Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation

What Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation does

The Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) is a university-affiliated research, education, and consulting organisation based within Queensland University of Technology (QUT), forming part of QUT's flagship Centre for Healthcare Transformation. It functions as one of Australia's leading health services research centres, with three integrated capability pillars: Health Economics (economic evaluation, cost-utility analysis, Markov modelling, discrete choice experiments, QALY measurement), Implementation Science (notably the i-PARIHS framework for translating evidence into practice), and Statistics & Data Analysis (large linked administrative dataset analysis). These capabilities are operationalised through a portfolio of named programs including QFeet Study/DFootHub (diabetes footcare implementation in regional Queensland), CHD LIFE+ (congenital heart disease neurodevelopmental care), InterACT (end-of-life care audit and feedback), LOCATE-NAFLD (community Fibroscan screening), POWERED (WheezeScan-based preschool wheeze RCT), Ember to Empower (burn recovery toolkit), BETTER (erdosteine bronchiectasis trial), EDDIE+ (aged care deterioration detection), and the Moving Towards High Value Care Toolkit.

AusHSI serves primarily public-sector health service organisations — state hospital and health services across Queensland (Metro North, Metro South, Townsville, Cairns and Hinterland, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Children's Health Queensland) and nationally (NSW, Victoria, WA, NT, SA) — as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community health services (e.g., ATSICHS Brisbane) and consumer advocacy bodies (HeartKids, Beyond Blue, Palliative Care Australia). It also conducts clinical trials with international sites in the UK, Malaysia, and the Philippines, and partners with academic institutions including James Cook University, Griffith University, Flinders University, Monash University, Menzies School of Health Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and the University of California San Diego.

The organisation's revenue model is dominated by competitive government research grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), supplemented by fee-based consultancy services to health service organisations and education program fees (short courses, Graduate Certificate, Higher Degree Research) structured under QUT institutional fee schedules. Specific grant rounds in 2024–2025 individually range from approximately AUD 637,000 to AUD 1.33 million, and AusHSI is also supported by institutional funding through its QUT parent. There is no evidence of private equity, venture capital, public listing, or commercial product distribution.

Name

Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation

Legal name

Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation

Website

https://aushsi.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AusHSI is a QUT-affiliated health services research centre that uses Health Economics, Implementation Science, and Statistics & Data Analysis to help Australian public health services identify, implement, and evaluate healthcare innovations across named programs in diabetes, cardiac, respiratory, trauma, and Indigenous health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Services Research

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Performance & Quality Measurement (Public Sector) (HLAJANAK), Global Health Institutes & Programs (EDAHAGAM), Healthcare Utilization, Claims & Administrative Data Analytics (HLAJAJAK)

Keywords

• Health services research
• Health economics consulting
• Implementation science
• Clinical data analytics
• Healthcare innovation research

Headquarters

HQ city

Kelvin Grove

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Research Grants: Funded primarily through competitive research grants from National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), and other government funding bodies for health services research projects
2. Consultancy Services: Independent guidance and consulting services for health service organisations on innovation implementation and evaluation
3. Education Programs: Short courses, graduate certificates, and higher degree research programs for building research capacity

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AusHSI delivers health services research, education, and consulting services that help Australian health service organisations identify, implement, and evaluate healthcare innovations. Its core offerings include Health Economics analyses (economic evaluation, cost-utility analysis, Markov modelling, discrete choice experiments), Implementation Science applied to translate evidence into practice (including the i-PARIHS framework), Statistics & Data Analysis of complex and linked administrative health datasets, paid consultancy engagements with hospitals and health services, and education programs (Short Courses, Graduate Certificate, Higher Degree Research) for building research capacity.

Product overview

AusHSI is a research, education and consulting organisation offering a platform of health services research capabilities anchored by three core strengths: Health Economics, Implementation Science, and Statistics & Data Analysis. These research capabilities underpin a portfolio of named research programs (including CHD LIFE+, LOCATE-NAFLD, QFeet Study, InterACT) and tools (Moving Towards High Value Care Toolkit, Ember to Empower toolkit) designed to improve healthcare delivery. The offering extends to consultancy services for health service organisations, and education programs including Graduate Certificate, Short Courses, and Higher Degree Research support. The organisation functions as part of QUT's Centre for Healthcare Transformation, enabling health service organisations to identify, implement and evaluate innovations for improved patient outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health Economics Health economics research service delivering economic evaluations, cost-utility analysis, Markov models, discrete choice experiments, and Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) measurements to support healthcare resource allocation decisions for health service organisations.
• Implementation Science Research and consulting service helping translate evidence-based practices into routine healthcare delivery, developing conceptual theories and processes to guide policy, research, and clinical practice.
• Statistics & Data Analysis Statistical analysis and data management service offering study design, analysis of complex health datasets, linked administrative data analysis, and communication of statistical insights to inform health policy and practice.
• Consultancy Services Paid consulting engagement service providing independent guidance on identifying, implementing, and evaluating healthcare innovations for health service organisations facing real-world practice challenges.
• Short Courses Short professional development courses building research capacity in health services, delivered by AusHSI through QUT for practitioners and researchers.
• Graduate Certificate Postgraduate certificate program delivered through QUT that supports students in building research capacity in health services research.
• Higher Degree Research Higher degree research programs including Masters and PhD supervision and support for emerging researchers in health services, delivered through QUT.
• Moving Towards High Value Care Toolkit Standalone toolkit developed with Health Translation Queensland to help hospital staff identify and address low-value care, featuring strategies, key questions, clinical scenarios, time and cost mapping tools, and resources to support behaviour change.
• Ember to Empower Toolkit Co-designed one-stop toolkit for burn survivors providing post-acute support, education resources, links to services, burn support groups, and burn camp programs, accessible nationwide during recovery. Developed by AusHSI with Monash University, Fiona Wood Foundation, and the Australian New Zealand Burns Association.

