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From a policy perspective, it is important to monitor how well the various parts of the health care system are functioning and whether all the people are benefiting equally from the resources provided. In view of the continually rising costs of health care, it is also relevant to find out whether those resources are producing sufficient returns – how efficient is the health care system?
The Dutch Ministry of Health has commissioned National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) to assess the performance of the Dutch health care system by monitoring trends in the quality, accessibility and costs of health care, using a finite set of indicators. Where possible, the performance will also be compared internationally.
The findings are presented on the Dutch website, www.gezondheidszorgbalans.nl, which will be partly updated every three months. Next to the website, RIVM will produce the Dutch Health Care Performance Report every four years. The next Dutch report is to be published in June 2014, to be followed by the English edition in October 2014.
Patients’ experiences with shared decision making and receiving an understandable explanation. The most important facts are presented in one infographic.
Health expenditure in the Netherlands: where does the money come from and where does the money go to? The most important facts are presented in one infographic.
Here you can download the English editions of the Dutch Health Care Performance Report in PDF format.
Click here for the Dutch Health Care Performance Report 2010.
Click here for the Dutch Health Care Performance Report 2010 (executive summary).
Click here for the Dutch Health Care Performance Report 2008.
Click here for the Dutch Health Care Performance Report 2006.
Click here for Berg M van den, Heijink R, Zwakhals L, Verkleij H. Health care performance in the Netherlands: Easy access, varying quality, rising costs. Eurohealth 2010;16(4):27-29.
