OECD Reviews of Health Care Quality.

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This book presents a comprehensive review of health care quality in Norway. It finds that Norway has an impressive and comprehensive health system, which is the result of sustained commitment to providing health care for the whole Norwegian population, investment in the health system, and readiness to make changes to drive improvements. On most indicators Norway's health system appears to be performing well, although there is some room for improvement. There have been a number of significant health care reforms in Norway over the last decade, most recently the Coordination Reform, which took e.  Read more... Foreword Acknowledgements Table of contents Acronyms and abbreviations Executive summary Assessment and recommendations Chapter 1. Quality of health care in Norway 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Context 1.3. Health system design 1.4. Assuring the quality of inputs to the Norwegian health care system 1.5. Patient safety policies and reports about medical malpractice 1.6. Health system monitoring and standardisation of practice 1.7. Policies to drive improvement in the quality of care 1.8. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Chapter 2. Primary care physicians in Norway 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. The provision of primary care in Norway2.3. Quality initiatives in Norwegian primary care 2.4. Outcomes associated with primary care in Norway 2.5. Challenges faced by primary care in Norway 2.6. Securing a greater quality dividend from primary care in Norway 2.7. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Chapter 3. Shifting care away from the hospital sector and towardprimary care settings in Norway 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Policy initiatives to expand primary health care services 3.3. Description of supplemented primary health care units. 3.4. Assuring high quality of care in keeping people out of hospitals3.5. Moving forward, strengthening monitoring and improving ... 3.6. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Chapter 4. Mental health in Norway 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Organisation of mental health care in Norway 4.3. Measures of quality for mental health care can be strengthened further 4.4. Addressing three key shortcomings in service delivery and ... 4.5. Improving co-ordination and defining responsibilities across ... 4.6. Conclusions Notes Bibliography.