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9 produkter
The Care Dividend
Why and How Countries Should Invest in Long-Term Care
Av Jonathan Cylus, George Wharton m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
558 kr
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Long-term care often falls by the wayside in national policy dialogues. As populations age around the world and the prevalence of chronic conditions increases, greater numbers of people will need care and support, putting added pressures on acute-care facilities, communities, and families, among …
Private Health Insurance
History, Politics and Performance
Av Sarah Thomson, Anna Sagan m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
721 kr
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Can private health insurance fill gaps in publicly financed coverage? Does it enhance access to health care or improve efficiency in health service delivery? Will it provide fiscal relief for governments struggling to raise public revenue for health? This book examines the successes, failures and …
Skill-mix Innovation, Effectiveness and Implementation
Improving Primary and Chronic Care
Av Claudia B. Maier, Marieke Kroezen m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
619 kr
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What are skill-mix innovations and why are they relevant? This systemic analysis of health workforce skill-mix innovations provides an overview of the evidence and lessons for implementation across multiple countries. The authors focus on six core segments of health systems: health promotion and …
Health for All Policies
The Co-Benefits of Intersectoral Action
Av Scott L. Greer, Michelle Falkenbach m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
636 kr
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Factors outside of healthcare services determine our health and this involves many different sectors. Health for All Policies changes the argument about inter-sectoral action, from one focusing on health and the health sector to one based on co-benefits - a 'Health for All Policies' approach. It …
Paying for Health
Learning from International Experience in Health Financing
Av Jonathan Cylus, Rebecca Forman m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
558 kr
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Health care financing is key in defining interactions between providers and the general population. It determines who is required to pay for care, how much they pay, and what types of services patients can receive. It also helps shape markets for health service providers and innovations in service …
The Changing Role of the Hospital in European Health Systems
Av Martin McKee, Sherry Merkur m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
596 kr
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Hospitals today face a huge number of challenges, including new patterns of disease, rapidly evolving medical technologies, ageing populations and continuing budget constraints. This book is written by clinicians for clinicians and hospital managers, and those who design and operate hospitals. It …
Achieving Person-Centred Health Systems
Evidence, Strategies and Challenges
Av Ellen Nolte, Sherry Merkur m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
596 kr
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The idea of person-centred health systems is widely advocated in political and policy declarations to better address health system challenges. A person-centred approach is advocated on political, ethical and instrumental grounds and believed to benefit service users, health professionals and the …
Challenges to Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance
Economic and Policy Responses
Av Michael Anderson, Michele Cecchini m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
700 kr
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a biological mechanism whereby a micro-organism evolves over time to develop the ability to become resistant to antimicrobial therapies such as antibiotics. The drivers of and potential solutions to AMR are complex, often spanning multiple sectors. The …
Ageing and Health
The Politics of Better Policies
Av Scott L. Greer, Julia Lynch m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
667 kr
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One of the most important political and economic challenges facing Europe and elsewhere is the ageing of societies. Must ageing populations create conflict between generations and crisis for health systems? Our answer is no. The problem is not so much demographic change as the political and policy …
