Health services provision at introduction
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | String |
| Scale | String |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | health_HC_provision_IntroActorsDescrip |
| Category | Health and long-term care |
| Label | Health services provision at introduction |
| Related indicators | |
This variable describes the features of the healthcare system at the point of introduction. The variable describes the setup of healthcare provision, the main locus of care (e.g. hospitals, outpatient healthcare centers, outpatient physician practice) and the status of service providers (e.g. public, private non-profit/societal, private or global actors).
Coding rules
List of main healthcare system providers and brief description of service provision.
Bibliographic info
Citation: Schmid, A., de Carvalho, G., Basilicata, A., & Rothgang, H. (2021). Classifying healthcare systems at introduction: Types of healthcare systems under public responsibility. SFB 1342 Working Paper, (under review). Collaborative Research Center 1342 Global Dynamics of Social Policy, Bremen.
de Carvalho, G., Polte, A., Scherf, K., Mohamed, M., & Frisina Doetter, L. (2021). Trends in time: Identifying health care system introductions worldwide. SFB1342 Working Paper, (under review). Collaborative Research Center 1342 Global Dynamics of Social Policy, Bremen.
Related publications: Frisina Doetter, L., Schmid, A., de Carvalho, G., & Rothgang, H. (2021). Comparing apples to oranges? Minimizing typological biases to better classify healthcare systems globally. Health Policy OPEN, 2(100035), 1-8. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpopen.2021.100035.
Misc
Project manager(s): Gabriela de Carvalho; Achim Schmid
Data release: NA (no information available)
Revisions: NA (no information available)
Sources
National legislation, expert survey, secondary literature, see bibliographic info
