Emergency and urgent care systems in Australia, Denmark, England, France, Germany and the Netherlands – Analyzing organization, payment and reforms

Natalie Baier, Alexander Geissler, Mickael Bech, David Bernstein, Thomas E. Cowling, Terri Jackson, Johan van Manen, Andreas Rudkjøbing and Wilm Quentin

Health Policy, 2019, vol. 123, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Increasing numbers of hospital emergency department (ED) visits pose a challenge to health systems in many countries. This paper aims to examine emergency and urgent care systems, in six countries and to identify reform trends in response to current challenges.

Keywords: Emergency services; Ambulatory care; Health care reforms; Comparative research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.11.001

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