Value for Money in Health Spending / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Series:

OECD Health Policy Studies, 2074319X.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care, Cost of--OECD countries.

Medical care, Cost of.

Medical care--OECD countries--Quality control.

Medical care.

Medical care--OECD countries--Cost effectiveness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Health spending continues to rise inexorably, growing faster than the economy in most OECD countries. Most of this spending comes from the public purse. Given the recent economic downturn, countries are looking for ways to improve the efficiency of health spending. This publication examines current efforts to improve health care efficiency, including tools that show promise in helping health systems provide the best care for their money, such as pay for performance, co-ordination of care, health technology assessment and clinical guidelines, pharmaceutical re-imbursement and risk-sharing agreements, and information and communication technology.

Contents:

Executive Summary

How Much is Too Much? Value for Money in Health Spending

Policies for Health Care Systems when Money is Tight

Foreword

Acronyms

Redesigning Health Systems with the Support of ICTs

Drawing all the Benefits from Pharmaceutical Spending

Rational Decision Making in Resource Allocation

Improving Value for Money in Health by Paying for Performance

Improving Co-ordination of Care for Chronic Diseases to Achieve Better Value for Money.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-89671-7

9786612896712

92-64-08881-4

OCLC:

669921733