All countries are investing in the development of electronic health (clinical) records, but only some countries are moving forward the possibility of data extraction for research, statistics and other uses that serve the public interest. This study reports on the development and use of data from...

Using Australian general practitioners (GPs) as a case study, this paper examines the impact of a public subsidy withdrawal on provider behaviour. The removal of the joint injection item from public insurance provides an opportunity to examine behavioural changes in the context of the removal of...

Concerns about health expenditure growth and its long-term sustainability have stimulated the development of health expenditure forecasting models in many OECD countries. This comparative analysis reviewed 25 models that were developed by, or used for, policy analysis by OECD member countries...