Health Care Systems
Health care systems organise the finance and delivery of health care. They vary by country, reflecting specific history, culture, and economics. To maximise coverage and efficiency they must evolve with changing demographics, needs, and technologies.
Use of Cost-effectiveness Evidence in US Health Care: Seminar Briefing
1 April 2014
Just published by OHE, this Seminar Briefing summarises remarks at an OHE Lunchtime Seminar by Dr James Chambers of the Center for the Evaluation of Value…
Using Performance Thresholds to Affect GP Behaviour: Evidence from Scotland
4 March 2014
Whether and how a change in performance-related payment motivated change in GP behaviour in Scotland is investigated in a recent article by OHE’s Yan Feng and…
Pricing Variations Within and Across Countries: Gauging Efficiency
25 February 2014
This research explores which approaches to pricing can produce the greatest efficiency and access to medicines within and across countries. OHE collaborated on two articles published…
Social Preferences and Burden of Illness in Value-based Assessments
11 February 2014
This recent research is intended to inform changes in NICE’s approach to assessing the value of medical technologies. Throughout the year, OHE presents a number of…
Variations in Outcome and Costs in NHS Hospitals: Recent Report
6 February 2014
Using innnovative econometric techniques, this report explores whether and how hospital outcomes and resource use are related for four common procedures.
Contracting for Quality in the NHS: 20th Annual Lecture Publication
28 January 2014
The key to effective and lasting quality improvement is better, not more, regulation. Professor Alan Maynard, University of York, delivered the 20th OHE Annual Lecture five…
Contracting for Quality in the NHS
1 January 2014
This monograph, based on Professor Maynard’s remarks at the 20th OHE Annual Lecture, explores the critical issue of ensuring the quality of care in the NHS.…
Inconsistent Use of Cost-effectiveness Thresholds in NHS Scotland
12 December 2013
This study finds an apparent mismatch in the decision making approaches of the SMC and the NHS Boards. OHE today released a Research Paper on the…
Updated: OHE Guide to UK Health and Health Care Statistics
30 October 2013
This respected compilation contains data on demographics, expenditures, hospitals and workforce, and health services. For nearly 40 years the OHE has been a specialist provider of…