Comparative efficiency of national health systems

Comparative efficiency of national health systems: cross national econometric analysis.

OBJECTIVE To improve the evidence base for health policy by devising a method to measure and monitor the performance of health systems. DESIGN Estimation of the relation between levels of population health and the inputs used to produce health. SETTING 191 countries. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Health system efficiency (performance). RESULTS Estimated efficiency varied from nearly fully effici...

Comparative, dynamic efficiency of national healthcare systems

The paper is an ex post, critical contribution to the research conducted by the World Health Organisation on healthcare financing. The issue of national healthcare systems’ efficiency is addressed, through building a model of change in healthcare quality, in response to changes in healthcare financing, with the core hypothesis stating that the greater is the change in healthcare expenditures, t...

The Comparative Efficiency of National Health Systems in Producing Health: an Analysis of 191 Countries

Comparative Health Systems, the future of national health care systems, an economic analysis : France

Strengthening national health systems for improving efficiency of health service delivery in Nepal.

The success of Nepal's community-based health programmes in promoting maternal and child health has been achieved due to an overall improvement in service delivery facilities and health support systems. This article assesses the progress made by the Government of Nepal in improving health service delivery by introducing three key components: an improved health logistics management, facility-bas...