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Primary prevention in hospitals in 20 high-income countries in Europe – A case of not “Making Every Contact Count”? 欧洲 20 个高收入国家医院的初级预防--没有 "让每次接触都有价值"？

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Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-11-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105199

Bernd Rechel , Béatrice Durvy , Gonçalo Figueiredo Augusto , Isabelle Aujoulat , Daiga Behmane , Anne-Carole Bensadon , Sara Burke , Melissa D'Agostino , Krisztina Davidovics , Mark Dayan , Antonio Giulio De Belvis , Judith de Jong , Katarzyna Dubas-Jakóbczyk , Inês Fronteira , Elena Gabriel , Giuseppe Greco , Peter Groenewegen , Signe Smith Jervelund , Marios Kantaris , Madelon Kroneman , Tuija Ylitörmänen

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NHS action on social and economic development in England: Vague national policy expectations 英国国家医疗服务体系在社会和经济发展方面的行动：模糊的国家政策期望。

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Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-11-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105194

Phoebe Dunn, Lucinda Allen, Luisa Buzelli, Leo Ewbank, Hugh Alderwick

{"title":"NHS action on social and economic development in England: Vague national policy expectations","authors":"Phoebe Dunn, Lucinda Allen, Luisa Buzelli, Leo Ewbank, Hugh Alderwick","doi":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105194","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105194","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Under recent reforms to the National Health Service (NHS) in England, NHS organizations have been given new objectives to contribute to social and economic development. Health systems in other high-income countries are pursuing related approaches. This paper analyses national policy documents to understand the framing of the NHS's new policy priorities on social and economic development. We focus on the role of NHS integrated care systems—area-based planning bodies responsible for managing NHS resources and coordinating local services. National policy is vague about what social and economic development means in practice. There is limited guidance on which approaches local organizations should prioritize, and which organisations are responsible for implementation. Greater clarity from national policymakers and an overarching framework to guide local action is needed to reduce the risk of inaction, poorly targeted interventions, and missed opportunities for learning and evaluation. Policymakers and health system leaders also need to be realistic about the limits of local action given the importance of national public policy choices in shaping the social determinants of health. Coordinated policy action and investment across government is needed to address underlying social and economic conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55067,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy","volume":"151 ","pages":"Article 105194"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142632337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Scaling up integrated care: Can community hospitals be an answer? A multiple-case study from the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. 扩大综合护理：社区医院能解决问题吗？来自意大利艾米利亚-罗马涅大区的多案例研究。

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Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105192

Francesca Meda, Michela Bobini, Michela Meregaglia, Giovanni Fattore

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Abolishing age criterion to determine organ transplant recipients in Israel: A qualitative study of medical staff perceptions 以色列取消器官移植受者年龄标准：对医务人员看法的定性研究。

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Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105197

Eyal Katvan , Orly Korin , Israel Issi Doron , Eytan Mor , Boaz Shnoor , Daniel Gelman , Tamar Ashkenazi

{"title":"Abolishing age criterion to determine organ transplant recipients in Israel: A qualitative study of medical staff perceptions","authors":"Eyal Katvan , Orly Korin , Israel Issi Doron , Eytan Mor , Boaz Shnoor , Daniel Gelman , Tamar Ashkenazi","doi":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105197","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105197","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Since April 2014 the age limitation on candidates listed for organ transplantation in Israel was abolished following the recommendations of a Public Committee. In this research the new policy was examined in light of scarce medical resources and the increased rate of aging in Israel.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The opinions of twelve medical staff regarding the policy change were analyzed by a qualitative methodology, using semi-structured interviews.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Interviews with medical staff members revealed three main themes: 1. positive acceptance of the new policy; 2. concerns and problems regarding the change; and 3. the influence of the policy change on the organ transplant allocation system and patient-doctor relationships.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion and Conclusions</h3><div>The medical staff expressed positive views towards the new policy, based on age-free, individually determined admission to transplant waiting lists. However, some concerns were raised regarding the medical implications of this policy, thus potentially hindering its full application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55067,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy","volume":"150 ","pages":"Article 105197"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Using outcome measures in sub-national level performance management: When and under what circumstances? 在国家以下一级的绩效管理中使用成果衡量标准：何时以及在何种情况下？

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Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105195

Pushkar Silwal , Tim Tenbensel , Daniel Exeter , Arier Lee

{"title":"Using outcome measures in sub-national level performance management: When and under what circumstances?","authors":"Pushkar Silwal , Tim Tenbensel , Daniel Exeter , Arier Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105195","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105195","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is growing interest in using outcome-based measures in sub-national level health system performance management, particularly in high-income countries. Increasingly, population health indicators used for making international comparisons are being applied at a sub-national level. This study aims to understand whether and under what circumstances population health outcome-based measures can be used for performance measurement and management at the sub-national level health systems. We have integrated empirical population-based data with key health system expert perspectives to evaluate the appropriateness of two population health indicators – amenable mortality and ambulatory-sensitive hospitalization of young children. Our assessment focused on two key aspects: (i) the technical validity of these indicators, ensuring they accurately measure these outcomes, and (ii) the functionality and legitimacy of performance information, determining whether it meets stakeholders' program or policy needs and supports strategic decision-making. Overall, we found that the 'intermediate' outcome measure, childhood ambulatory sensitive hospitalization, was more useful for identifying district-level health system performance variation than the 'end' outcome measure, amenable mortality. Performance information based on childhood ambulatory-sensitive hospitalization is more appropriate for improving decision-making, and it is more likely to be accepted by a wide range of stakeholders involved in health system performance improvement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55067,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy","volume":"151 ","pages":"Article 105195"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142632293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Implementation of socio-economic variables in risk adjustment systems: A quantitative analysis using the example of Germany 在风险调整系统中实施社会经济变量：以德国为例进行定量分析。

