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2017, Volume 121, Issue 11
2017, Volume 121, Issue 10
- 1021-1024 Pandemic legislation in the European Union: Fit for purpose? The need for a systematic comparison of national laws
by Speakman, Elizabeth M. & Burris, Scott & Coker, Richard
- 1025-1030 Time for a change in how new antibiotics are reimbursed: Development of an insurance framework for funding new antibiotics based on a policy of risk mitigation
by Towse, Adrian & Hoyle, Christopher K. & Goodall, Jonathan & Hirsch, Mark & Mestre-Ferrandiz, Jorge & Rex, John H.
- 1031-1039 An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature
by Waters, Rebecca A. & Buchanan, Angus
- 1040-1046 Insurees’ preferences in hospital choice—A population-based study
by Schuldt, Johannes & Doktor, Anna & Lichters, Marcel & Vogt, Bodo & Robra, Bernt-Peter
- 1047-1052 Self-help organisations as patient representatives in health care and policy decision-making
by Rojatz, Daniela & Forster, Rudolf
- 1053-1062 Rethinking informal payments by patients in Europe: An institutional approach
by Williams, Colin C. & Horodnic, Adrian V.
- 1063-1071 Inequity in healthcare use among older people after 2008: The case of southern European countries
by Tavares, Lara Patrício & Zantomio, Francesca
- 1072-1078 Inequalities in cervical cancer screening utilisation and results: A comparison between Italian natives and immigrants from disadvantaged countries
by Gallo, Federica & Caprioglio, Adele & Castagno, Roberta & Ronco, Guglielmo & Segnan, Nereo & Giordano, Livia
- 1079-1084 General practitioners’ preferences with regard to colorectal cancer screening organisation Colon cancer screening medico-legal aspects
by Papin-Lefebvre, Frédérique & Guillaume, Elodie & Moutel, Grégoire & Launoy, Guy & Berchi, Célia
- 1085-1092 Supplementary insurance as a switching cost for basic health insurance: Empirical results from the Netherlands
by Willemse-Duijmelinck, Daniëlle M.I.D. & van de Ven, Wynand P.M.M. & Mosca, Ilaria
- 1093-1099 Classification trees for identifying non-use of community-based long-term care services among older adults
by Penkunas, Michael James & Eom, Kirsten Yuna & Chan, Angelique Wei-Ming
2017, Volume 121, Issue 9
- 937-946 How have systematic priority setting approaches influenced policy making? A synthesis of the current literature
by Kapiriri, Lydia & Razavi, Donya
- 947-954 Health policy in times of austerity—A conceptual framework for evaluating effects of policy on efficiency and equity illustrated with examples from Europe since 2008
by Wenzl, Martin & Naci, Huseyin & Mossialos, Elias
- 955-962 The impact of health expenditure on the number of chronic diseases
by Becchetti, Leonardo & Conzo, Pierluigi & Salustri, Francesco
- 963-970 Single-entry models (SEMs) for scheduled services: Towards a roadmap for the implementation of recommended practices
by Lopatina, Elena & Damani, Zaheed & Bohm, Eric & Noseworthy, Tom W. & Conner-Spady, Barbara & MacKean, Gail & Simpson, Chris S. & Marshall, Deborah A.
- 971-977 Effects of EU harmonization policies on national public supervision of clinical trials: A dynamic cycle of institutional change and institutional work
by van Oijen, Jacqueline C.F. & Grit, Kor J. & van de Bovenkamp, Hester M. & Bal, Roland A.
- 978-985 Prioritisation of specialist health care services; not NICE, not easy but it can be done
by Anderson, Pippa & Webb, Philip & Groves, Sam
- 986-993 The impact of the mass media on obstetricians’ behavior in Norway
by Grytten, Jostein & Skau, Irene & Sørensen, Rune
- 994-1000 The McDonaldization of appraisal? Doctors’ views of the early impacts of medical revalidation in the United Kingdom
by Archer, Julian & Nunn, Suzanne & Regan de Bere, Sam
- 1001-1007 Effects of long-term high continuity of care on avoidable hospitalizations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
by Lin, I-Po & Wu, Shiao-Chi
- 1008-1014 The relationship between health services standardized costs and mortality is non-linear: Results from a large HMO population
by Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska & Skornick-Bouchbinder, Michal & Hoshen, Moshe & Brill, Shai
- 1015-1019 Health-seeking behavior and medical facility choice in Samsun, Turkey
by Dündar, Cihad
2017, Volume 121, Issue 8
- 831-835 Measuring and managing health system performance: An update from New Zealand
by Chalmers, Linda Maree & Ashton, Toni & Tenbensel, Tim
- 836-841 New decision-making processes for the pricing of health technologies in Japan: The FY 2016/2017 pilot phase for the introduction of economic evaluations
by Shiroiwa, Takeru & Fukuda, Takashi & Ikeda, Shunya & Takura, Tomoyuki
- 842-852 Hospital quality variation matters – A time-trend and cross-section analysis of outcomes in German hospitals from 2006 to 2014
by Pross, Christoph & Busse, Reinhard & Geissler, Alexander
- 853-861 Contrasting approaches to primary care performance governance in Denmark and New Zealand
by Tenbensel, Tim & Burau, Viola
- 862-869 Consistency of priorities for quality improvement for nursing homes in Italy and Canada: A comparison of optimization models of resident satisfaction
by Barsanti, Sara & Walker, Kevin & Seghieri, Chiara & Rosa, Antonella & Wodchis, Walter P.
