Geographic Variations in Health Care : What Do We Know and What Can Be Done to Improve Health System Performance?

Geographic Variations in Health Care What Do We Know and What Can Be Done to Improve Health System Performance?

Variations in health care use within a country are complicated. In some cases they may reflect differences in health needs, in patient preferences or in the diffusion of a therapeutic innovation; in others they may not. There is evidence that some of the observed variations are unwarranted, signalli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, sponsoring body (sponsoring body)
Other Authors: Srivastava, Divya, editor (editor), Lafortune, Gaetan, editor, Paris, Valérie, editor, Belloni, Annalisa (Health policy analyst), editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 2014.
Series:OECD Health Policy Studies,
Subjects:
Health services administration.
Medical policy.
Health system.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706831306719
Table of Contents:
  • Portugal: Geographic variations in health care
  • Italy: Geographic variations in health care
  • Germany: Geographic variations in health care
  • Israel: Geographic variations in health care
  • France: Geographic variations in health care
  • Finland: Geographic variations in health care
  • Geographic variations in health care use in 13 countries: A synthesis of findings
  • Australia: Geographic variations in health care
  • Belgium: Geographic variations in health care
  • Canada: Geographic variations in health care
  • Czech Republic: Geographic variations in health care
  • United Kingdom (England): Geographic variations in health care
  • Foreword and Acknowledgements
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Spain: Geographic variations in health care
  • Switzerland: Geographic variations in health care
  • Executive summary.

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