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Cost containment and efficiency in national health systems [[electronic resource] ] : a global comparison / / edited by John Rapoport, Philip Jacobs, and Egon Jonsson
| Cost containment and efficiency in national health systems [[electronic resource] ] : a global comparison / / edited by John Rapoport, Philip Jacobs, and Egon Jonsson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JacobsPhilip <1943->
JonssonEgon RapoportJohn <1944-> |
| Collana | Health care and disease management |
| Soggetto topico |
Health services administration - Finance
Medical policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-02132-X
9786612021329 3-527-62296-9 3-527-62295-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Measures
2.2.1 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 NHS 3.3 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 Strategies 4.4 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 Care 5.1.2 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 Strategies 5.3 Report on the Current Situation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145257003321 |
| Weinheim, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Cost containment and efficiency in national health systems [[electronic resource] ] : a global comparison / / edited by John Rapoport, Philip Jacobs, and Egon Jonsson
| Cost containment and efficiency in national health systems [[electronic resource] ] : a global comparison / / edited by John Rapoport, Philip Jacobs, and Egon Jonsson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JacobsPhilip <1943->
JonssonEgon RapoportJohn <1944-> |
| Collana | Health care and disease management |
| Soggetto topico |
Health services administration - Finance
Medical policy |
| ISBN |
1-282-02132-X
9786612021329 3-527-62296-9 3-527-62295-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Measures
2.2.1 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 NHS 3.3 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 Strategies 4.4 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 Care 5.1.2 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 Strategies 5.3 Report on the Current Situation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829935303321 |
| Weinheim, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Cost containment and efficiency in national health systems : a global comparison / / edited by John Rapoport, Philip Jacobs, and Egon Jonsson
| Cost containment and efficiency in national health systems : a global comparison / / edited by John Rapoport, Philip Jacobs, and Egon Jonsson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JacobsPhilip <1943->
JonssonEgon RapoportJohn <1944-> |
| Collana | Health care and disease management |
| Soggetto topico |
Health services administration - Finance
Medical policy |
| ISBN |
9786612021329
9781282021327 128202132X 9783527622962 3527622969 9783527622955 3527622950 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Measures
2.2.1 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 NHS 3.3 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 Strategies 4.4 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 Care 5.1.2 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 Strategies 5.3 Report on the Current Situation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911019311003321 |
| Weinheim, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||