Health Policy

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Volume 118, issue 3, 2014

Potential impact of removing general practice boundaries in England: A policy analysis pp. 273-278

Nicholas Mays, Stefanie Tan, Elizabeth Eastmure, Bob Erens, Mylene Lagarde and Michael Wright

Low-budget policy tool to empower Israeli insureds to demand their rights in the healthcare system pp. 279-284

Shuli Brammli-Greenberg, Ruth Waitzberg, Tamar Medina-Artom and Ariella Adijes-Toren

Balancing adequacy and affordability?: Essential Health Benefits under the Affordable Care Act pp. 285-291

Simon F. Haeder

Measuring and comparing health care waiting times in OECD countries pp. 292-303

Luigi Siciliani, Valerie Moran and Michael Borowitz

Impact of initiatives to improve access to, and choice of, primary and urgent care in England: A systematic review pp. 304-315

Stefanie Tan and Nicholas Mays

Effects of physician-owned specialized facilities in health care: A systematic review pp. 316-340

Jeroen Trybou, Melissa De Regge, Paul Gemmel, Philippe Duyck and Lieven Annemans

Cost accounting models used for price-setting of health services: An international review pp. 341-353

Monika Raulinajtys-Grzybek

The development of differences in hospital costs accross income groups in Finland from 1998 to 2010 pp. 354-362

Kristiina Manderbacka, Jutta Järvelin, Martti Arffman, Unto Häkkinen and Ilmo Keskimäki

Extending Miles & Snow's strategy choice typology to the German hospital sector pp. 363-376

Bernd Helmig, Vera Hinz and Stefan Ingerfurth

Has the National Health Insurance improved the inequality in the use of tertiary-care hospitals in Korea? pp. 377-385

Sujin Kim and Soonman Kwon

Do German hospital report cards have the potential to improve the quality of care? pp. 386-395

Martin Emmert, Stefanie Hessemer, Nina Meszmer and Uwe Sander

Concentration of gynaecology and obstetrics in Germany: Is comprehensive access at stake? pp. 396-406

Roman Mennicken, Ingo Kolodziej, Boris Augurzky and Rolf Kreienberg

Effect of patient risk on the volume–outcome relationship in obstetric delivery services pp. 407-412

Kwang-Soo Lee and Jin-Mi Kwak

Value-based purchasing and hospital acquired conditions: Are we seeing improvement? pp. 413-421

Aaron Spaulding, Mei Zhao and D. Rob Haley

Volume 118, issue 2, 2014

Healthcare financing reform in Latvia: Switching from social health insurance to NHS and back? pp. 147-152

Uldis Mitenbergs, Girts Brigis and Wilm Quentin

Implementation of the 2011 Therapeutic Activity Act: Will commercialization improve the financial performance of Polish hospitals? pp. 153-158

Anna Sagan and Alicja Sobczak

The paradox of public participation in the healthcare in Poland – What citizens want, and what they think pp. 159-165

Katarzyna Kolasa, Jacek Dohnalik, Ewa Borek, Marek Siemiątkowski and Cezary Ścibiorski

Primary care principles and community health centers in the countries of former Yugoslavia pp. 166-172

Darinka Klančar and Igor Švab

First- and fifth-year medical students’ intention for emigration and practice abroad: A case study of Serbia pp. 173-183

Milena M. Santric-Milicevic, Zorica J. Terzic-Supic, Bojana R. Matejic, Vladimir Vasic and Thomas C. Ricketts

Foregoing medicines in the former Soviet Union: Changes between 2001 and 2010 pp. 184-192

Katharine Footman, Erica Richardson, Bayard Roberts, Gulzhan Alimbekova, Merab Pachulia, David Rotman, Alexander Gasparishvili and Martin McKee

In search of patient-centred care in middle income countries: The experience of diabetes care in the former Soviet Union pp. 193-200

Charlotte Kühlbrandt, Dina Balabanova, Ivdity Chikovani, Varduhi Petrosyan, Kseniya Kizilova, Oksana Ivaniuto, Olga Danii, Noune Makarova and Martin McKee

Understanding shortages of sufficient health care in rural areas pp. 201-214

Ines Weinhold and Sebastian Gurtner

Geographic variation in rates of common surgical procedures in France in 2008–2010, and comparison to the US and Britain pp. 215-221

