Abstract
How can we make valid and useful comparisons of different health care systems?
Highlights
It is important to understand and seek to reduce unwarranted variations in health treatments in order to improve health outcomes, inequalities in access and health system efficiency
International comparison of treatments is recognized as being an important tool for assessing performance and prompting improvement, especially when examining whether the design of the health system needs reconsideration.[1]
Even the definition of the “health system” varies across countries, for example, in the extent to which long-term care is considered a part of the health system
Summary
It is important to understand and seek to reduce unwarranted variations in health treatments in order to improve health outcomes, inequalities in access and health system efficiency. International comparison of treatments is recognized as being an important tool for assessing performance and prompting improvement, especially when examining whether the design of the health system needs reconsideration.[1]
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