Towards High-Performing Health Systems [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Docteur, Elizabeth.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2004.
This volume offers a synthesis of findings from recent OECD studies undertaken as part of the three-year Health Project, an initiative geared towards answering many of the key questions facing today's health policy makers. It provides information and analysis on a wide variety of topics, such as new and emerging health-related technologies, long-term care, private health insurance, health-care cost control, equity of access across income groups, health workforce planning and productivity, and waiting times for elective surgery. Building on international experience and grounded in new data on cross-country differences, this report offers an up-to-date map of the road to performance improvement.
Description based upon print version of record.
Foreword; Preface; Table of contents; Executive summary; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Better health through better care: the quest for quality; Chapter 2 - Access to care: the quest to improve and maintain; Chapter 3 - Satisfied patients and consumers: the quest for greater responsiveness; Chapter 4 - Health-care spending: the quest for affordable costs and sustainable financing; Chapter 5 - Increasing value for money in health systems: the quest for efficiency; Conclusions from the OECD Health Project: promising approaches for improving health-system performance; Bibliography; Also available
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-129).
This volume offers a synthesis of findings from recent OECD studies undertaken as part of the three-year Health Project, an initiative geared towards answering many of the key questions facing today's health policy makers. It provides information and analysis on a wide variety of topics, such as new and emerging health-related technologies, long-term care, private health insurance, health-care cost control, equity of access across income groups, health workforce planning and productivity, and waiting times for elective surgery. Building on international experience and grounded in new data on cross-country differences, this report offers an up-to-date map of the road to performance improvement.
Medical policy
Public health

The OECD Health Project