Control of hospitals and nursing homes in France: the 2016 reform may indirectly improve a dysfunctional system
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Source: Health Policy - January 11, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Sandra Bertezene Tags: Health Reform Monitor Source Type: research
Rationalizing the introduction and use of pharmaceutical products: the role of managed entry agreements in Central and Eastern European countries
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Source: Health Policy - January 11, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Alexandru M. Rotar, Alin Preda, Olga L öblová, Vanesa Benkovic, Szymon Zawodnik, Laszlo Gulacsi, Maciej Niewada, Imre Boncz, Guenka Petrova, Maria Dimitrova, Niek Klazinga Source Type: research
Ten Years after the Creation of the Portuguese National Network for Long-Term Care in 2006: Achievements and Challenges
The current demographic and epidemiological transition is posing more challenges in developed countries, namely due to the increasing percentage of elderly and changes in patients ’ morbidity (e.g. increase of chronic diseases with longer treatment times) [1]. With a rapidly ageing population, Portugal is not an exception. This situation has worsened due to the effects of the economic crisis, which resulted in the emigration of fertile and active citizens [2]. (Source: Health Policy)
Source: Health Policy - January 10, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Hugo Lopes, C éu Mateus, Cristina Hernández-Quevedo Tags: Health Reform Monitor Source Type: research
Utilization and costs of HIV antiretroviral drugs in Europe during the last ten years: Impact of generic antiretroviral drugs on cost reduction
Since the introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), HIV infection has become a manageable disease and life expectancy of HIV-infected people considerably increased [1 –4]. However, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) noted a stable incidence of HIV infection the last ten years, according to the 2015 report [5] and a significant increase in the number of new HIV cases in Europe the past three year s [6]. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2015 also reported constant incidence of HIV infection and reduction of mortality in people li...
Source: Health Policy - January 10, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Joseph Rwagitinywa, Agn ès Sommet, Aurore Palmaro, Jean-Louis Montastruc, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre Source Type: research
Ten Years after the Creation of the Portuguese National Network for Long-Term Care in 2006: Achievements and Challenges
The current demographic and epidemiological transition is posing more challenges in developed countries, namely due to the increasing percentage of elderly and changes in patients ’ morbidity (e.g. increase of chronic diseases with longer treatment times) [1]. With a rapidly ageing population, Portugal is not an exception. This situation has worsened due to the effects of the economic crisis, which resulted in the emigration of fertile and active citizens [2]. (Source: Health Policy)
Source: Health Policy - January 10, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Hugo Lopes, C éu Mateus, Cristina Hernández-Quevedo Tags: Health Reform Monitor Source Type: research
Ten Years since the 2006 Creation of the Portuguese National Network for Long-Term Care: Achievements and Challenges
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Source: Health Policy - January 10, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Hugo Lopes, C éu Mateus, Cristina Hernández-Quevedo Tags: Health Reform Monitor Source Type: research
Utilization and costs of HIV antiretroviral drugs in Europe during the last ten years: Impact of generic antiretroviral drugs on cost reduction
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Source: Health Policy - January 10, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Joseph Rwagitinywa, Agn ès Sommet, Aurore Palmaro, Jean-Louis Montastruc, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre Source Type: research
Implementing the medicines reconciliation tool in practice: challenges and opportunities for pharmacists in Kuwait
Medications errors and discrepancies which occur during patients ’ transition between different healthcare settings can result in serious harm to patients and substantial healthcare costs [1–3]. These errors occur most commonly at interfaces of care, particularly at the time of hospital admission due to incomplete medication history acquisition [4–6]. Medic ation errors are also likely to occur at the time of patient discharge from hospitals as a result of discrepancies in medication information or patient discharge with inadequate medication instructions [3,7]. (Source: Health Policy)
Source: Health Policy - January 5, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Maram G. Katoue, Jean Ker Source Type: research
Cognitive determinants of healthcare evaluations – A comparison of Eastern and Western European countries
There is growing scholarly interest in the public opinion of healthcare and in the assessment and comparison of healthcare system performance [1 –11]. Global evaluation measures of healthcare, such as satisfaction ratings, are often used to study the public’s general attitude to the healthcare system [4,5]. They address the general public – users and non-users alike – and provide a composite assessment of the healthcare system more b roadly [12,13]. The more positively individuals evaluate healthcare services in their country, the higher the (subjective) performance of the system. (Source: Health Policy)
Source: Health Policy - January 5, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Simone M. Schneider, Tamara Popic Source Type: research
Implementing the Medicines Reconciliation Tool in Practice: Challenges and Opportunities for Pharmacists in Kuwait
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Source: Health Policy - January 5, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Maram G. Katoue, Jean Ker Source Type: research
Cognitive determinants of healthcare system evaluations – A comparison of Eastern and Western European countries
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Source: Health Policy - January 5, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Simone Schneider, Tamara Popic Source Type: research
The role of the 2011 patients' rights in cross-border health care directive in shaping seven national health systems: Looking beyond patient mobility
Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (hereafter referred to as the directive) entered into force on 24 April 2011 and had to be transposed into national law until 25 October 2013 [1]. At the time of its development and adoption, the directive was considered contentious since it is the first legislative foray by the European Commission specifically drafted for the area of health services. (Source: Health Policy)
Source: Health Policy - January 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Rita Baeten, Timo Clemens, Triin Habicht, Ilmo Keskim äki, Iwona Kowalska-Bobko, Anna Sagan, Ewout van Ginneken Source Type: research
The role of the 2011 Patients' Rights in Cross-border Health Care Directive in shaping seven national health systems: Looking beyond patient mobility
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Source: Health Policy - January 4, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Rita Baeten, Timo Clemens, Triin Habicht, Ilmo Keskim äki, Iwona Kowalska-Bobko, Anna Sagan, Ewout van Ginneken Source Type: research
The impact of the financial crisis and austerity policies on the service quality of public hospitals in Greece
After eight years of recession, Greece had experienced a loss of about 26 percent of GDP. In this era of economic crisis, Greek governments have applied a reform program in the National Healthcare System (NHS), as an obligatory condition for the rescue loans agreed upon with the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The most important reform in the NHS carried out between 2010 and the present day involved the merging of the four largest social security institutions that covered salaried employees of the private sector, farmers, the self-employed, and civil servants, under the N...
Source: Health Policy - December 23, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Ioanna Keramidou, Loukas Triantafyllopoulos Source Type: research
