Jane Hall (Australian health economist)

For other people named Jane Hall, see Jane Hall (disambiguation).

Jane Patricia Hall AO is an Australian academic, professor of Health Economics in the Business School and Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, NSW Australia. Hall is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.[1]

Education and career

Hall graduated with a PhD from the University of Sydney in 1994.

She is currently a "Distinguished Professor" of Health Economics in the UTS Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.[2]

From 2019 to 2021 Hall was the president of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.[3]

Health economics research

Hall was the founding director of the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation,[4] which was established in 1990. She instigated the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ) in 2001.[5]

Hall's research areas of focus include health technology assessment, measurement of quality of life,[6] end of life care,[7] health workforce issues,[8] and the economics of primary care. Her current work is focused on the financing and funding of health care to improve system performance.

Awards and recognition

Hall was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2023 Kings Birthday Honours, "for distinguished service to the social sciences, to academic leadership and mentoring, and to national and international associations."[9] Select awards include the following:

  • 2023 - Officer of the Order of Australia.[9]
  • 2017 - National Health and Medical Research Council Outstanding Contribution Award.[10]
  • 2016 - elected Fellow of the AAHMS.[11]
  • 2016 - recognised in The Australian Financial Review & Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards.[12]

References

  1. ^ "RACGP".
  2. ^ "University of Technology Sydney". profiles.uts.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  3. ^ "President". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  4. ^ "Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation". University of Technology Sydney. 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  5. ^ "About Us". HSRAANZ. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  6. ^ Hall, Jane; Viney, Rosalie (February 2021). "Quality adjusted life years in the time of COVID-19". Australian Health Review. 45 (1): 12–13. doi:10.1071/AH21010. ISSN 1449-8944. PMID 33509342.
  7. ^ Kenny, Patricia M.; Hall, Jane P.; Zapart, Siggi; Davis, Pauline R. (July 2010). "Informal care and home-based palliative care: the health-related quality of life of carers". Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 40 (1): 35–48. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.11.322. ISSN 1873-6513. PMID 20570484.
  8. ^ Norman, Richard; Hall, Jane P. (2014-04-21). "The desire and capability of Australian general practitioners to change their working hours". The Medical Journal of Australia. 200 (7): 399–402. doi:10.5694/mja13.10776. ISSN 1326-5377. PMID 24794672.
  9. ^ a b "Distinguished Professor Jane Patricia Hall". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  10. ^ "Professor Jane Hall - ACOLA". 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  11. ^ Anonymous (2016-10-06). "Professor Jane Hall - AAHMS". aahms.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  12. ^ "100 Women of Influence awards reveal hidden talent". Australian Financial Review. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
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