurers, pharmaceutical companies, and new entrants into the health market.
Nathan Schlesinger
Chris Rogan
Tricia Tebbutt
Stuart Babbage
PwC Australia Partner John Cannings was diagnosed in 2014 with a rare lung cancer, ALK-rearranged (or ALK-positive) lung cancer. Less than 5% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer have tumors with a specific abnormality, a chromosomal rearrangement in a gene called ALK. John was one of them.
We explore the concluded investigation by the Australian Information Commissioner into the re-identification of Medicare service provider data, following the incident of breach in 2016.
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Increasing the financial sustainability and quality of healthcare is essential. This paper reviews alternative and evolving funding models to focus more on value.
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Australia has a relatively advanced and equitable health and ageing system, but if we do not plan strategically for the future and innovate, starting now, we risk in the not-too-distant future having an outdated, unsustainable system, that is unfit for purpose and unable to meet the needs of the population.
We believe that Australia has one of the best health systems in the world. But, the challenges facing healthcare systems today are monumental. Private Health Insurance reform announcements are a good first step but long term healthcare sustainability is needed.
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Whilst Australia has a highly regarded healthcare system with good health outcomes at reasonable costs, it is not sustainable. We see significant opportunities to shift the dial in how health and care are currently focused, delivered, funded and incentivised. This commentary looks at areas of improvement and potential solutions.
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As our population ages, and more of us work longer, our cities are going to need to work for senior Australians in ways they never have before, and our latest Retirement Census shows they are continuing to rise to the challenge, with the retirement living sector driving the change.
Our report, Everybody MOVE: Improving outcomes in musculoskeletal health, has drawn on the latest evidence and practice to challenge the way we tackle the prevalence and socioeconomic impact of musculoskeletal conditions in Australia.
Seven Focus areas we believe require focus in order to ensure the ongoing sustainability of Australia's health system.
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