05490nam 2200649Ia 450 991082993530332120230721004809.01-282-02132-X97866120213293-527-62296-93-527-62295-0(CKB)1000000000707470(EBL)481359(OCoLC)666912164(SSID)ssj0000131171(PQKBManifestationID)11134489(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000131171(PQKBWorkID)10016820(PQKB)10720222(MiAaPQ)EBC481359(EXLCZ)99100000000070747020080416d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCost containment and efficiency in national health systems[electronic resource] a global comparison /edited by John Rapoport, Philip Jacobs, and Egon JonssonWeinheim Wiley-Blackwellc20091 online resource (249 p.)Health care and disease managementDescription based upon print version of record.3-527-32110-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cost Containment and Efficiency in National Health Systems: A Global Comparison; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction and Summary; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Highlights of Each Country's Approach; 1.3 How Are Cost Containment and Efficiency Related?; 1.4 Strategies and Their Effects: A Cross-Country Analysis; 1.5 Current Policy Agenda; References; 2 Canada; 2.1 Canada's Health Care System; 2.1.1 Paying for Canadian Health Care; 2.1.2 Delivering Health Care in Canada; 2.1.3 Overall Expenditure Trends; 2.1.4 Cost Control Strategies Employed; 2.2 Supply-Side Measures2.2.1 Capped Budgets2.2.1.1 Hospitals; 2.2.1.2 Physicians; 2.2.1.3 Pharmaceuticals; 2.2.2 Health Human Resource Limits; 2.2.2.1 Physicians; 2.2.2.2 Other Health Care Professionals; 2.3 Organizational Reforms: Trade-Offs Between Competition and Cooperation; 2.3.1 Cooperation: Regional Authorities; 2.3.2 Cooperation: Primary Care Reform; 2.3.3 Waiting Time Strategies; 2.3.4 Competition; 2.4 Demand-Side Measures; 2.4.1 Technology Assessment/Appropriateness; 2.4.2 Population Health; 2.5 The Current Situation; References; 3 England; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Structural Characteristics of the NHS3.3 The Efficiency Initiatives3.3.1 The Internal Market; 3.3.2 The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; 3.3.3 Performance Management; 3.3.4 Patient Choice; 3.4 Conclusions; References; 4 Finland; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Finnish Health Care System; 4.2.1 Structure; 4.2.2 Trends in Cost and Financing; 4.3 Strategies for Municipal Health Services; 4.3.1 Decentralization of Responsibilities; 4.3.2 Governments Strategic Planning; 4.3.3 Cost Containment at the Local Level; 4.3.4 Increasing the Size of Municipalities; 4.3.5 Evaluation of the Strategies4.4 Cost Containment in Services Covered by NHI4.4.1 The Finnish Pharmaceutical System; 4.4.2 Cost-Containment Measures; 4.4.2.1 Cost Sharing and Price Control; 4.4.2.2 Generic Substitution; 4.4.2.3 Other Measures; 4.4.3 Evaluation of Strategies; 4.4.3.1 Total Expenditure on Drugs; 4.4.3.2 Development of Prices; 4.4.3.3 The Effect of Generic Substitution; 4.5 Lessons from Finland; References; 5 Germany; 5.1 A Review of the Major Structural and Operational Characteristics of the German Health Care System; 5.1.1 Key Aspects of Sickness Funds and Providers of Health Care5.1.2 Key Aspects on Financing of Health Care5.2 Major Cost-Containment and Efficiency-Seeking Strategies; 5.2.1 Global Budgets and Spending Caps; 5.2.1.1 Pharmaceuticals; 5.2.1.2 Ambulatory Care; 5.2.1.3 Hospital Care; 5.2.1.4 Financial and Other Performance Indicators of SHI Ambulatory Physician Practices and Hospitals; 5.2.2 Cost Shifts to Private Households; 5.2.3 Promoting Competition between Sickness Funds and Providers; 5.2.4 Strengthening the Competencies of Joint Self-Government; 5.2.5 Summarizing and Concluding Remarks on Cost Containment and Efciency Seeking Strategies5.3 Report on the Current SituationWritten by a local health economics expert, each of the eight chapters in this timely handbook and ready reference describes the national healthcare system of a different industrialized country. In each case, the 4-5 specific policies with the highest impact on that respective country over the past 20-30 years are identified. In addition, the economic characteristics of each policy are described and, where possible, its success evaluated, discussing the current policy agenda. A final chapter summarizes and synthesizes the major points of the analysis. While the main focus is on economics, Health care and disease management.Health services administrationFinanceMedical policyHealth services administrationFinance.Medical policy.362.1Jacobs Philip1943-1445366Jonsson Egon141307Rapoport John1944-1635527MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910829935303321Cost containment and efficiency in national health systems3976366UNINA00859nam0-2200277 --450 991088987140332120241024081523.0IT78559720241024d1976----kmuy0itay5050 baitaITa c 001yy<<L'>>architettura della libertàstudi sul pensiero architettonico di Rudolf SteinerVittorio Leti MessinaL'AquilaL.U. Japadre Editore1976187 p., [32] p. di tav.18 cmMiscellanea selecta14Steiner, RudolfConcezione dell'architettura720Leti Messina,Vittorio11424ITUNINAREICATUNIMARCBK991088987140332112.2026444/24DARSTDARSTArchitettura della libertà4224116UNINA