William B. Weeks, Alain Paraponaris and Bruno Ventelou

Geographic disparities in the utilisation of computed tomography scanning services in southern New Zealand pp. 222-228

Garry Nixon, Ari Samaranayaka, Brandon de Graaf, Roslyne McKechnie, Katharina Blattner and Susan Dovey

Measuring performance in off-patent drug markets: A methodological framework and empirical evidence from twelve EU Member States pp. 229-241

Panos Kanavos

Analysis of endpoints used in marketing authorisations versus value assessments of oncology medicines in Germany pp. 242-254

Jörg Ruof, Dietrich Knoerzer, Anja-Alexandra Dünne, Charalabos-Markos Dintsios, Thomas Staab and Friedrich Wilhelm Schwartz

Transparency in Canadian public drug advisory committees pp. 255-263

Zahava R.S. Rosenberg-Yunger and Ahmed M. Bayoumi

The path of least resistance: Paying for antibiotics in non-human uses pp. 264-270

Aidan Hollis and Ziana Ahmed

Volume 118, issue 1, 2014

Accountable care organizations in the USA: Types, developments and challenges pp. 1-7

Andrew J. Barnes, Lynn Unruh, Askar Chukmaitov and Ewout van Ginneken

The Austrian health reform 2013 is promising but requires continuous political ambition pp. 8-13

Maria M. Hofmarcher

Physician integration revisited—An exploratory study of monetary and professional incentives in three countries pp. 14-23

Katharina Janus and Lawrence D. Brown

Professional networks and EBM use: A study of inter-physician interaction across levels of care pp. 24-36

Daniele Mascia, Roberto Dandi and Fausto Di Vincenzo

The influence of experiential learning on medical equipment adoption in general practices pp. 37-47

Jane Bourke and Stephen Roper

The primary–secondary care interface: Does provision of more services in primary care reduce referrals to medical specialists? pp. 48-55

Christel E. van Dijk, Joke C. Korevaar, Berber Koopmans, Judith D. de Jong and Dinny H. de Bakker

The effect of physician supply on health status: Canadian evidence pp. 56-65

Emmanuelle Piérard

What do patients say about their physicians? An analysis of 3000 narrative comments posted on a German physician rating website pp. 66-73

Martin Emmert, Florian Meier, Ann-Kathrin Heider, Christoph Dürr and Uwe Sander

The patient perspective of clinical training—An empirical study about patient motives to participate pp. 74-83

Florian Drevs, Christoph Gebele and Dieter K. Tscheulin

Mapping support policies for informal carers across the European Union pp. 84-94

Emilie Courtin, Nadia Jemiai and Elias Mossialos

A review of abortion laws in Western-European countries. A cross-national comparison of legal developments between 1960 and 2010 pp. 95-104

Mark Levels, Roderick Sluiter and Ariana Need

International trade of health services: Global trends and local impact pp. 105-113

Marc Lautier

More apples fewer chips? The effect of school fruit schemes on the consumption of junk food pp. 114-126

Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola and Giovanna Labartino

Considering economic analyses in the revision of the preventive vaccination law: A new direction for health policy-making in Japan? pp. 127-134

Manabu Akazawa, Julia Yongue, Shunya Ikeda and Toshihiko Satoh

Female preventive practices: Breast and smear tests pp. 135-144

Ana Isabel Gil Lacruz, Marta Gil Lacruz and Sophie Gorgemans

Volume 117, issue 3, 2014

Indicators of health system coverage and activity in Ireland during the economic crisis 2008–2014 – From ‘more with less’ to ‘less with less’ pp. 275-278

Sara Burke, Steve Thomas, Sarah Barry and Conor Keegan

Health policy making under information constraints: An evaluation of the policy responses to the economic crisis in Greece pp. 279-284

Ilias Goranitis, Olga Siskou and Lycourgos Liaropoulos

Interventions promoting the acceptance and uptake of generic medicines: A narrative review of the literature pp. 285-296

Z.U.D. Babar, S.W. Kan and S. Scahill

Perspectives of physicians practicing in low and middle income countries towards generic medicines: A narrative review pp. 297-310

Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Zhi Yen Wong, Alian A. Alrasheedy, Fahad Saleem, Abdul Haniff Mohamad Yahaya and Hisham Aljadhey

Does deregulation in community pharmacy impact accessibility of medicines, quality of pharmacy services and costs? Evidence from nine European countries pp. 311-327

