The book introduces several models for assessing health and economic policies in relation to NCDs; shows how the models …

of health care are among the issues addressed in this publication. Many health policies depend on our ability to measure … pay providers of high-quality care more than those who underperform. However, measuring the quality of health care is … challenging. The OECD’s Health Care Quality Indicator project has overcome some of the problems, though many remain. If policy …

This report discusses the need for an integrated and cyclical approach to managing health technology in order to … mitigate clinical and financial risks, and ensure acceptable value for money. The analysis considers how health systems and … policy makers should adapt in terms of development, assessment and uptake of health technologies. The first chapter provides …