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International perspectives on radiology practice metrics: Australia, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, the UK and USA.
Luis Martí-bonmatíGeraldine McgintyRichard DuszakPamela KassingHoward GallowayBruce B. ForsterMark J. AdamsShigeru EharaElisabeth Schouman-claeysPeter MildenbergerErika R. E. DentonFrank J. Lexasubject
Economic growthInternationalityMEDLINEWorkloadGross domestic productJapanPolitical scienceGermanySurveys and QuestionnairesHealth carePractice Management MedicalHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingMedical systemsLife spanbusiness.industrySalaries and Fringe BenefitsLiabilityAustraliaInsurance LiabilityWork (electrical)SpainMeasure outcomesOptometryFrancebusinessRadiologyNew ZealandSpecializationdescription
INTRODUCTION The delivery of health care around the world is remarkably diverse in 2015. A comparison of the approximately 200 national entities on the planet reveals marked differences in national measures, both on the input side, such as health care spending, and in outcomes, such as life span. Using the percentage of gross domestic product as a metric for comparing health care spending, the current variation among nations is almost an order of magnitude, from the Marshall Islands and the United States at close to 20% to Myanmar at about 2% [1]. Outcomes are also highly variable, with an almost 2-fold difference in life span between the best and worst nations [2]. Within the nations represented in this report, the longest lived is Japan, and yet that nation spends significantly less of its gross domestic product on health care than the United States, which spends the highest fraction of gross domestic product of nations in this group [3]. This is a reminder that simplistic comparisons and correlations may miss important insights into how medical systems work. Almost all nations struggle to some degree with challenges in managing their commitment to the health of their citizens. These challenges include deciding how much to spend on health care as well as how to measure outcomes (and the impact health care has on those
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2014-11-01 | Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR |