Government plans for public reporting of performance data in health care: the case against

Health services experts Jeffrey Braithwaite and Russell Mannion doubt the value

Against the idea that publicly reported performance measurement, like apple pie, parenthood and the national flag, deserves a warm, uncritical glow of universal support should be roundly rejected. Introducing any costly new initiative must always be analysed with a cool head for its risks and potential downside. Where is the Australian business case, or the international cost–benefit analysis or cost-effectiveness analysis, applied to Australia, that compels us to not only accept, but insist on its introduction? These have not been provided by proponents to date.