- 870-879 Review of early assessment models of innovative medical technologies
by Fasterholdt, Iben & Krahn, Murray & Kidholm, Kristian & Yderstræde, Knud Bonnet & Pedersen, Kjeld Møller
- 880-886 Post market surveillance in the german medical device sector – current state and future perspectives
by Zippel, Claus & Bohnet-Joschko, Sabine
- 887-894 The taxation of unhealthy energy-dense foods (EDFs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs): An overview of patterns observed in the policy content and policy context of 13 case studies
by Hagenaars, Luc Louis & Jeurissen, Patrick Paulus Theodoor & Klazinga, Niek Sieds
- 895-902 Staff and patient perspectives of a smoke-free health services policy in South Australia: A state-wide implementation
by Martin, Kimberley & Dono, Joanne & Sharplin, Greg & Bowden, Jacqueline & Miller, Caroline
- 903-912 System influences on work disability due to low back pain: An international evidence synthesis
by Bartys, Serena & Frederiksen, Pernille & Bendix, Tom & Burton, Kim
- 913-922 Social preferences for prioritizing the treatment of severely ill patients: The relevance of severity, expected benefit, past health and lifetime health
by McKie, John & Richardson, Jeff
- 923-928 The ageing society and emergency hospital admissions
by Wittenberg, Raphael & Sharpin, Luke & McCormick, Barry & Hurst, Jeremy
- 929-935 Processes and experiences of Portugal’s international recruitment scheme of Colombian physicians: Did it work?
by Masanet, Erika
2017, Volume 121, Issue 7
- 727-730 The role of the European Structural and Investment Funds in Financing Health System in Lithuania: Experience from 2007 to 2013 funding period and implications for the future
by Murauskiene, Liubove & Karanikolos, Marina
- 731-744 The bare necessities? A realist review of necessity argumentations used in health care coverage decisions
by Kleinhout-Vliek, Tineke & de Bont, Antoinette & Boer, Bert
- 745-754 Are public-private partnerships the solution to tackle neglected tropical diseases? A systematic review of the literature
by Aerts, Céline & Sunyoto, Temmy & Tediosi, Fabrizio & Sicuri, Elisa
- 755-763 Time-driven activity-based costing in health care: A systematic review of the literature
by Keel, George & Savage, Carl & Rafiq, Muhammad & Mazzocato, Pamela
- 764-769 New insights into health financing: First results of the international data collection under the System of Health Accounts 2011 framework
by Mueller, Michael & Morgan, David
- 770-777 Approaches to appropriate care delivery from a policy perspective: A case study of Australia, England and Switzerland
by Robertson-Preidler, Joelle & Anstey, Matthew & Biller-Andorno, Nikola & Norrish, Alexandra
- 778-785 The impact of economic conditions on the disablement process: A Markov transition approach using SHARE data
by Arrighi, Y. & Rapp, T. & Sirven, N.
- 786-792 Implementing shared-decision-making for diabetes care across country settings: What really matters to people?
by Tinelli, Michela & Petrou, Panagiotis & Samoutis, George & Traynor, Vivie & Olympios, George & McGuire, Alistair
- 793-799 Including values in evidence-based policy making for breast screening: An empirically grounded tool to assist expert decision makers
by Parker, Lisa
- 800-808 Understanding perspectives on major system change: A comparative case study of public engagement and the implementation of urgent and emergency care system reconfiguration
by Foley, Conor & Droog, Elsa & Healy, Orla & McHugh, Sheena & Buckley, Claire & Browne, John Patrick
- 809-815 Job Stickiness of young nurses in Ontario: Does the employer organization participation in the Nursing Graduate Guarantee initiative make a difference?
by Alameddine, Mohamad & Baumann, Andrea & Onate, Kanecy & Crea, Mary & Arnaout, Nour El & Deber, Raisa
- 816-822 Understanding stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences of general practice accreditation
by Debono, Deborah & Greenfield, David & Testa, Luke & Mumford, Virginia & Hogden, Anne & Pawsey, Marjorie & Westbrook, Johanna & Braithwaite, Jeffrey
- 823-829 Increase in computed tomography in Australia driven mainly by practice change: A decomposition analysis
by Wright, Cameron M. & Bulsara, Max K. & Norman, Richard & Moorin, Rachael E.
