20 years of Nordic comparative health economic research
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Authors:
Häkkinen, U.; Hagen, T.P. and Kittelsen, S.A.C.
Year:
2023
Reference:
Nordic Journal of Health Economics
6(1), pp. 79-103Summary
Nordic comparative health economics research stands out internationally both by its access to excellent patient data and its long-time commitment to rigorous analyses. In this article, we present the methodological foundations and the results from two types of performance analyses – comparative analyses of health care outcomes and costs at hospital level and similar analyses at the disease level. In the concluding part, we discuss strength and weaknesses of the Nordic comparative analyses, and how we should develop Nordic comparative health economics research further.
JEL:
I18, L30, P47
Keywords:
Nordic comparison, Health care performance, Hospital performance, Disease-based analysis
Project:
Oppdragsgiver: NFR via UiO HELEDOppdragsgivers prosjektnr.: NFR 296114
Frisch prosjekt: 4118 - Norwegian Centre for Health Service Research - NORCHER (Frisch parner)
