Rate My Professor Richard Madden

Professor Madden's research specializations focus on health statistics, international classifications and terminologies, disability measurement and policy, rehabilitation systems strengthening, and improvements in Indigenous health data identification and reporting. He has authored or co-authored numerous influential publications, including 'Indigenous identification: Past, present and a possible future' (2019), 'International Classification of Health Interventions: an "epistemic hub" for health services data' (2021), 'Developing self-report disability questions for a voluntary patient registration form for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' (2023), 'Use of a New International Classification of Health Interventions for Outpatient Services in a National Health System' (2018), and contributions to the Lancet-Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples' Health (2016). His work has shaped Australian healthcare funding models, such as the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs) and clinical complexity adjustments, and informed the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Madden has delivered public seminars, including on NDIS affordability and sustainability, and participated in international forums on health interventions classification.