2017, Volume 121, Issue 6
- 575-581 Popular initiatives in 2014–2016 call for the introduction of mandatory dental care insurance in Switzerland: The contrasting positions at stake
by di Bella, Enrico & Leporatti, Lucia & Montefiori, Marcello & Krejci, Ivo & Ardu, Stefano
- 582-587 Health decentralization at a dead-end: towards new recovery plans for Italian hospitals
by Mauro, Marianna & Maresso, Anna & Guglielmo, Annamaria
- 588-593 The emerging market for supplemental long term care insurance in Germany in the context of the 2013 Pflege-Bahr reform
by Nadash, Pamela & Cuellar, Alison Evans
- 594-603 The Directorate-General for Health and Consumers 1999–2014: An assessment of its functional capacities
by Clemens, Timo & Sørensen, Kristine & Rosenkötter, Nicole & Michelsen, Kai & Brand, Helmut
- 604-612 Assessing impacts of the WHO FCTC on national legislations: A case study of the Republic of Korea
by Lee, Sun Goo
- 613-622 Informal and formal care: Substitutes or complements in care for people with dementia? Empirical evidence for 8 European countries
by Bremer, Patrick & Challis, David & Hallberg, Ingalill Rahm & Leino-Kilpi, Helena & Saks, Kai & Vellas, Bruno & Zwakhalen, Sandra M.G. & Sauerland, Dirk
- 623-628 Community residential facilities in mental health services: A ten-year comparison in Lombardy
by Barbato, Angelo & Civenti, Graziella & D’Avanzo, Barbara
- 629-636 What do we mean when we talk about the Triple Aim? A systematic review of evolving definitions and adaptations of the framework at the health system level
by Mery, Gustavo & Majumder, Shilpi & Brown, Adalsteinn & Dobrow, Mark J.
- 637-643 A rapidly changing global medicines environment: How adaptable are funding decision-making systems?
by Leopold, Christine & Morgan, Steven G. & Wagner, Anita K.
- 644-652 Deaths amenable to health care: Converging trends in the EU?
by Weber, Anke & Clerc, Marie
- 653-662 Understanding what matters: An exploratory study to investigate the views of the general public for priority setting criteria in health care
by Ratcliffe, Julie & Lancsar, Emily & Walker, Ruth & Gu, Yuanyuan
- 663-674 The effects of population ageing on health care expenditure: A Bayesian VAR analysis using data from Italy
by Lopreite, Milena & Mauro, Marianna
- 675-682 Gatekeeping and the utilization of physician services in France: Evidence on the Médecin traitant reform
by Dumontet, Magali & Buchmueller, Thomas & Dourgnon, Paul & Jusot, Florence & Wittwer, Jérôme
- 683-690 Stakeholder views on criteria and processes for priority setting in Norway: a qualitative study
by Aidem, Jeremy M.
- 691-698 Economic losses and burden of disease by medical conditions in Norway
by Kinge, Jonas Minet & Sælensminde, Kjartan & Dieleman, Joseph & Vollset, Stein Emil & Norheim, Ole Frithjof
- 699-707 The role of private non-profit healthcare organizations in NHS systems: Implications for the Portuguese hospital devolution program
by Almeida, Álvaro S.
- 708-714 Supplementary Health Insurance from the consumer point of view
by Kaplan, Giora & Shahar, Yael & Tal, Orna
- 715-725 The impact on productivity of a hypothetical tax on sugar-sweetened beverages
by Nomaguchi, Takeshi & Cunich, Michelle & Zapata-Diomedi, Belen & Veerman, J. Lennert
2017, Volume 121, Issue 5
- 471-476 The new regulatory tools of the 2016 Health Law to fight drug shortages in France
by Bocquet, François & Degrassat-Théas, Albane & Peigné, Jérôme & Paubel, Pascal
- 481-494 Out-of-pocket expenditure and financial protection in the Chilean health care system—A systematic review
by Koch, Kira Johanna & Cid Pedraza, Camilo & Schmid, Andreas
- 495-503 Neoliberal reforms in health systems and the construction of long-lasting inequalities in health care: A case study from Chile
by Rotarou, Elena S. & Sakellariou, Dikaios
- 504-514 Selective contracting and channelling patients to preferred providers: A scoping review
by Bes, Romy E. & Curfs, Emile C. & Groenewegen, Peter P. & de Jong, Judith D.
- 515-524 On the role of environmental corruption in healthcare infrastructures: An empirical assessment for Italy using DEA with truncated regression approach
by Cavalieri, Marina & Guccio, Calogero & Rizzo, Ilde
- 525-533 A strategic document as a tool for implementing change. Lessons from the merger creating the South-East Health region in Norway
by Rohde, Tarald & Torvatn, Hans
- 534-542 Do benefits in kind or refunds affect health service utilization and health outcomes? A natural experiment from Japan
by Takaku, Reo & Bessho, S.
- 543-552 Introducing a GP copayment in Australia: Who would carry the cost burden?
by Elkins, Rosemary Kate & Schurer, Stefanie
- 553-557 Physician payment schemes and physician productivity: Analysis of Turkish healthcare reforms
by Erus, Burcay & Hatipoglu, Ozan
- 558-565 Policy objective of generic medicines from the investment perspective: The case of clopidogrel
by Elek, Péter & Harsányi, András & Zelei, Tamás & Csetneki, Kata & Kaló, Zoltán
- 566-573 Community perspectives on the use of regulation and law for obesity prevention in children: A citizens’ jury
by Street, Jackie M. & Sisnowski, Jana & Tooher, Rebecca & Farrell, Lucy C. & Braunack-Mayer, Annette J.
2017, Volume 121, Issue 4
- 339-345 The 2016 proposal for the reorganisation of urgent care provision in Belgium: A political struggle to co-locate primary care providers and emergency departments
by Van den Heede, Koen & Quentin, Wilm & Dubois, Cécile & Devriese, Stephan & Van de Voorde, Carine
- 346-353 Implementation of the 2013 amended Patients’ Rights Act in Norway: Clinical priority guidelines and access to specialised health care
by Johansson, Kjell Arne & Nygaard, Elizabeth & Herlofsen, Berit & Lindemark, Frode
- 354-362 Payers’ experiences with confidential pharmaceutical price discounts: A survey of public and statutory health systems in North America, Europe, and Australasia
by Morgan, Steven G. & Vogler, Sabine & Wagner, Anita K.