Sabine Vogler, Katharina Habimana and Danielle Arts

Regulatory framework of pharmaceutical compounding and actual developments of legislation in Europe pp. 328-333

Paola Minghetti, Doriana Pantano, Chiara Grazia Milena Gennari and Antonella Casiraghi

Evaluation of a possible predictor for Federal Joint Committee decisions on early benefit assessments according to the German act on the reform of the market for medicinal products pp. 334-344

Björn Schwander, Kurt Banz, Klaus Kaier and Stefan Walzer

Managed entry agreements for pharmaceuticals in Australia pp. 345-352

Agnes Vitry and Elizabeth Roughead

Druggists and pharmacists as gatekeepers: Sales routines and compliance with sales protocols for over-the-counter naproxen 275 mg medicines in the Netherlands pp. 353-360

Joris J. van Hoof, Michel H.G. Cents, Nicole M.J. Megens and Sijbrand J. van der Tang

The effect of pharmaceutical innovation on longevity, hospitalization and medical expenditure in Turkey, 1999–2010 pp. 361-373

Frank Lichtenberg, Mehtap Tatar and Zafer Çalışkan

Medication supply, healthcare outcomes and healthcare expenses: Longitudinal analyses of patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension pp. 374-381

Chi-Chen Chen, Robert H. Blank and Shou-Hsia Cheng

The international spread of Academic Health Science Centres: A scoping review and the case of policy transfer to England pp. 382-391

Catherine E. French, Ewan Ferlie and Naomi J. Fulop

The Ontario Drug Policy Research Network: Bridging the gap between Research and Drug Policy pp. 392-398

Sobia Khan, Julia E. Moore, Tara Gomes, Ximena Camacho, Judy Tran, Glenn McAuley, David N. Juurlink, Michael Paterson, Andreas Laupacis and Muhammad M. Mamdani

Partners in projects: Preparing for public involvement in health and social care research pp. 399-408

Jacqueline H. Parkes, Michelle Pyer, Paula Wray and Jane Taylor

How should we regulate risk in biomedical research? An ethical analysis of recent policy proposals and initiatives pp. 409-420

Annette Rid

Volume 117, issue 2, 2014

The new regulation to investigate potentially beneficial diagnostic and therapeutic methods in Germany: Up to international standard? pp. 135-145

Britta Olberg, Matthias Perleth and Reinhard Busse

Implementation of DRG Payment in France: Issues and recent developments pp. 146-150

Zeynep Or

Reframing professional boundaries in healthcare: A systematic review of facilitators and barriers to task reallocation from the domain of medicine to the nursing domain pp. 151-169

Maartje G.H. Niezen and Jolanda J.P. Mathijssen

The acceptability of care delegation in skill-mix: The salience of trust pp. 170-178

Thomas Anthony Dyer, Janine Owens and Peter Glenn Robinson

Task shifting policy in Ontario, Canada: Does it help personal support workers’ intention to stay? pp. 179-186

Isik U. Zeytinoglu, Margaret Denton, Catherine Brookman and Jennifer Plenderleith

Is working in culturally diverse working environment associated with physicians’ work-related well-being? A cross-sectional survey study among Finnish physicians pp. 187-194

Anna-Mari Aalto, Tarja Heponiemi, Ari Väänänen, Barbara Bergbom, Timo Sinervo and Marko Elovainio

Perceived need and barriers to continuing professional development among doctors pp. 195-202

Divine Ikenwilo and Diane Skåtun

Perceptions of Greek medical students regarding medical profession and the specialty selection process during the economic crisis years pp. 203-209

Georgios Labiris, Vasileia Vamvakerou, Olympia Tsolakaki, Athanassios Giarmoukakis, Haris Sideroudi and Vassilios Kozobolis

Physicians’ brain drain in Greece: A perspective on the reasons why and how to address it pp. 210-215

Amalia A. Ifanti, Andreas A. Argyriou, Foteini H. Kalofonou and Haralabos P. Kalofonos

Managing customization in health care: A framework derived from the services sector literature pp. 216-227

Etienne Minvielle, Mathias Waelli, Claude Sicotte and John R. Kimberly

Budget goal commitment, clinical managers’ use of budget information and performance pp. 228-238

