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Portrait of Anders Anell. Photo.

Anders Anell

Professor

Portrait of Anders Anell. Photo.

Coordination of care in the Nordic countries

Author

  • Tor Iversen
  • Anders Anell
  • Unto Häkkinen
  • Christian Kronborg
  • Thorhildur Ólafsdóttir

Summary, in English

Coordination of health care exists at many different levels and in many different forms. We describe the similarities and differences in coordination mechanisms among the Nordic countries. In some respects, the Nordic countries approach coordination problems in similar ways although differences exist. The overall pattern shows that Finland and Sweden have less country-wide coordination compared with the other countries. There are many questions and few answers with regard to which mechanisms work best. Hence, coordination mechanisms in health care seem to be an important area for further research. We outline a few topics for future joint Nordic research in this area.

Department/s

  • Department of Business Administration

Publishing year

2016

Language

English

Pages

41-55

Publication/Series

Nordic Journal of Health Economics

Volume

4

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

University of Oslo

Topic

  • Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy

Keywords

  • health care
  • regulation
  • coordination
  • Nordic countries

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1892-9729