- 363-377 Association between copayment, medication adherence and outcomes in the management of patients with diabetes and heart failure
by Gourzoulidis, George & Kourlaba, Georgia & Stafylas, Panagiotis & Giamouzis, Gregory & Parissis, John & Maniadakis, Nikolaos
- 378-388 Does enrollment in multidisciplinary team-based primary care practice improve adherence to guideline-recommended processes of care? Quebec’s Family Medicine Groups, 2002–2010
by Diop, Mamadou & Fiset-Laniel, Julie & Provost, Sylvie & Tousignant, Pierre & Borgès Da Silva, Roxane & Ouimet, Marie-Jo & Latimer, Eric & Strumpf, Erin
- 389-396 The financial burden of prescription drugs for neurological conditions in Canada: Results from the National Population Health Study of Neurological Conditions
by Guilcher, Sara & Munce, Sarah & Conklin, James & Packer, Tanya & Verrier, Molly & Marras, Connie & Bereket, Tarik & Versnel, Joan & Riopelle, Richard & Jaglal, Susan
- 397-406 Leveraging consumer’s behaviour to promote generic drugs in Italy
by Zerbini, Cristina & Luceri, Beatrice & Vergura, Donata Tania
- 407-417 Implementing hospital pay-for-performance: Lessons learned from the French pilot program
by Girault, Anne & Bellanger, Martine & Lalloué, Benoît & Loirat, Philippe & Moisdon, Jean-Claude & Minvielle, Etienne
- 418-425 Productivity growth, case mix and optimal size of hospitals. A 16-year study of the Norwegian hospital sector
by Anthun, Kjartan Sarheim & Kittelsen, Sverre Andreas Campbell & Magnussen, Jon
- 426-433 Using administrative data to look at changes in the level and distribution of out-of-pocket medical expenditure: An example using Medicare data from Australia
by Hua, Xinyang & Erreygers, Guido & Chalmers, John & Laba, Tracey-Lea & Clarke, Philip
- 434-441 Unmet healthcare needs in Ireland: Analysis using the EU-SILC survey
by Connolly, Sheelah & Wren, Maev-Ann
- 442-449 Private health insurance in Sweden: Fast-track lanes and the alleged attempts to stop them
by Lapidus, John
- 450-457 Public reaction to the UK government strategy on childhood obesity in England: A qualitative and quantitative summary of online reaction to media reports
by Gregg, Rebecca & Patel, Ajay & Patel, Sumaiya & O’Connor, Laura
- 458-467 The role, costs and value for money of external consultancies in the health sector: A study of New Zealand’s District Health Boards
by Penno, Erin & Gauld, Robin
2017, Volume 121, Issue 3
- 215-229 HTA of medical devices: Challenges and ideas for the future from a European perspective
by Fuchs, Sabine & Olberg, Britta & Panteli, Dimitra & Perleth, Matthias & Busse, Reinhard
- 230-242 The determinants of medical technology adoption in different decisional systems: A systematic literature review
by Varabyova, Yauheniya & Blankart, Carl Rudolf & Greer, Ann Lennarson & Schreyögg, Jonas
- 243-249 Eliciting preferences for medical devices in South Korea: A discrete choice experiment
by Lee, Hye-Jae & Bae, Eun-Young
- 250-256 Corruption and use of antibiotics in regions of Europe
by Rönnerstrand, Björn & Lapuente, Victor
- 257-264 Drug information by public health and regulatory institutions: Results of an 8-country survey in Europe
by Formoso, Giulio & Font-Pous, Maria & Ludwig, Wolf-Dieter & Phizackerley, David & Bijl, Dick & Erviti, Juan & Pospíšilová, Blanka & Montastruc, Jean Louis
- 265-272 Why do generic drugs fail to achieve an adequate market share in Greece? Empirical findings and policy suggestions
by Balasopoulos, T. & Charonis, A. & Athanasakis, K. & Kyriopoulos, J. & Pavi, E.
- 273-281 Determinants of evidence use in public health policy making: Results from a study across six EU countries
by van de Goor, Ien & Hämäläinen, Riitta-Maija & Syed, Ahmed & Juel Lau, Cathrine & Sandu, Petru & Spitters, Hilde & Eklund Karlsson, Leena & Dulf, Diana & Valente, Adriana & Castellani, Tommaso & Aro, Arja R.
