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.
New OHE Research Funding: Improving Labour Productivity in Primary Care
17 December 2019
OHE has been awarded a 3-year research grant by the Health Foundation’s Efficiency Research Programme to define an accurate measure of labour productivity in primary care…
A Market-based International Reference Price Index: Solution or Contradiction?
13 September 2019
The Trump Administration proposed an International Pricing Index for reimbursing physician-administered Medicare drugs. A conservative thought leader proposed a different basket of ‘market-oriented’ countries. These differ…
Data Governance Arrangements for Real-world Evidence in Japan
12 September 2019
A new OHE Consulting Report describes the current status of real-world data in Japan, including core legislation and governance arrangements. The authors sought to understand how…
OHE Lunchtime Seminar: Closing the ‘Know-do’ Gap for Health Systems Reform at the Policy Level
5 September 2019
OHE Lunchtime Seminar with Rafael Bengoa and David Hunter, 14th October 2019. The seminar will discuss policy-level enablers and barriers for implementing large-scale health systems reforms.
The Value of International Volunteers’ Experience to the NHS
24 April 2019
A new paper by OHE and Health Education England on the value of international volunteers’ experience to the NHS has been published in Globalization and Heath.
OHE Lunchtime Seminar: Cascades of Care in Health Policy Analysis and Planning
26 March 2019
‘Cascades of care’ have emerged as an attractive tool for assessing access to care for numerous chronic diseases. Dr Haacker will examine the use of cascades…
Abolishing Pharmaceutical Rebates in the US? Looking at the Trade-Offs
12 March 2019
The combination of rising drug costs in the US and increasing financial stress for individual patients has triggered intense national concern. One target has come under…
Cheap and Dirty: The Effect of Contracting Out Cleaning on Efficiency and Effectiveness
6 March 2019
Research just published in Public Administration Review, co-authored by OHE’s Professor Graham Cookson, demonstrates that contracting out auxiliary public services may lower the quality of the…
OHE Lecturing for Professional Training at ICPS
5 February 2019
Bernarda Zamora delivered a pro bono lecture to professionals from diverse countries enrolled at the Professional Certificate in Strategic Planning organised by the International Centre of…