Manuela S. Macinati and Marco G. Rizzo

Defining hospital's internal boundaries. An organisational complexity criterion pp. 239-246

Laura Mariani and Dario Cavenago

Needs, expectations and public knowledge concerning services outside the medical basket: A lesson from Israel pp. 247-256

Daniel Sperling

Choosing your health insurance package: A method for measuring the public's preferences for changes in the national health insurance plan pp. 257-265

Aafke Victoor, Johan Hansen, M. Elske van den Akker-van Marle, Bernard van den Berg, Wilbert B. van den Hout and Judith D. de Jong

Changing priority setting practice: The role of implementation in practice change pp. 266-274

Evelyn Cornelissen, Craig Mitton, Alan Davidson, R. Colin Reid, Rachelle Hole, Anne-Marie Visockas and Neale Smith

Volume 117, issue 1, 2014

Special funding schemes for innovative medical devices in French hospitals: The pros and cons of two different approaches pp. 1-5

Nicolas Martelli and Hélène van den Brink

European hospital reforms in times of crisis: Aligning cost containment needs with plans for structural redesign? pp. 6-14

Timo Clemens, Kai Michelsen, Matt Commers, Pascal Garel, Barrie Dowdeswell and Helmut Brand

Quality, cost, and their trade-off in treating AMI and stroke patients in European hospitals pp. 15-27

Unto Häkkinen, Gunnar Rosenqvist, Mikko Peltola, Satu Kapiainen, Hanna Rättö, Francesc Cots, Alexander Geissler, Zeynep Or, Lisbeth Serdén and Reijo Sund

Does centralisation of acute obstetric care reduce intrapartum and first-week mortality? An empirical study of over 1 million births in the Netherlands pp. 28-38

Jashvant Poeran, Gerard J.J.M. Borsboom, Johanna P. de Graaf, Erwin Birnie, Eric A.P. Steegers, Johan P. Mackenbach and Gouke J. Bonsel

Do cesarean deliveries on maternal request lead to greater maternal care utilization during six-month, one-year, and two-year postpartum periods? Evidence from NHI claims data in Taiwan pp. 39-47

Tsai-Ching Liu, Chung-Ping Albert Loh, Chung-Liang Lin and Chin-Shyan Chen

Relationship between peri-operative outcomes and hospital surgical volume of total hip arthroplasty in Japan pp. 48-53

Takeshi Kaneko, Kazuo Hirakawa and Kiyohide Fushimi

Waiting time prioritisation for specialist services in Italy: The homogeneous waiting time groups approach pp. 54-63

Giuliano Mariotti, Luigi Siciliani, Vincenzo Rebba, Rita Fellini, Maria Gentilini, Giorgio Benea, Pierpaolo Bertoli, Lorenzo Bistolfi, Salvatore Brugaletta, Pierluigi Camboa, Paola Casucci, Dino Dessi, Pierpaolo Faronato, Mariangela Galante, Alessio Gioffredi, Teresa Maria Guarino, Enrico Pofi and Carlo Liva

Introducing out-of-pocket payment for General Practice in Denmark: Feasibility and support pp. 64-71

Camilla Aavang Poulsen

Willingness and ability to pay for physician services in six Central and Eastern European countries pp. 72-82

Andriy Danyliv, Wim Groot, Irena Gryga and Milena Pavlova

Health care cost in Switzerland: Quantity- or price-driven? pp. 83-89

Reto Schleiniger

Traveling for care: Inter-regional mobility for aortic valve substitution in Italy pp. 90-97

Giovanni Fattore, Giuseppina Petrarca and Aleksandra Torbica

Management accounting use and financial performance in public health-care organisations: Evidence from the Italian National Health Service pp. 98-111

Manuela S. Macinati and E. Anessi-Pessina

Implementing the legal provisions for HIA in Slovakia: An exploration of practitioner perspectives pp. 112-119

O’Mullane, Monica

Parental and retail supply of tobacco to minors: Findings from a community-based social supply intervention study pp. 120-127

Jeny Gautam, Marewa Glover, Robert Scragg, Chris Bullen, Dudley Gentles, Vili Nosa and Judith McCool

Workplace exposure to engineered nanomaterials: The Italian path for the definition of occupational health and safety policies pp. 128-134

Marco Mirabile, Fabio Boccuni, Diana Gagliardi, Bruna Maria Rondinone and Sergio Iavicoli