Home > Research > Publications & Outputs > Portugal

Research

Links

Text available via DOI:

View graph of relations

Portugal: Geographic variations in health care

Research output: Other contribution

Published

Standard

Portugal: Geographic variations in health care. / Mateus, Céu; Boto, Paulo; Campos, Luís et al.
26 p. OECD. 2014.

Research output: Other contribution

Harvard

Mateus, C, Boto, P, Campos, L, Nunes, C & Joaquim, I 2014, Portugal: Geographic variations in health care. OECD. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264216594-14-en

APA

Mateus, C., Boto, P., Campos, L., Nunes, C., & Joaquim, I. (2014, Sept 16). Portugal: Geographic variations in health care. OECD. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264216594-14-en

Vancouver

Mateus C, Boto P, Campos L, Nunes C, Joaquim I. Portugal: Geographic variations in health care. 2014. 26 p. doi: 10.1787/9789264216594-14-en

Author

Mateus, Céu ; Boto, Paulo ; Campos, Luís et al. / Portugal : Geographic variations in health care. 2014. OECD. 26 p.

Bibtex

@misc{f9636240be99452ea373523720f0e1a3,
title = "Portugal: Geographic variations in health care",
abstract = "During the eight-year period covered in this report (2002-09), there has been a reduction in geographic variations in the use of some of the health care procedures selected in this study, such as cardiac catheterisation and coronary angioplasty. There has also been a reduction in geographic variations in caesarean section rates, although the variation between public and private hospitals rates continues to be wide. The Portuguese Ministry of Health recently asked a group of experts to develop a plan to reduce the inappropriate use of caesarean sections throughout the country. This study also shows that geographic variations in the use of some other procedures that are becoming less frequently used and replaced by other treatment options are increasing, for example for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and hysterectomy. This indicates that the reduction in the use of these procedures has not been uniform across the countries, and a need to promote greater convergence in clinical practices.",
author = "C{\'e}u Mateus and Paulo Boto and Lu{\'i}s Campos and Carla Nunes and In{\^e}s Joaquim",
year = "2014",
month = sep,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1787/9789264216594-14-en",
language = "English",
publisher = "OECD",
address = "France",
type = "Other",

}

RIS

TY - GEN

T1 - Portugal

T2 - Geographic variations in health care

AU - Mateus, Céu

AU - Boto, Paulo

AU - Campos, Luís

AU - Nunes, Carla

AU - Joaquim, Inês

PY - 2014/9/16

Y1 - 2014/9/16

N2 - During the eight-year period covered in this report (2002-09), there has been a reduction in geographic variations in the use of some of the health care procedures selected in this study, such as cardiac catheterisation and coronary angioplasty. There has also been a reduction in geographic variations in caesarean section rates, although the variation between public and private hospitals rates continues to be wide. The Portuguese Ministry of Health recently asked a group of experts to develop a plan to reduce the inappropriate use of caesarean sections throughout the country. This study also shows that geographic variations in the use of some other procedures that are becoming less frequently used and replaced by other treatment options are increasing, for example for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and hysterectomy. This indicates that the reduction in the use of these procedures has not been uniform across the countries, and a need to promote greater convergence in clinical practices.

AB - During the eight-year period covered in this report (2002-09), there has been a reduction in geographic variations in the use of some of the health care procedures selected in this study, such as cardiac catheterisation and coronary angioplasty. There has also been a reduction in geographic variations in caesarean section rates, although the variation between public and private hospitals rates continues to be wide. The Portuguese Ministry of Health recently asked a group of experts to develop a plan to reduce the inappropriate use of caesarean sections throughout the country. This study also shows that geographic variations in the use of some other procedures that are becoming less frequently used and replaced by other treatment options are increasing, for example for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and hysterectomy. This indicates that the reduction in the use of these procedures has not been uniform across the countries, and a need to promote greater convergence in clinical practices.

U2 - 10.1787/9789264216594-14-en

DO - 10.1787/9789264216594-14-en

M3 - Other contribution

PB - OECD

ER -