Building European reference networks in health care : exploring concepts and national practices in the European Union / W. Palm [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palm, W., author.

Contributor:

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Content Provider.

European Commission Directorate General for Health & Consumers, Content Provider.

Series:

Observatory Studies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Europe.

Medical care.

Medical care, Cost of--Europe.

Medical care, Cost of.

European Union.

Medical Subjects:

European Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : WHO Regional Office for Europe, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Under the European Directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border health care the development of European reference networks was promoted as one of the prime areas for cross-border cooperation among Member States. These networks are meant to improve access to and provision of high-quality health care to all patients who have conditions requiring a concentration of specialized resources or expertise. At the same time they could act as focal points for medical training and research information dissemination and evaluation especially for rare diseases. The idea of pooling resour

Contents:

Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; About the editors; List of tables and boxes; List of abbreviations; Introduction and objectives; Mapping national practices and experiences; Discussion and preliminary conclusions; References; Annex I: Some examples of (European) reference networks; Annex II: Overview table

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

92-890-0277-8

OCLC:

866858052