EU health systems classification: a new proposal from EURO-HEALTHY

Autor: Pedro Lopes Ferreira, Aida Isabel Tavares, Carlota Quintal, Paula Santana
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6963
53584406
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3323-3
Popis: Abstract Background In accordance the WHO framework of health system functions and by using the indicators collected within the EURO-HEALTHY project, this work aims to contribute to the discussion on the classification of EU health systems. Methods Three methods were used in this article: factor analysis, cluster analysis and descriptive analysis; data were mainly collected from the WHO and Eurostat databases. Results The most relevant result is the proposed classification of health systems into the following clusters: Austria-Germany, Central and Northern Countries, Southern Countries, Eastern Countries ‘A’ and Eastern Countries ‘B’. Conclusions The proposed typology contributes to the discussion about how to classify health systems; the typology of EU health systems allows comparisons of characteristics and health system performance across clusters and policy assessment and policy recommendation within each cluster.
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