How can we measure the performance of different health systems, and how can we use such information to support on … interest in finding ways of encouraging health systems to improve their performance, where performance is measured against … quality, efficiency or equity goals. Improving performance has the potential to reduce the tensions between rising demands and …

in how OECD countries assess health system performance, to help ensure that health systems meet people’s health needs and … preferences while providing quality healthcare for all. This document presents the OECD’s renewed health system performance … assessment framework. It incorporates new performance dimensions, notably people-centredness, resilience, and environmental …

hospital funding arrangements internationally, including an overview of developments in the Asia and Pacific region. It …-specific starting points, objectives and context in which the hospital payment reforms are being implemented. Chapter 4 – written by …

. The ALOS refers to the average number of days that patients spend in hospital. It is generally measured by dividing the …