Ellen Nolte

Sherry Merkur

Anders Anell

An evidence-based analysis of the opportunities and challenges of moving towards more person-centred health systems.

Evidence, Strategies and Challenges

Achieving Person-Centred Health Systems

Helena Legido-Quigley

People have always travelled within Europe for work and leisure, although never before with the current intensity. Now, however, they are travelling for many other reasons, including the quest for key services such as health care. Whatever the reason for travelling, one question they ask is "If I fall ill, will the health care I receive be of a high standard?" This book examines, for the first time, the systems that have been put in place in all of the European Union's 27 Member States. The picture it paints is mixed. Some have well developed systems, setting standards based on the best available evidence, monitoring the care provided, and taking action where it falls short. Others need to overcome significant obstacles.

A Case for Action

Assuring the Quality of Health Care in the European Union

Martin McKee

Nigel Edwards

A team of world-leading policy experts and clinicians analyse the changing role of the hospital across Europe.

The Changing Role of the Hospital in European Health Systems

Cécile Knai

This book examines the health system response to the rising burden of chronic disease in eight countries. It provides a detailed assessment of the current situation, a description of the policy framework and future scenarios, as well as evaluation and lessons learned.

Experience in Eight Countries

Managing Chronic Conditions

Volker Amelung

Viktoria Stein

Nicholas Goodwin

Ran Balicer

Esther Suter

This handbook gives profound insight into the main ideas and concepts of integrated care. It offers a managed care perspective with a focus on patient orientation, efficiency, and quality by applying widely recognized management approaches to the field of health care. The handbook also provides international best practices and shows how integrated care does work throughout various health systems. The delivery of health and social care is characterised by fragmentation and complexity in most health systems throughout the world. Therefore, much of the recent international discussion in the field of health policy and health management has focused on the topic of integrated care. “Integrated” acknowledges the complexity of patients ́ needs and aims to meet it by taking into account both health and social care aspects. Changing and improving processes in a coordinated way is at the heart of this approach.

Handbook Integrated Care

Ellen Nolte

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