title: Future of medical engagement.
abstract: Although it has long been recognised that doctors play a crucial role in the effectiveness and efficiency of health organisations, patient experience and clinical outcomes, over the past 20 years the topic of medical engagement has started to garner significant international attention. Australia currently lags behind other countries in its heedfulness to, and evidence base for, medical engagement. This Perspective piece explores the link between medical engagement and health system performance and identifies some key questions that need to be addressed in Australia if we are to drive more effective engagement.
authors.affiliation: Melbourne School of Government, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3052, Australia.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dickinson
authors.affiliation: School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Rm 442, Level 4, 207 Bouverie Street, Carlton, Vic. 3010, Australia. Email.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bismark
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Victoria, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Vic. 3350, Australia. Email.
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Phelps
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine/School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia. Email.
authors.forename: Erwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Loh
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006075:Governing Board; D006302:Health Services Research; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010819:Physician's Role; D058996:Quality Improvement