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Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105196

Gerald Lux , Theresa Hüer , Florian Buchner , Jürgen Wasem

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Please mind the gap between guidelines & behavior change: A systematic review and a consideration on effectiveness in healthcare 请注意指南与行为改变之间的差距：对医疗保健有效性的系统回顾与思考。

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Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105191

Stefano Gandolfi , Nicola Bellè , Sabina Nuti

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Do international medical graduates’ recruitment policies help to overcome healthcare shortage areas in developed countries? A systematic review 国际医学毕业生招聘政策是否有助于克服发达国家的医疗短缺问题？系统综述。

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Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105190

Loup Beduchaud , Enoa Celingant , Clara Faure , Mathilda Meunier , Iñaki Blanco-Cazeaux

{"title":"Do international medical graduates’ recruitment policies help to overcome healthcare shortage areas in developed countries? A systematic review","authors":"Loup Beduchaud , Enoa Celingant , Clara Faure , Mathilda Meunier , Iñaki Blanco-Cazeaux","doi":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105190","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105190","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review investigates the effectiveness of utilizing foreign physicians or International Medical Graduates to alleviate medical shortages in rural and underserved areas of developed countries. Conducted in February 2024, this systematic review follows PRISMA 2020 guidelines, analysing 15 English-language studies from the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The focus is on comparing physicians with international graduation to national graduates in rural and underserved contexts. Results reveal diverse trends across countries: in the United States, national graduates are generally more represented in rural areas, while foreign physicians are more prevalent in Health Professional Shortage Areas. In Canada, foreign graduates are more common in rural areas, varying by province. Australia and New Zealand show foreign physicians practicing more in rural areas than national counterparts. This study underscores significant reliance on foreign physicians to mitigate rural healthcare disparities. While this strategy partially addresses immediate shortages, long-term effectiveness is uncertain due to retention and integration challenges. Future policies should focus on sustainable solutions for equitable healthcare access and physicians’ retention in underserved areas. This review emphasizes also the need for Europe-specific studies and further evaluation of policy effectiveness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55067,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy","volume":"150 ","pages":"Article 105190"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142513277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Which factors influence the decision of hospitals to provide procedures on an outpatient basis? –Mixed-methods evidence from Germany 哪些因素影响医院决定在门诊提供手术？-来自德国的混合方法证据。

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Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105193

Robert Messerle , Fenja Hoogestraat , Eva-Maria Wild

{"title":"Which factors influence the decision of hospitals to provide procedures on an outpatient basis? –Mixed-methods evidence from Germany","authors":"Robert Messerle , Fenja Hoogestraat , Eva-Maria Wild","doi":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105193","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105193","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shifting care from the resource-intensive inpatient setting to the more economically efficient outpatient sector is being promoted internationally by policymakers. Financial incentives are a major focus of such efforts because low levels of hospital outpatient care are attributed to differences in payment for inpatient and outpatient services. In Germany, however, there is significant variation in the extent to which hospitals provide outpatient care despite a uniform payment system. Therefore, other factors must be influencing German hospitals’ strategic decisions whether to offer outpatient care. While most research has focused on specific procedures or lacks empirical support, our study provides a comprehensive analysis of the factors beyond financial incentives that influence the provision of hospital outpatient services in Germany. We employed a mixed-methods approach, first contacting health care experts with in-depth knowledge of the hospital outpatient landscape to identify possible influencing factors and then conducting a comprehensive quantitative analysis of all German hospitals. Our findings suggest that policymakers seeking to promote hospital outpatient care should consider a broad range of factors. We found that a hospital's service mix, size, procedure volume, and emergency care infrastructure significantly affected the proportion of outpatient services it offered. Strategic hospital planning emphasizing specialization and adherence to minimum volume standards might therefore be a valuable policy tool. Our analysis also highlights the importance of demographic and socioeconomic factors, such as the regional share of single-person households, suggesting that a comprehensive policy framework should account for broader population characteristics and not just elements directly related to hospital care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55067,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy","volume":"150 ","pages":"Article 105193"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142564778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Variation in attendance at emergency departments in England across local areas: A system under unequal pressure 英格兰各地区急诊室就诊人数的差异：压力不均的系统

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Health Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105186

Nikita Jacob , Martin Chalkley , Rita Santos , Luigi Siciliani

{"title":"Variation in attendance at emergency departments in England across local areas: A system under unequal pressure","authors":"Nikita Jacob , Martin Chalkley , Rita Santos , Luigi Siciliani","doi":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105186","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105186","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Crowding in Accident and Emergency Departments (AEDs) and long waiting times are critical issues contributing to adverse patient outcomes and system inefficiencies. These challenges are exacerbated by varying levels of AED attendance across different local areas, which may reflect underlying disparities in primary care provision and population characteristics.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>We used regression analysis to determine how much variation across local areas in England of attendance at emergency departments remained after controlling for population risk factors and alternative urgent care provision.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>There is substantial residual variation of the order of 3 to 1 (highest to lowest) in per person attendance rate across different areas. This is not related to in-hospital capacity as proxied by the per person number of hospital emergency doctors in an area.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Some areas in England have emergency departments that are under much greater pressure than others, and this cannot be explained in terms of their population characteristics or the availability of alternative treatment options. It is imperative to better understand the drivers of this variation so that effective interventions to address utilisation can be designed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55067,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy","volume":"150 ","pages":"Article 105186"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142552417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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