- 282-291 A Knowledge Translation framework on ageing and health
by Ellen, Moriah E. & Panisset, Ulysses & Araujo de Carvalho, Islene & Goodwin, James & Beard, John
- 292-299 EU accession: A policy window opportunity for nursing?
by De Raeve, Paul & Rafferty, Anne-Marie & Bariball, Louise & Young, Ruth & Boiko, Olga
- 300-306 Addressing health inequalities by using Structural Funds. A question of opportunities
by Neagu, Oana Maria & Michelsen, Kai & Watson, Jonathan & Dowdeswell, Barrie & Brand, Helmut
- 307-314 Poverty and private health expenditures in Italian households during the recent crisis
by Sarti, Simone & Terraneo, Marco & Tognetti Bordogna, Mara
- 315-320 Financial hardship on the path to Universal Health Coverage in the Gulf States
by Alshamsan, Riyadh & Leslie, Hannah & Majeed, Azeem & Kruk, Margaret
- 321-328 The likely effects of employer-mandated complementary health insurance on health coverage in France
by Pierre, Aurélie & Jusot, Florence
- 329-337 Features of public healthcare services provided to migrant patients in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region (Greece)
by Tsitsakis, Christos A. & Karasavvoglou, Anastasios & Tsaridis, Efstathios & Ramantani, Georgia & Florou, Giannoula & Polychronidou, Persefoni & Stamatakis, Stamatios
2017, Volume 121, Issue 2
- 103-110 Policies towards hospital and GP competition in five European countries
by Siciliani, Luigi & Chalkley, Martin & Gravelle, Hugh
- 111-118 Competition policy for health care provision in France
by Choné, Philippe
- 119-125 Competition policy for health care provision in Germany
by Kifmann, Mathias
- 126-133 Competition policy for health care provision in the Netherlands
by Schut, Frederik T. & Varkevisser, Marco
- 134-140 Competition policy for health care provision in Norway
by Brekke, Kurt R. & Straume, Odd Rune
- 141-148 Competition policy for health care provision in Portugal
by Barros, Pedro Pita
- 149-157 Understanding competition between healthcare providers: Introducing an intermediary inter-organizational perspective
by Westra, Daan & Angeli, Federica & Carree, Martin & Ruwaard, Dirk
- 158-168 Exploring the unanticipated effects of multi-sectoral partnerships in chronic disease prevention
by Willis, Cameron David & Corrigan, Crystal & Stockton, Lisa & Greene, Julie Kathryn & Riley, Barbara Lyn
- 169-179 Effects of person-centred care on health outcomes—A randomized controlled trial in patients with acute coronary syndrome
by Pirhonen, Laura & Olofsson, Elisabeth Hansson & Fors, Andreas & Ekman, Inger & Bolin, Kristian
- 180-188 Increased cost sharing and changes in noncompliance with specialty referrals in The Netherlands
by van Esch, Thamar E.M. & Brabers, Anne E.M. & van Dijk, Christel E. & Gusdorf, Lisette & Groenewegen, Peter P. & de Jong, Judith D.
- 189-196 The effects of expanded nurse practitioner and physician assistant scope of practice on the cost of Medicaid patient care
by Timmons, Edward Joseph
- 197-206 Changes in primary care provision in Turkey: A comparison of 1993 and 2012
by Akman, Mehmet & Sakarya, Sibel & Sargın, Mehmet & Ünlüoğlu, İlhami & Eğici, Memet Taşkın & Boerma, Wienke G.W. & Schäfer, Willemijn L.A.
- 207-214 Development of a multi stakeholder partnership to improve access to and delivery of neurosurgical services in Ontario
by Sharma, Sunjay & Bohn, Des & Mikroyiannakis, Iphigenia & Trowbridge, Joslyn & Thompson, Donna & Bell, Robert & Rutka, James
2017, Volume 121, Issue 1
- 1-8 The arduous quest for translating health care productivity gains into cost savings. Lessons from their evolution at economic scoring agencies in the Netherlands and the US
by Klink, Ab & Schakel, H. Christiaan & Visser, Sander & Jeurissen, Patrick
- 9-16 Uncomfortable trade-offs: Canadian policy makers’ perspectives on setting objectives for their health systems
by Abelson, Julia & Allin, Sara & Grignon, Michel & Pasic, Dianna & Walli-Attaei, Marjan
- 17-26 Public reporting of hospital quality shows inconsistent ranking results
by Emmert, Martin & Taheri-Zadeh, Fatemeh & Kolb, Benjamin & Sander, Uwe
- 27-34 The international generalisability of evidence for health policy: A cross country comparison of medication adherence following policy change
by Sinnott, Sarah-Jo & Whelton, Helen & Franklin, Jessica Myers & Polinski, Jennifer Milan
- 35-41 Purchase habits, use of paracetamol, and information sources on a reregulated Swedish pharmacy market: A population-based study
by Hedenrud, T. & Håkonsen, H.
- 42-49 The recommodification of healthcare? A case study of user charges and inequalities in access to healthcare in Sweden 1980–2005
by Farrants, Kristin & Bambra, Clare & Nylen, Lotta & Kasim, Adetayo & Burström, Bo & Hunter, David
- 50-57 Assessment of cost sharing in the Pima County Marketplace
by Jennings, Nicholas B. & Eng, Howard J.
