Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 104, No. 2

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Welfare states, flexible employment, and health: A critical review
February 2012(Vol. 104 | No. 2 | Pages 99-127)
Il-Ho Kim, Carles Muntaner, Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Alejandra Vives, Christophe Vanroelen, Joan Benach

Focus on Hospitals

Implementing changes to hospital services: Factors influencing the process and ‘results’ of reconfiguration
February 2012(Vol. 104 | No. 2 | Pages 128-135)
Naomi Fulop, Rhiannon Walters, Perri 6, Peter Spurgeon

Socio-demographic patient profiles and hospital efficiency: Does patient mix affect a hospital's ability to perform?
February 2012(Vol. 104 | No. 2 | Pages 136-145)
Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Kim R. Olsen, Torben H. Sørensen

Effects of the per diem prospective payment system with DRG-like grouping system (DPC/PDPS) on resource usage and healthcare quality in Japan
25 January 2012
Hironori Hamada, Miho Sekimoto, Yuichi Imanaka
Abstract: Objectives: In 2003, Japan introduced the prospective payment system (PPS) with diagnosis-related groups (DRG) rearranged grouping system called the diagnostic procedure combination/per-diem...
Monitoring migrant health in Europe: A narrative review of data collection practices
25 January 2012
Bernd Rechel, Philipa Mladovsky, Walter Devillé
Abstract: Background: Data on the health of migrants, including on health determinants and access to health services, are an essential pre-condition for providing appropriate and accessible health ser...
Leadership and governance in seven developed health systems
24 January 2012
Peter C. Smith, Anders Anell, Reinhard Busse, Luca Crivelli, Judith Healy, Anne Karin Lindahl, Gert Westert, Tobechukwu Kene
Abstract: This paper explores leadership and governance arrangements in seven developed health systems: Australia, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. It presents a cybe...
Travelling home for treatment and EU patients’ rights to care abroad: Results of a survey among German students at Maastricht University
20 January 2012
Irene A. Glinos, Nora Doering, Hans Maarse
Abstract: Empirical evidence on patient mobility in Europe is lacking despite widespread legal, policy and media attention which the phenomenon attracts. This paper presents quantitative data on the h...
Implementation of the Tallinn Charter in the WHO European region: Where is the evidence? a systematic comparison of online information before and after the end of the year of signature
18 January 2012
Fabrizio Carinci
Abstract: Background: The “Tallinn Charter: Health Systems, Health and Wealth” signed by 53 member states of the WHO European Region provides guidance for strengthening health systems. Objectives: A s...

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