A key policy challenge in most OECD countries is to improve outcomes of the health care system while containing its costs. Benchmarking countries and identifying best practices to enhance public spending cost-effectiveness would, in this regard, be a useful exercise. This paper presents three...

One common feature facing diverse health care organisations is a need to compare performance across geographical areas, institutions or individual practitioners. In all health care systems, comparative data help the central government formulate policies for distributing central grants, clinical...