Danielle Butler

Danielle Butler is a Visiting Fellow at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, and a part-time General Practitioner/Researcher at the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health. With 20+ years clinical experience and a PhD (2018), her work focuses on healthcare access equity for underserved populations through linked data analysis, mixed-methods research, and telehealth evaluation.

• Current projects: Enhancing Safe Telehealth, Patient-Centered Medical Homes, Primary Care Data Linkage
• Key collaborations: ANU, IUIH, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Her research combines multilevel modeling of administrative data with participatory action research to evaluate primary care innovations. Recent work examines telehealth impacts, out-of-pocket costs, and Aboriginal health service models.

Publications span BMJ Open, BMC Health Services Research, and Health Policy, with emphasis on systematic reviews, linked data methodology, and health equity metrics.

Research fingerprint shows dominant themes: Primary Health Care (100%), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (66%), Health Services Research (49%), and Telehealth (100%).