Health at a Glance 2009
OECD Indicators
This edition also contains new chapters on the health workforce and on access to care, an important policy objective in all OECD countries. The chapter on quality of care has been extended to include a set of indicators on the quality of care for chronic conditions.
Each indicator in the book is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability. An annex provides additional information on the demographic and economic context within which health systems operate, as well as a concise description of key characteristics in health system financing and delivery of services in OECD countries.
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Health expenditure by function
The allocation of health spending across the different types of health services and medical goods is influenced by a range of factors, including the availability of resources such as hospital beds, physicians and access to new technology, the financial and institutional arrangements for health care delivery, as well as by national clinical guidelines and the disease burden within a country.
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