Quantifiable outcome

• Evidence-based footcare implementation shown to halve hospitalisations and amputations for diabetes foot disease
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

35 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Queensland University of Technology (QUT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAusHSI is based within QUT and forms part of QUT's flagship Centre for Healthcare Transformation. Strong collaborative research relationship with QUT School of Public Health and Social Work.
• James Cook UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in QFeet Study for diabetes footcare implementation in regional Queensland, with expertise in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research.
• Griffith UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in QFeet Study and respiratory research including BLIPA study, contributing expertise in respiratory and child health research.
• Townsville Hospital and Health ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partner in QFeet Study hub implementing diabetes footcare model of care for regional and remote Queensland.
• Metro North Hospital and Health ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor hospital and health service partner in multiple research projects including QFeet Study and digital health research.
• Metro South Hospital and Health ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in QFeet Study, LOCATE-NAFLD research, and digital health implementation projects.
• Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in QFeet Study implementing diabetes footcare model of care across regional Queensland.
• Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical lead for CHD LIFE+ program and partner in burn research including Ember to Empower project.
• HeartKids LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumer partner in CHD LIFE+ research program, providing family-centred advocacy and co-design input into neurodevelopmental care models for congenital heart disease.
• Australian New Zealand Burns AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting Ember to Empower burn recovery toolkit project with consumer advisory group involvement.
• Monash UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Ember to Empower project with Prof Belinda Gabbe as chief investigator.
• Fiona Wood FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner for burn recovery research including Prof Fiona Wood as chief investigator on Ember to Empower.
• Digital Health Cooperative Research CentrecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for digital health and clinical informatics research including decision support programs and seven PhD students recruited for digital health research.
• Palliative Care AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in InterACT study focusing on appropriate end-of-life care and treatment decisions.
• Gold Coast Hospital and Health ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partner in InterACT study for appropriate care and treatment in elderly patients.
• Menzies School of Health ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in BLIPA study and respiratory research with expertise in Indigenous children's health research.
• Royal Children's Hospital MelbournecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in BLIPA study and bronchiectasis research including BETTER study clinical trial sites.
• Children's Hospital at WestmeadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in respiratory research including LEAP-Cough study and BLIPA study.
• Wesley Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Bridging Study for mental health service access in regional Australia.
• Beyond BluecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Bridging Study for mental health service access evaluation in regional Queensland.
• University of California San DiegocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research partner Prof Gregory Aarons contributing expertise in implementation science for mental health research.
• Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in LOCATE-NAFLD study and HCC surveillance research.
• Clinical Excellence QueenslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in QFeet Study providing the Diabetes Footcare Hub (DFootHub) model of care.
• Australian Diabetes SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner in QFeet Study for diabetes footcare implementation.
• Deeble Institute for Health Policy ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in InterACT study for health policy research on appropriate care.
• Bolton Clarke Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in EDDIE+ study for early detection of deterioration in elderly residents in residential aged care homes.
• Central Queensland UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in EDDIE+ study for aged care research.
• University of NewcastlecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in EDDIE+ study for elderly care research.
• Murdoch Children's Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner in CHD LIFE+ jurisdictional projects evaluating neurodevelopmental services for children with congenital heart disease.
• Sydney Children's Hospitals NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner in CHD LIFE+ with NeuroCHD-NSW project developing enhanced neurodevelopmental surveillance services.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service (ATSICHS) BrisbanecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in NHMRC-funded Indigenous health and wellbeing research project.
• Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint position for Trauma Lead with shared expertise between AusHSI and JTI for trauma research and data analytics.
• Health Translation QueenslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in High Value Care toolkit development and health systems improvement research.
• Flinders UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with Adjunct Professor Gillian Harvey for implementation science research including i-PARIHS framework development.
• Liver FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance research for early cancer detection.

Scale indicators7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI), Macquarie University: Largest Australian academic health services research centre with similar strengths in implementation science, health economics, and health systems performance measurement, including the Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science.
• The George Institute for Global Health: Major independent applied health research institute operating across Australia, India, China, and the UK with strong health services and implementation research comparable to AusHSI, though more globally distributed and better funded.
• RAND Health: Globally distributed health services research program applying economics, statistics, and implementation methods to health system improvement, comparable in methodology and consultancy orientation though far larger in scale.

Direct peers

• Centre for Health Economics, Monash University: Monash-based health economics research group delivering cost-effectiveness analysis, decision-analytic modelling, and health services evaluation; closely comparable to AusHSI's Health Economics strength.
• Sax Institute: Australian not-for-profit focused on supporting applied health systems research and using data to inform policy, with comparable consultancy-style engagement of health services.
• Centre for Health Policy, University of Melbourne: University of Melbourne's health policy and systems research hub, with parallel focus on health services research, evaluation, and policy impact.
• Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney: Sydney-based academic centre producing health policy and systems research, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, comparable to AusHSI's research and partnership approach.
• Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research: Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association policy think tank engaging in health services research and rapid evidence reviews; AusHSI is itself a project partner with Deeble in the InterACT study.
• Menzies School of Health Research: Northern Territory-based medical research institute working on Indigenous and tropical health; listed as a formal research partner of AusHSI on the BLIPA and related respiratory studies.

Regional players

• The King's Fund: Independent UK charitable foundation supporting health system leadership, policy analysis, and applied health services research with a comparable practice-and-research blend.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AusHSI

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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