Staff profile

Dr Michael Taylor

Research Fellow

Faculty of Health Sciences

Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing

Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BPharm(Hons) LLB(Hons) GradDipLegalPrac MSc PhD

Area of study

Ageing and aged care
Health Administration
Health Policy

Brief Profile

Dr Taylor is Research Fellow to Professor Hal Swerissen, La Trobe University Pro-Vice Chancellor (Regional) and Executive Dean of Health Sciences and Professor Rhonda Nay, Director, Australian Institute for Primary Care & Ageing.

Dr Taylor is currently conducting a number of research projects focused on the design and regulation of the Medicare system, and Medicare's capacity to support chronic disease management.  Dr Taylor is a registered pharmacist and a past Director of Darebin Community Health Ltd.

Recent Publications

Academic journals

MJ Taylor, D Edvardsson, D Horey, D Fetherstonhaugh, R Nay and H Swerissen (2012) “General practitioner consultation provision pattern in residential aged care facilities: 1998–2011” Australasian Journal on Ageing doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00647.x [Epub ahead of print]

MJ Taylor (2012) “Regulatory influences on general practitioner service delivery in residential aged care” Australasian Journal on Ageing 31:128-9.

R Ryan, S Hill, D Lowe, K Allen, MJ Taylor and C Mead (2011) “Notification and Support for People Exposed to the Risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) through Medical Treatment (Iatrogenically)” Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011(3): CD007578 [CDSR].

MJ Taylor, D Horey, C Livingstone and H Swerissen (2010) “Decline with a Capital D: Long-term Changes in GP Consultation Patterns Across Australia.” Medical Journal of Australia 193: 80-83 [PubMed].

MJ Taylor and H Swerissen (2010) “Medicare and Chronic Disease Management: Integrated Care as an Exceptional Circumstance?” Australian Health Review 34: 152–161 [PubMed].

H Swerissen and MJ Taylor (2008) “Reforming Funding for Chronic Illness: Medicare CDM.” Australian Health Review 32: 76-84 [PubMed].

Parliamentary submissions and government consultations

M Taylor, Submission to the Inquiry into the National Health Reform Amendment (National Health Performance Authority) Bill 2011, Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Parliament of Australia (April 2011) [Submission] [Report]. 

M Taylor, D Featherstonhaugh, J Warburton, Y Wells and R Nay, Submission to the Inquiry on Caring for Older Australians, Productivity Commission (March 2011)  [Submission] [Transcript] [Additional Advice to Inquiry].

M Taylor, S Hill and R Nay, Submission on the Governance and Functions of Medicare Locals, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (November 2010).

M Taylor and D Horey, Submission to the Inquiry into the National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010, Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Parliament of Australia (August 2010) [Submission] [Report].

M Taylor, Submission to the Inquiry into Council of Australian Government Reforms relating to Health and Hospitals, Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration, Parliament of Australia (May 2010) [Submission] [Report].

H Swerissen and MJ Taylor, System Reform and Development for Chronic Disease Management, National Health and Hospital Reform Commission (May 2008) [NHHRC]. 

Conference symposia and presentations

MJ Taylor, D Horey, C Livingstone, R Nay and H Swerissen, “Today's Medicare, tomorrow's world: the impact of population ageing on Medicare's chronic disease management and mental health care programs” 2011 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Primary Health Care Research & Information Service, 14 July 2011 [PHCRIS symposium].

MJ Taylor, “Differential Consumption of Medicare: Jurisdictional Differences in Medicare utilisation” Dangerous Consumptions VII, VicHealth/Monash University/The University of Melbourne, 26 November 2009.

MJ Taylor, “Models of Chronic Disease Funding and MBS Arrangements” Queensland Divisions’ Forum on Funding Models in Primary Care, General Practice Queensland, 10 October 2008 [GPQ].

Media

M Taylor, "Australian census: big Australia or small, we’re getting older – and the elderly need help" The Conversation, 21 June 2012

R Nay, M Baird and M Taylor, "Caring for elderly Australians: experts respond" The Conversation, 9 August 2011

M Taylor and C Livingstone, “Health care is not just another commodity” The National Times, 26 March 2010.

C Livingstone and M Taylor, "How the rich get well - and enjoy subsidies" The Age, 24 February 2010, p 15.

Research projects

Research projects include:

  • GP consultation patterns: effects of system reforms on clinical service delivery.
  • Primary health care system performance: “stress testing” of the current primary health care system to determine system integrity in light of ageing and other pressures.
  • Aged care: system dynamics influencing basic and enhanced primary care services in residential aged care facilities, with a focus on administrative structure.
  • Effects of administrative burden on health care delivery: continuation of GP consultation research; analysis of local-area delivery patterns to determine the influence of administrative complexity on primary health care provision and GP engagement with chronic disease management programs.