LEADER 05069nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910782861903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a2-89544-212-6 010 $a1-4356-9893-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000721210 035 $a(EBL)3375026 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001101127 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11610346 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101127 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11064169 035 $a(PQKB)10210621 035 $a(OCoLC)857067371 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375026 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375026 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10737462 035 $a(OCoLC)883159267 035 $a(PPN)176637311 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000721210 100 $a20140319d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHealth care systems in Canada and elsewhere$b[electronic resource] $estriking a balance /$fpapers commissioned by the National Forum on Health 210 $aSainte-Foy, Que?bec $cE?ditions MultiMondes : $cNational Forum on Health$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (756 p.) 225 0 $aCanada Health Action: Building on the Legacy ;$vVolume 4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a2-921146-51-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $a""First Cover""; ""Foreword""; ""Table of contents""; ""Health Care Financing""; ""International Comparison of the Hospital Sector""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Description of the main methods of hospital payment""; ""Comparative analysis of acute care hospitals""; ""Internationally, have acute care hospitals experienced a decrease in their share of total health expenditures?""; ""Which components of the health sector have experienced an increase in their share of total health expenditures?""; ""Do the wealthier countries spend relatively more on acute care hospitals than other countries?"" 327 $a""Does the quantity of physical resources have an impact on the use of acute care hospitals?""""Summary and conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Appendices""; ""Appendix 1""; ""Appendix 2""; ""Appendix 3""; ""Controlling Health Expenditures: What Matters""; ""Table of contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Change in expenditures in thirteen OECD countries""; ""Regressions""; ""Linear Regressions""; ""Logarithmic Regressions""; ""Analysis""; ""Change in per Capita Health Expenditures in Relation to the per Capita GDP"" 327 $a""Change in the Percentage of the GDP Allocated to Health in Relation to the per Capita GDP""""Explanation of the deviation in health expenditures from the average of the thirteen countries studied""; ""Factors Associated with Health Demand""; ""Population 65 Years and Older""; ""Mortality Rate/1,000 Inhabitants""; ""Macroorganizational Factors""; ""Percentage of Public Financing""; ""Number of Sources of Financing""; ""Degree of Centralization""; ""Microorganizational Factors""; ""Hospital Sector""; ""Ambulatory Sector""; ""Medical Sector""; ""Pharmaceutical Costs""; ""Conclusion"" 327 $a""Bibliography""""Appendix""; ""Managing Pharmaceutical Expenditures: How Canada Compares""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Methodology""; ""Cross-country Comparison of Per Capita Pharmaceutical Expenditures""; ""Cross-country Comparison of Drug Expenditures as a Percentage of Total Health Expenditures""; ""Cross-country Comparison of Pharmaceutical Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP""; ""Cross-country Comparison of the Relationship of Pharmaceutical Expenditures to Wealth""; ""Cross-country Comparison of Drug Use""; ""Cross-country Comparison of Drug Sector Structures"" 327 $a""Cross-country Comparison of Health Indices""""Discussion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Appendix""; ""Health Spending and Health Status: An International Comparison""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Health care spending among OECD countries""; ""Does Canada Spend More on Health than Other Industrialized Countries?""; ""Public versus Private Health Care Expenditures""; ""Are Canada's Public Health Care Expenditures Higher than Other Countries?""; ""The relationship between health spending and health status""; ""Do Countries that Spend More on Health Care Have Better Health Status?"" 327 $a""Health Spending and Life Expectancy"" 606 $aMedical care, Cost of$zCanada 606 $aPublic health administration$xEconomic aspects$zCanada 606 $aPublic health administration$xEconomic aspects$vCase studies 606 $aMedical policy$zCanada 615 0$aMedical care, Cost of 615 0$aPublic health administration$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aPublic health administration$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aMedical policy 676 $a338.4336210971 712 02$aNational Forum on Health (Canada) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782861903321 996 $aHealth care systems in Canada and elsewhere$93687548 997 $aUNINA