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Global Health Care Systems: A perspective on issues, practices and trends among OECD nations
Global Health Care Systems A perspective on issues practices and trends among OECD nations Author:ASHIM KHEMANI, ROBERT CARLYLE We stand at a turning point in the history of global health care. AIDS, new pandemic diseases and environmental disasters are taking a toll on many of the world's populations. At the same time, first world nations are dealing with an emerging centenarian demographic that is making unprecedented demands for long-term care. Access to health care s... more »ervices is the common thread that is uniting individuals, corporations and governments in their quest to sustain the health and well-being of their societies.
While health care systems have an immediate and direct impact on our lives, most of us find our understanding to be limited by personal experience. In this overview, emerging practices and trends that have a significant impact on economics and industry around the world are explored. Focusing in on the major players the highly developed, industrialized countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) you will find multiple viewpoints on what international health care systems do and do not provide and how they are managed.
Across the globe, the issues faced by patients, health care providers, funders and stakeholders are shaping the world that we live in.« less