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.
What Is the Role of Cost-Effectiveness Evidence in US Health Care?
31 July 2013
At an OHE seminar last week, Dr James Chambers of Tufts Medical School examined the role cost-effectiveness evidence plays in health care resource allocation in the…
Prof Maynard on Ensuring Quality in the NHS: Annual Lecture
18 July 2013
Following allegations of seriously substandard care, the Secretary of State for Health in England announced, in June 2010, that a public inquiry into the Mid Staffordshire…
OHE Involved in Developing New AMS Report on Stratified Medicines
15 July 2013
Professor Adrian Towse, OHE’s Director, joined Professor Sir John Bell and Professor Andrew Morris at the Science Media Centre last week to launch Realising the Potential…
Forecasting the Challenges and Economics of Drug Development in 2022
9 July 2013
A new publication from the Office of Health Economics captures the views of thought leaders from around the world about the scientific and economic climate for…
OHE at HESG: Informal Caregiving and Valuing End-of-Life Care
28 June 2013
The Health Economists’ Study Group (HESG) was founded in 1972 to support and promote the work of health economists. Its members are from academic, commercial, and…
OHE at AES: Medicines Prices in the UK, Health Inequalities in Costa Rica
25 June 2013
OHE’s participation at the 33rd Meeting of the Spanish Health Economics Association (AES) last week reported the results of four research projects. Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz, OHE’s Director…
OHE’s Towse on Challenges in Valuing Genomic Medicines
23 May 2013
In this video, Adrian Towse discusses the challenges and importance of appropriately valuing genomic medicine. He addresses both gene therapies and “pharmacogenomics” — those medicines that…
Contracting for Quality in the NHS is the Topic of OHE’s 20th Annual Lecture
20 May 2013
Professor Alan Maynard of the University of York, who will speak on Contracting for Quality in the NHS: Putting the Francis Report in Perspective.
Exploring the Link Between Health and Wealth in Government Decision Making
16 May 2013
Traditionally, decision makers both within and outside the health sector have thought of the value of health interventions primarily in terms of reduced morbidity or mortality.…