title: Commissioning services and Primary Health Networks.
abstract: Commissioning is set to become a stronger feature in the Australian health system as Primary Health Networks embrace it as a tool for improving population health outcomes. International experience shows that developing into a commissioning organisation is not always easy. Drawing on international experiences of commissioning, as well as those from the Australian hospital sector, will help smooth the path for Primary Health Networks.
authors.affiliation: Health Systems Policy Division, Department of Health, GPO Box 9848, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.affiliation: Health Systems Policy Division, Department of Health, GPO Box 9848, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Boxall
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003284:Contract Services; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*