Capital investment for health: Case studies from Europe – 2009

Posted on November 25, 2009. Filed under: Health Economics, Health Mgmt Policy Planning, Hosp Design Planning Architecture | Tags: , |

Capital investment for health:  Case studies from Europe
Edited by Bernd Rechel, Jonathan Erskine, Barrie Dowdeswell, Stephen Wright and Martin McKee, The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, WHO Regional Office for Eurpoe, 2009, xviii + 185 pages  
ISBN 978 92 890 4178 2
“Capital investment in European health systems has to take account of the [...]

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Systems thinking for health systems strengthening – Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research – WHO – November 2009

Posted on November 24, 2009. Filed under: Health Systems Improvement | Tags: , |

Systems thinking for health systems strengthening – Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research – WHO – November 2009
Editors: Don de Savigny; Taghreed Adam
Number of pages: 107
Publication date: 2009
Languages: English
ISBN: 978 924 156389 5
Systems thinking for health systems strengthening in English [pdf 1.62Mb]
“Overview
This latest flagship report from the Alliance offers a fresh and practical approach [...]

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WHO Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza and other Influenza Viruses – 20 August 2009

Posted on August 25, 2009. Filed under: Infectious Diseases, Influenza A(H1N1) / Swine Flu | Tags: , , |

WHO Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza and other Influenza Viruses
Publication date: 20 August 2009
“The purpose of this document is to provide a basis for advice to clinicians on the use of the currently available antivirals for patients presenting with illness due to influenza virus infection as well the potential use of [...]

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Clean Care is Safer Care – The First Global Patient Safety Challenge – WHO Hand Hygiene Guidelines May 2009

Posted on July 28, 2009. Filed under: Infection Control, Patient Safety | Tags: , |

Clean Care is Safer Care – The First Global Patient Safety Challenge – WHO Hand Hygiene Guidelines May 2009

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Healthy hospitals, healthy planet, healthy people: addressing climate change in health care settings – May 2009

Posted on May 27, 2009. Filed under: Environmental Health | Tags: , |

Healthy hospitals, healthy planet, healthy people: addressing climate change in health care settings (pdf) WHO May 2009
“This paper is the first step in a WHO project in collaboration with Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) aimed at addressing the climate footprint of the health sector. A second step, to be taken together with HCWH, the Health [...]

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Protecting health from climate change – top 10 actions for health professionals – WHO – 2009

Posted on May 26, 2009. Filed under: Environmental Health | Tags: |

Protecting health from climate change – top 10 actions for health professionals – WHO – 2009
WHO Public Health and Environment – news from the sixty-second World Health Assembly on climate change and health and other environmental issues

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The role of HTA in coverage and pricing decisions: A cross-country comparison

Posted on May 26, 2009. Filed under: Health Technology Assessment | Tags: , |

The role of HTA in coverage and pricing decisions: A cross-country comparison
Corinna Sorenson
Euro Observer: the Health Policy Bulletin of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, v 11 no 1 Spring 2009
“Since the late 1970s, many European countries have established health technology assessment (HTA) systems to inform coverage and pricing decisions. These countries use [...]

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How can European states design efficient, equitable and sustainable funding systems for long-term care for older people? – European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies – 2009

Posted on May 26, 2009. Filed under: Aged Care / Geriatrics, Health Economics, Health Mgmt Policy Planning | Tags: , |

How can European states design efficient, equitable and sustainable funding systems for long-term care for older people? (1015 KB pdf)
World Health Organization 2009 and World Health Organization, on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies 2009
..”this document is one of three reports produced by the Health Evidence Network and European Observatory on [...]

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How can health systems respond to population ageing? European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies – 2009

Posted on May 26, 2009. Filed under: Aged Care / Geriatrics, Health Economics, Health Mgmt Policy Planning | Tags: , |

How can health systems respond to population ageing? (289 KB pdf)
Bernd Rechel, Yvonne Doyle, Emily Grundy, Martin McKee
World Health Organization 2009 and World Health Organization, on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies 2009
..”this document is one of three reports produced by the Health Evidence Network and European Observatory on Health Systems [...]

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Addressing financial sustainability in health systems – draft for consultation – European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies – May 2009

Posted on May 26, 2009. Filed under: Health Economics, Health Mgmt Policy Planning | Tags: , |

Addressing financial sustainability in health systems – draft for consultation
Sarah Thomson, Tom Foubister, Josep Figueras, Joseph Kutzin, Govin Permanand, Lucie Bryndová
Background policy document prepared for the Czech Presidency of the European Union conference on the financial sustainability of health systems in Europe.
World Health Organization 2009 and World Health Organization, on behalf of the European Observatory [...]

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Investing in Hospitals of the Future – WHO book 2009

Posted on May 22, 2009. Filed under: Hosp Design Planning Architecture | Tags: , |

Investing in Hospitals of the Future link to the book details
WHO European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies:  Observatory Studies Series, No. 16
Rechel, B., Wright, S., Edwards, N., Dowdeswell, B., McKee, M.
WHO Regional Office for Europe
ISBN-13    9789289043045 ISBN-10    9289043040
Summary
“Despite considerable investments in health facilities worldwide, little systematic evidence is available on how to plan, design [...]

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Financing health care in the European Union Challenges and policy responses – 2009

Posted on May 20, 2009. Filed under: Health Economics | Tags: , |

Financing health care in the European Union Challenges and policy responses (pdf 4 MB)
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
By Sarah Thomson, Thomas Foubister and Elias Mossialos
2009, xxiii + 200 pages
ISBN 978 92 890 4165 2
“Health care systems across the European Union face a common challenge: the high cost of health care. Governments strive to [...]

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Pandemic Potential of a Strain of Influenza A (H1N1) : Early Findings – article from Science 11 May 2009

Posted on May 12, 2009. Filed under: Influenza A(H1N1) / Swine Flu | Tags: , |

Pandemic Potential of a Strain of Influenza A (H1N1) : Early Findings – article in Science
Christophe Fraser 1, Christl A. Donnelly 1, Simon Cauchemez 1, William P. Hanage 1, Maria D. Van Kerkhove 1, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth 1, Jamie Griffin 1, Rebecca F. Baggaley 1, Helen E. Jenkins 1, Emily J. Lyons 1, Thibaut Jombart [...]

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eHealth Intelligence Report

Posted on April 16, 2009. Filed under: Health Informatics | Tags: , |

eHealth Intelligence Report
Covers eHealth developments worldwide offering readers a wide range of information on publications, reviews, standards, major events as well as the latest news from countries.

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