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Occasional papers

Developed for Senior Executives and Boards, the aim of each Occasional Paper is to highlight contemporary evidence and thinking around key topics of interest for Victorian Health Care Agencies.

The papers offer insights on new and emerging risk management and issues for the sector.

Identifying Emerging Medical Indemnity Risk in Victoria

Highlighting potential areas of emerging risk in the health sector to develop strategies with Victorian hospitals to minimise the likelihood and impact of these risks for public health services consumers.

 Identifying Emerging Medical Indemnity Risk [PDF, 278KB]

Towards a Safety Culture

The relationship between workplace culture and medical indemnity claims in the Victorian health sector.

Towards a Safety Culture [PDF, 898KB]

What are the characteristics of high performing healthcare services?

Based on an extensive literature review, VMIA's first occasional paper informs healthcare services about service characteristics of high performance and aims to provide guidance on how findings can support high-level planning.

The characteristics of high performing healthcare services [PDF, 983KB] 

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