Achieving better value for money in health care

Rising public health care spending remains a problem in virtually all OECD and EU member countries. As a consequence, there is growing interest in policies that will ease this pressure through improved health system performance. This report examines selected policies that may help countries better a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD c2009.
Series:OECD health policy studies.
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705596006719
Table of Contents:
  • Market Mechanisms and the Use of Health Care Resources
  • Patterns of Health Care Spending Growth
  • Introduction
  • Using ICT to Monitor and Improve Quality in Health Care
  • Ensuring Efficiency in Pharmaceutical Expenditures
  • Improving Health Care System Performance through Better Co-ordination of Care
  • The Impact of User Charges in Health Care.