What does NHPA mean in Healthcare?

National Health Performance Authority

The National Health Performance Authority will provide Australians with information about local health service performance.The Authority was established to improve access to locally relevant, nationally consistent information. This kind of reporting will improve accountability and transparency and promote quality improvement among healthcare workers.The Authority will look closely at health and hospital services and assess equity, effectiveness and efficiency. As part of its commitment to the public, the Authority will report on the performance of all local hospital networks, public and private hospitals and Medicare Locals.The Performance and Accountability Framework underpins the Authority’s performance reporting, and has been endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments.

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