- 58-65 Primary care managers’ perceptions of their capability in providing care planning to patients with complex needs
by Larsson, Lena Gunvor & Bäck-Pettersson, Siv & Kylén, Sven & Marklund, Bertil & Carlström, Eric
- 66-74 What women want: Exploring pregnant women’s preferences for alternative models of maternity care
by Fawsitt, Christopher Godfrey & Bourke, Jane & Lutomski, Jennifer E. & Meaney, Sarah & McElroy, Brendan & Murphy, Rosemary & Greene, Richard Anthony
- 75-81 Complaints in long-term care facilities for older persons: Why residents do not give ‘free advice’
by Bomhoff, Manja & Friele, Roland
- 82-89 Developments in home-care use. Policy and changing community-based care use by independent community-dwelling adults in the Netherlands
by Plaisier, Inger & Verbeek-Oudijk, Debbie & de Klerk, Mirjam
2016, Volume 120, Issue 12
- 1337-1349 Interventions to reduce emergency department utilisation: A review of reviews
by Van den Heede, Koen & Van de Voorde, Carine
- 1350-1362 Expanding professional pharmacy services in European community setting: Is it cost-effective? A systematic review for health policy considerations
by Perraudin, Clémence & Bugnon, Olivier & Pelletier-Fleury, Nathalie
- 1363-1377 Policy interventions related to medicines: Survey of measures taken in European countries during 2010–2015
by Vogler, Sabine & Zimmermann, Nina & de Joncheere, Kees
- 1378-1382 The 2015 National Cancer Program in Sweden: Introducing standardized care pathways in a decentralized system
by Wilkens, Jens & Thulesius, Hans & Schmidt, Ingrid & Carlsson, Christina
- 1383-1388 Sick of waiting: Does waiting for elective treatment cause sickness absence?
by Dyrstad, Karin & Halvorsen, Thomas & Hem, Karl-Gerhard & Rohde, Tarald
- 1389-1394 Implementing priority setting frameworks: Insights from leading researchers
by Angell, Blake & Pares, Jennie & Mooney, Gavin
- 1395-1403 Trajectories at the end of life: A controlled investigation of longitudinal Health Services Consumption data
by Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska & Brill, Shai
- 1404-1411 Drug safety and the impact of drug warnings: An interrupted time series analysis of diabetes drug prescriptions in Germany and Denmark
by Hostenkamp, Gisela & Fischer, Katharina Elisabeth & Borch-Johnsen, Knut
- 1412-1419 Evaluating community pharmacists’ perspectives and practices concerning generic medicines substitution in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study
by Alkhuzaee, Fahad S. & Almalki, Hamdan M. & Attar, Ammar Y. & Althubiani, Shoeab I. & Almuallim, Wassam Ali & Cheema, Ejaz & Hadi, Muhammad Abdul
- 1420-1428 South Africa's universal health coverage reforms in the post-apartheid period
by van den Heever, Alexander Marius
2016, Volume 120, Issue 11
- 1220-1225 The 2015 emergency care reform in Poland: Some improvements, some unmet demands and some looming conflicts
by Sagan, Anna & Kowalska-Bobko, Iwona & Mokrzycka, Anna
- 1226-1232 The 2014 primary health care reform in Poland: Short-term fixes instead of a long-term strategy
by Mokrzycka, Anna & Kowalska-Bobko, Iwona & Sagan, Anna & Włodarczyk, W. Cezary
- 1233-1239 Implementation of the cross-border healthcare directive in Poland: How not to encourage patients to seek care abroad?
by Kowalska-Bobko, Iwona & Mokrzycka, Anna & Sagan, Anna & Włodarczyk, W. Cezary & Zabdyr-Jamróz, Michał
- 1240-1248 Relating Health Technology Assessment recommendations and reimbursement decisions in Poland in years 2012–2014, a retrospective analysis
by Kawalec, Paweł & Malinowski, Krzysztof Piotr
- 1249-1255 Impact of patient outcomes and cost aspects on reimbursement recommendations in Poland in 2012–2014
by Malinowski, Krzysztof Piotr & Kawalec, Paweł & Trąbka, Wojciech
- 1256-1269 Mandatory national quality improvement systems using indicators: An initial assessment in Europe and Israel
by Bramesfeld, Anke & Wensing, Michel & Bartels, Paul & Bobzin, Henning & Grenier, Catherine & Heugren, Mona & Hirschfield, Dena Jaffe & Langenegger, Manfred & Lindelius, Birgitta & Lucet, Bruno & Manor, Orly & Schneider, Theres & Wardell, Fiona & Szecsenyi, Joachim
- 1270-1278 How to set challenging goals and conduct fair evaluation in regional public health systems. Insights from Valencia and Tuscany Regions
by Vainieri, Milena & Vola, Federico & Gomez Soriano, Gregorio & Nuti, Sabina
- 1279-1292 Patient satisfaction, e-health and the evolution of the patient–general practitioner relationship: Evidence from an Italian survey
by De Rosis, Sabina & Barsanti, Sara
- 1293-1303 Changes in access to health care for immigrants in Catalonia during the economic crisis: Opinions of health professionals and immigrant users
by Porthé, Victoria & Vargas, Ingrid & Sanz-Barbero, Belén & Plaza-Espuña, Isabel & Bosch, Lola & Vázquez, Maria Luisa
