Methodological challenges in international performance measurement using patient-level administrative data

We conducted this case study in order to test how health system performance could be compared using the existing national administrative health databases containing individual data. In this comparative analysis we used national data set from three countries, Estonia, Israel and Finland to follow the medical history, treatment outcome and resource use of patients with a chronic disease (diabetes) for 8 years after medical treatment was initiated.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Kiivet, Raul ; Sund, Reijo ; Linna, Miika ; Silverman, Barbara ; Pisarev, Heti ; Friedman, Nurit
Published in:	Health Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0168-8510. - Vol. 112.2013, 1, p. 110-121
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Health systems \| Performance assessment \| Quality of care \| Efficiency \| Data linkage

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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