's chances of dying within 30 days after admission to a hospital with a heart attack lower in Canada than in Korea? Are surgeons … 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 …

diseases such as cancer. At the same time, total spending on health care now absorbs over 9% of GDP on average in the OECD …. Achieving value for money in the health care sector is an important objective in all OECD countries. The book takes an in …-depth look at health care in OECD countries today. What is the status of people’s health? How do we measure health outcomes? How …

How can the performance of the Korean health care system be improved? How have the July 2000 health sector reforms … are needed to promote health systems objectives in a mixed public-private context. …