Policy, Organisation and Incentives in Health Systems
Health system policies should incentivise high-quality health care in areas of highest need at the lowest feasible cost. Our aim is to expand our understanding of policies that result in healthier populations and achieve sustainability while being responsive to patients’ needs.
Improving Efficiency and Resource Allocation in Future Cancer Care
9 January 2016
The economic burden that cancer poses on our society is staggering – 25 million years of healthy life lost, at cost of €126 billion including €52…
Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector
1 June 2016
This OHE Seminar Briefing summarises a seminar given by Professor Luigi Siciliani on waiting time policies in the health sector from an international perspective, and highlights…
Valuing Health-Related Quality of Life: An EQ-5D-5L Value Set for England
1 January 2016
This paper reports the methods and findings from the EQ-5D-5L value set for England study. The value set is derived from the stated preference data of…
New Methods for Modelling EQ-5D-5L Value Sets: An Application to English Data
1 January 2016
This paper provides details of how the EQ-5D-5L value set was derived, focusing on the methods used to model the stated preference data. Results for different…
Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector: What Works?
27 October 2015
On 16th September Professor Luigi Siciliani led an OHE lunchtime seminar on waiting time policies in the health sector. The slides are now available.
OHE Lunchtime Seminar: Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector: What Works?
20 August 2015
Professor Luigi Siciliani from the University of York will present an OHE Seminar on 16th September 2015 on the topic of waiting time policies in the…
Guest post: The Economics of Elevated Hospital Mortality at Weekends
14 July 2015
Rachel Meacock reports on the economics of elevated hospital mortality at weekends.
Seminar Briefing: Improving the Fiscal and Political Sustainability of Health Systems through Integrated Population Needs-Based Planning
24 June 2015
A Seminar Briefing on the topic of improving the fiscal and political sustainability of health systems through integrated population needs-based planning has just been published by…
2015 OHE Annual Lecture: Regulation, Reimbursement, and Evidence on New Medical Technologies: Experiences and Future Directions in the United States
10 June 2015
Register for the 2015 OHE Annual Lecture. Dr Mark McClellan will present on 6 July on the topic of Regulation, Reimbursement, and Evidence on New Medical…