Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being : assessing the case for investing in health systems
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Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being : assessing the case for investing in health systems
（European Observatory on Health Care Systems series / edited by Josep Figueras ... [et al.]）
McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
How can we improve health, wealth and societal well-being by investing in health systems?How can we ensure that health systems are sustained in the future?How can we monitor, manage and improve performance so that health systems are as effective and efficient as possible?
This book looks at health systems from a new perspective. By reviewing the complex relationship between health systems, health and wealth, it argues that health systems need not be, as is often believed, simply a drag on resources but rather can be part and parcel of improving health and achieving better economic growth.Aiming to assist policy-makers as they assess the case for investing in health systems, Health Systems,Health, Wealth and Societal Well-being reviews the evidence on:
The contribution of health systems to better health and to economic growthThe ways that investment in better health can save future health costs as well as boosting economic growthHow we can create equitable, sustainable health systems fit for the 21st century
Table of Contents
Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being: an introduction Understanding health systems: scope, functions and objectives
Re-examining the cost pressures on health systems
Economic costs of ill health in the European Region
Saving lives? The contribution of health care to population health
The contribution of public health interventions: an economic perspective
Evidence for strategies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health in Europe
Being responsive to citizens' expectations: the role of health services in responsiveness and satisfaction
Assessing health reform trends in Europe
Performance measurement for health system improvement: experiences, challenges and prospects
Investing in health systems: drawing the lessons
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