Health Care Systems
Health care systems organise the finance and delivery of health care. They vary by country, reflecting specific history, culture, and economics. To maximise coverage and efficiency they must evolve with changing demographics, needs, and technologies.
Achieving World Class Outcomes in Cancer Treatment
1 July 2011
The speaker for the OHE’s 16th Annual Lecture was Sir Mike Richards, National Clinical Director for Cancer and End of Life Care in England’s Department of…
The Evolution of HTA in Emerging Markets Health Care Systems: Analysis to Support a Policy Response
1 January 2011
This report examines and makes suggestions for the appropriate use of health technology assessment (HTA) in emerging markets. In particulary, it considers how the stage of development…
Prof Devlin Elected Chair of EuroQol Group
25 November 2010
OHE is pleased to announce that Professor Nancy Devlin, Director of Research, has been elected as Chair of the EuroQol Group’s executive committee, effective as from…
Annual Lecture Publication Now Available
16 November 2010
Now available is the full text of Dr Alan Garber’s remarks at the OHE Annual Lecture. Each year, the OHE sponsors a lecture that explores a…
Disease severity and public preferences
4 November 2010
Does including the name of a specific severe disease in preference surveys affect public attitudes toward resource allocation? A recent proof of concept study suggests that…
Which English Hospital is Best at Hips?
29 September 2010
Earlier this month, the first set of data on post operative patient reported outcomes (PROMs) was published by the Department of Health (DH). For the first…
Costs and Bariatric Surgery in England
23 September 2010
Obesity is an increasing challenge in England, as elsewhere. OHE has completed a study that examines PCT practice and the cost savings that could accrue if…
Competition in the NHS: ‘Payment by Results’
17 August 2010
Jon Sussex, Deputy Director of the OHE, researches incentives and competition in UK health services. In July, he presented findings on ‘Payment by Results’ to the…
Part 2: 2010 Lecture on US Health Reform
27 July 2010
Each year, OHE sponsors an Annual Lecture that examines an important issue in health care. In late June, Dr Alan Garber spoke on US health care…