The challenges of using cross-national comparisons of efficiency to inform health policy

Papanicolas, Irene ORCID: 0000-0002-8000-3185 and Cylus, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-8269-1578 (2017) The challenges of using cross-national comparisons of efficiency to inform health policy. Eurohealth, 23 (2). pp. 8-11. ISSN 1356-1030

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Abstract

Many comparative efficiency metrics focus on scrutinising the operation of specific parts of a single health system. This article reviews the key issues involved in international comparisons of various aspects of efficiency. It examines data sources and analytic techniques used to create comparative indicators, and discusses approaches to interpreting variations. It also highlights key challenges and promising new initiatives, such as the consistent use of international definitions and technical developments, such as data linkages, which hold the potential to enhance work in this area.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/partners/obser...
Additional Information:	© 2017 WHO on behalf of European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited:	30 Jun 2017 14:57
Last Modified:	16 May 2024 02:33
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/83005

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