Browsing Publikasjoner fra CRIStin - SINTEF AS by Journals "Health Policy"
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A strategic document as a tool for implementing change. Lessons from the merger creating the South-East Health region in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In 2007, the Norwegian Parliament decided to merge the two largest health regions in the country: the South and East Health Regions became the South-East Health Region (SEHR). In its resolution, the Parliament formulated ... -
Follow-up regimes for sick-listed employees: A comparison of nine north-western European countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of social protection systems, including income security, when health problems arise. The aims of this study are to compare the follow-up regimes for sick-listed employees ... -
How do busy hospital circumstances affect mortality and readmission within 60 days: A cohort study of 680 000 acute admissions in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objective: To study mortality and readmissions for older patients admitted during more and less busy hospital circumstances. Design: Cohort study where we identified patients that were admitted to the same hospital, ... -
Productivity growth, case mix and optimal size of hospitals. A 16-year study of the Norwegian hospital sector
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background and objectives This paper analyses productivity growth in the Norwegian hospital sector over a period of 16 years, 1999–2014. This period was characterized by a large ownership reform with subsequent hospital ... -
Unplanned Admissions to Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment and Services Received Prior to Admission
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Inpatient bed numbers are continually being reduced but are not being replaced with adequate alternatives in primary health care. There is a considerable risk that eventually all inpatient treatment will be ... -
Using national electronic health care registries for comparing the risk of psychiatric re-hospitalisation in six European countries: Opportunities and limitations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Psychiatric re-hospitalisation rates have been of longstanding interest as health care quality metric for planners and policy makers, but are criticized for not being comparable across hospitals and countries due to ...