- 1304-1312 Individual and hospital-related determinants of potentially inappropriate admissions emerging from administrative records
by Fusco, Marco & Buja, Alessandra & Piergentili, Paolo & Golfetto, Maria Teresa & Serafin, Gianni & Gallo, Silvia & Dalla Barba, Livio & Baldo, Vincenzo
- 1313-1321 The effectiveness of a pay for performance program on diabetes care in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based longitudinal study
by Lin, Tzu-Yu & Chen, Chia-Yu & Huang, Yu Tang & Ting, Ming-Kuo & Huang, Jui-Chu & Hsu, Kuang-Hung
- 1322-1328 Paying for volume: British Columbia’s experiment with funding hospitals based on activity
by Sutherland, Jason M. & Liu, Guiping & Crump, R. Trafford & Law, Michael
- 1329-1336 Population ageing and healthcare demand: The case of Slovenia
by Vrhovec, Jure & Tajnikar, Maks
2016, Volume 120, Issue 10
- 1104-1114 A comparative study of drug listing recommendations and the decision-making process in Australia, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK
by Salas-Vega, Sebastian & Bertling, Annika & Mossialos, Elias
- 1115-1122 Health benefit assessment of pharmaceuticals: An international comparison of decisions from Germany, England, Scotland and Australia
by Fischer, Katharina Elisabeth & Heisser, Thomas & Stargardt, Tom
- 1125-1140 Pay for performance in the inpatient sector: A review of 34 P4P programs in 14 OECD countries
by Milstein, Ricarda & Schreyoegg, Jonas
- 1141-1150 The effectiveness of payment for performance in health care: A meta-analysis and exploration of variation in outcomes
by Ogundeji, Yewande Kofoworola & Bland, John Martin & Sheldon, Trevor Andrew
- 1151-1161 Mechanisms and effects of public reporting of surgeon outcomes: A systematic review of the literature
by Behrendt, Katja & Groene, Oliver
- 1162-1170 Public reporting and the quality of care of German nursing homes
by Herr, Annika & Nguyen, Thu-Van & Schmitz, Hendrik
- 1171-1176 Why and how did Israel adopt activity-based hospital payment? The Procedure-Related Group incremental reform
by Brammli-Greenberg, Shuli & Waitzberg, Ruth & Perman, Vadim & Gamzu, Ronni
- 1177-1182 The Spanish long-term care system in transition: Ten years since the 2006 Dependency Act
by Peña-Longobardo, Luz María & Oliva-Moreno, Juan & García-Armesto, Sandra & Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina
- 1183-1192 The impacts of decentralisation on health-related equity: A systematic review of the evidence
by Sumah, Anthony Mwinkaara & Baatiema, Leonard & Abimbola, Seye
- 1193-1201 Long-term sick leave and graded return to work: What do we know about the follow-up effects?
by Schneider, Udo & Linder, Roland & Verheyen, Frank
- 1202-1208 Dental treatment and employment outcomes among social assistance recipients in Ontario, Canada
by Singhal, Sonica & Mamdani, Muhammad & Mitchell, Andrew & Tenenbaum, Howard & Lebovic, Gerald & Quiñonez, Carlos
- 1209-1215 Assessment of the Price–Volume Agreement Program in South Korea
by Han, Euna & Park, Sun-Young & Lee, Eui-Kyung
2016, Volume 120, Issue 9
- 975-981 The merry-go-round of approval, pricing and reimbursement of drugs against the Hepatitis C virus infection in Spain
by Campillo-Artero, Carlos & Garcia-Armesto, Sandra & Bernal-Delgado, Enrique
- 982-986 Measuring and improving quality in university hospitals in Canada: The Collaborative for Excellence in Healthcare Quality
by Backman, Chantal & Vanderloo, Saskia & Forster, Alan John
- 987-991 Introducing Diagnosis-Related Groups in Kazakhstan: Evolution, achievements, and challenges
by Chanturidze, Tata & Esau, Mike & Hölzer, Simon & Richardson, Erica
- 992-1000 Did hospitals respond to changes in weights of Diagnosis Related Groups in Norway between 2006 and 2013?
by Melberg, Hans Olav & Beck Olsen, Camilla & Pedersen, Kine
- 1001-1007 Predictors of emergency department referral in patients using out-of-hours primary care services
by Scapinello, Maria Paola & Posocco, Andrea & De Ronch, Irene & Castrogiovanni, Francesco & Lollo, Gianluca & Sergi, Guglielmo & Tomaselli, Iginio & Tonon, Loris & Solmi, Marco & Traversa, Stefano & Zambianco, Vincenzo & Veronese, Nicola
- 1008-1016 Length of stay and readmission in lumbar intervertebral disc disorder inpatients by hospital characteristics and volumes
by Han, Kyu-Tae & Lee, Hyo Jung & Park, Eun-Cheol & Kim, Woorim & Jang, Sung-In & Kim, Tae Hyun
- 1017-1028 Budgetary participation and performance: The mediating effects of medical managers’ job engagement and self-efficacy
by Macinati, Manuela S. & Bozzi, Stefano & Rizzo, Marco Giovanni
- 1029-1039 Costs and outcomes of the German disease management programme (DMP) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—A large population-based cohort study
by Achelrod, Dmitrij & Welte, Tobias & Schreyögg, Jonas & Stargardt, Tom
- 1040-1050 Socioeconomic gradient in health in Canada: Is the gap widening or narrowing?
