Overview

Being able to measure efficiency is one of the cornerstones of assessing the performance of health systems and can help to achieve several objectives, such as allocating resources in the best possible way to meet population needs and health system goals; maximizing value for money in terms of the resources spent; contributing to improving quality of care for health services users; and improving population health outcomes.

Contents includes:

• Identify the causes of inefficiencies in health systems
• Using cross-national comparisons of efficiency
• Big data for public health
• The SELFIE framework
• Time to focus on benefits beyond the health sector
• New draft EU Directive submits the regulation
• The health budget in Romania