Ready for the Next Crisis? Investing in Health System Resilience

Ready for the Next Crisis? Investing in Health System Resilience
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-02-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9789264794634

The COVID-19 pandemic had massive consequences for societies and health systems across the OECD and beyond. Health systems were not resilient enough. Resilient health systems plan and are ready for shocks, such as pandemics, economic crises or the effects of climate change. They are able to minimise the negative consequences of crises, recover as quickly as possible, and adapt to become better performing and more prepared. Smart, targeted investments in health system resilience are needed to improve health and ensure the next shock is less disruptive and costly. This report reviews the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and applies them to build policy recommendations to ensure the global community is ready for the next crisis. The reviews and recommendations cover health system issues, including workforce, digitalisation, continuity of care and mental health, and other topics, including long-term care, supply chains and international co-operation

Handbook of Health System Resilience

Handbook of Health System Resilience
Author: Steve Thomas
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2024-09-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1803925930

In this Handbook, Steve Thomas and Padraic Fleming compile invaluable and original insights on the resilience of health systems in the face of shocks and crises, from economic and climate emergencies, to conflicts and pandemics. They examine how health system resilience has been conceptualised by scholars and applied in specific contexts, assessing different theoretical models for measuring and evaluating resilience, as well as highlighting the growing challenges facing health systems now and in the future.

OECD Health Policy Studies Rethinking Health System Performance Assessment A Renewed Framework

OECD Health Policy Studies Rethinking Health System Performance Assessment A Renewed Framework
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2024-01-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9264653392

This document presents the OECD’s renewed health system performance assessment framework. It incorporates new performance dimensions, notably people-centredness, resilience, and environmental sustainability, and places increased emphasis on addressing inequalities, including those related to gender.

OECD Health Policy Studies Securing Medical Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World

OECD Health Policy Studies Securing Medical Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2024-02-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9264431683

This report offers insights into the risks and vulnerabilities of the supply chains of medicines and medical devices. Policy options to anticipate and mitigate risks of shortages of medicines and medical devices, both routinely and in the context of severe crises, are analysed. Most importantly, the report shows that strengthening the long-term resilience of medical supply chains requires collaborative approaches that balance measures best undertaken by the private sector with those more appropriately managed by governments or supranationally.

OECD Health Policy Studies Is Care Affordable for Older People?

OECD Health Policy Studies Is Care Affordable for Older People?
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2024-10-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9264635610

With population ageing, the demand for helping older people with daily activities – so-called long-term care – is set to increase across OECD countries by more than one-third by 2050. Older people with long-term care needs are more likely to be women, 80-years-old and above, live in single households, and have lower incomes than the average. Currently, across OECD countries, publicly funded long-term care systems still leave almost half of older people with care needs at risk of poverty, particularly those with severe care needs and low income. Out-of-pocket costs represent, on average, 70% of an older person’s median income across the OECD. This report suggests avenues to improve funding to make long-term care systems better able to meet the demand for their services, and suggests policy options to improve the targeting of benefits and seek efficiency gains to contain the costs of long-term care.

OECD Health Policy Studies Primary Health Care for Resilient Health Systems in Latin America

OECD Health Policy Studies Primary Health Care for Resilient Health Systems in Latin America
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2022-12-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9264550046

Latin American countries were hard hit by COVID-19 with rates of excess mortality above the OECD average. The pandemic brought additional stress to health systems already overstretched by a growing burden of chronic diseases, unequal access to health care services, overall under-investment in health and strong budgetary restrictions, and systemic inefficiencies.

Assessing Health System Performance Proof of Concept for a HSPA Dashboard of Key Indicators

Assessing Health System Performance Proof of Concept for a HSPA Dashboard of Key Indicators
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2023-12-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9264860312

This report, jointly developed by the European Observatory, OECD, and WHO Europe, serves as a proof of concept for a Health Systems Performance Assessment (HSPA) dashboard. HSPA is pivotal for health system transformation, providing policymakers with key indicators to identify and address system performance issues. This brief represents a step towards more policy-friendly dashboards, emphasizing the need for a focused set of HSPA indicators aligned with policy goals. The brief highlights the alignment and complementarity of the WHO-Observatory global HSPA framework and OECD's renewed framework, which aid policymakers in navigating health systems with actionable, policy-relevant indicators. These frameworks establish connections between performance indicators, health system functions, and overarching goals, supporting a coherent policy dashboard. Tracer indicators, like workforce, digital health, and service delivery outcomes, are emphasized as crucial for assessing key policy areas. The report underscores the importance of investing in data collection and infrastructure at national and international levels to make HSPA effective. It advocates for continuous improvement and collaboration among major international organizations, including WHO, OECD, EU, and the Observatory, to align methodologies and support informed policy decision-making.