by Hajizadeh, Mohammad & Mitnitski, Arnold & Rockwood, Kenneth
- 1051-1060 What drives public health care expenditure growth? Evidence from Swiss cantons, 1970–2012
by Braendle, Thomas & Colombier, Carsten
- 1061-1069 Comparing nationwide prevalences of hypertension and depression based on claims data and survey data: An example from Germany
by Frank, Janina
- 1070-1078 Influence of the sickness benefit reform on sickness absence
by Aaviksoo, Evelyn & Kiivet, Raul Allan
- 1079-1086 A tale of loss of privilege, resilience and change: the impact of the economic crisis on physicians and medical services in Portugal
by Russo, Giuliano & Rego, Inês & Perelman, Julian & Barros, Pedro Pita
- 1087-1094 The Italian Health Literacy Project: Insights from the assessment of health literacy skills in Italy
by Palumbo, Rocco & Annarumma, Carmela & Adinolfi, Paola & Musella, Marco & Piscopo, Gabriella
- 1095-1099 Copayments and physicians visits: A panel data study of Swedish regions 2003–2012
by Jakobsson, Niklas & Svensson, Mikael
2016, Volume 120, Issue 8
- 867-874 Factors influencing the difference between forecasted and actual drug sales volumes under the price–volume agreement in South Korea
by Park, Sun-Young & Han, Euna & Kim, Jini & Lee, Eui-Kyung
- 875-881 Misuse of OTC drugs in Poland
by Zaprutko, Tomasz & Koligat, Dorota & Michalak, Michał & Wieczorek, Marta & Józiak, Malwina & Ratajczak, Monika & Szydłowska, Kinga & Miazek, Joanna & Kus, Krzysztof & Nowakowska, Elżbieta
- 882-889 The correlation between regulatory conditions and antibiotic consumption within the WHO European Region
by Mueller, Tanja & Östergren, Per-Olof
- 894-902 Health sector employment growth calls for improvements in labor productivity
by Hofmarcher, Maria M. & Festl, Eva & Bishop-Tarver, Leslie
- 903-912 Factors influencing coverage decisions on medical devices: A retrospective analysis of 78 medical device appraisals for the Austrian hospital benefit catalogue 2008–2015
by Kisser, Agnes & Tüchler, Heinz & Erdös, Judit & Wild, Claudia
- 913-919 Health policy and the policymaking system: A case study of primary care in Ireland
by Kelly, Niall & Garvey, John & Palcic, Dónal
- 920-927 Physician density planning in a public healthcare system: Complexities, threats and opportunities—The case of the Israeli healthcare system
by Gamzu, Ronni & Kaidar, Nir & Afek, Arnon & Horev, Tuvia
- 928-935 Medicine and democracy: The importance of institutional quality in the relationship between health expenditure and health outcomes in the MENA region
by Bousmah, Marwân-al-Qays & Ventelou, Bruno & Abu-Zaineh, Mohammad
- 936-947 Larger is not necessarily better! Impact of HIV care unit characteristics on virological success: results from the French national representative ANRS-VESPA2 study
by Sagaon-Teyssier, Luis & Fressard, Lisa & Mora, Marion & Maradan, Gwenaëlle & Guagliardo, Valérie & Suzan-Monti, Marie & Dray-Spira, Rosemary & Spire, Bruno
- 948-959 Out of pocket payments and social health insurance for private hospital care: Evidence from Greece
by Grigorakis, Nikolaos & Floros, Christos & Tsangari, Haritini & Tsoukatos, Evangelos
- 960-966 Impact of co-payment for outpatient utilization among Medical Aid beneficiaries in Korea: A 5-year time series study
by Yoo, Ki-Bong & Ahn, Hong-Uk & Park, Eun-Cheol & Kim, Tae Hyun & Kim, Sun Jung & Kwon, Jeoung A & Lee, Sang Gyu
- 967-974 Reframing tobacco dependency management in acute care: A case study
by Schultz, Annette S.H. & Guzman, Randolph & Sawatzky, Jo-Ann V. & Thurmeier, Rick & Fedorowicz, Anna & Fulmore, Kaitlin
2016, Volume 120, Issue 7
- 732-738 Primary care in Ontario, Canada: New proposals after 15 years of reform
by Marchildon, Gregory P. & Hutchison, Brian
- 739-748 Examining regional variation in health care spending in British Columbia, Canada
by Lavergne, Miriam Ruth & Barer, Morris & Law, Michael R. & Wong, Sabrina T. & Peterson, Sandra & McGrail, Kimberlyn
- 749-757 Health of patients on the waiting list: Opportunity to improve health in Canada?
by Sutherland, Jason Murray & Crump, R. Trafford & Chan, Angie & Liu, Guiping & Yue, Elizabeth & Bair, Matthew
- 758-769 Hospitals in rural or remote areas: An exploratory review of policies in 8 high-income countries
by Rechel, Bernd & Džakula, Aleksandar & Duran, Antonio & Fattore, Giovanni & Edwards, Nigel & Grignon, Michel & Haas, Marion & Habicht, Triin & Marchildon, Gregory P. & Moreno, Antonio & Ricciardi, Walter & Vaughan, Louella & Smith, Tina Anderson
- 770-779 Impact of public reporting on the quality of hospital care in Germany: A controlled before–after analysis based on secondary data
by Kraska, Rike Antje & Krummenauer, Frank & Geraedts, Max
- 780-789 Cesarean section and the manipulation of exact delivery time
by Fabbri, Daniele & Monfardini, Chiara & Castaldini, Ilaria & Protonotari, Adalgisa