Health Policy

Article	Citations
COVID-19 vaccine challenges: What have we learned so far and what remains to be done?	183
12 Lessons learned from the management of the coronavirus pandemic	131
United but divided: Policy responses and people’s perceptions in the EU during the COVID-19 outbreak	125
Achieving the SDGs: Evaluating indicators to be used to benchmark and monitor progress towards creating healthy and sustainable cities	72
A comparison of 2020 health policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America	54
Quality improvement in healthcare: Six Sigma systematic review	49
Strengthening vaccination programmes and health systems in the European Union: A framework for action	48
Lean thinking in healthcare – Findings from a systematic literature network and bibliometric analysis	45
Practicing Corona – Towards a research agenda of health policies	43
A decade of public long-term care insurance in South Korea: Policy lessons for aging countries	42
European countries' responses in ensuring sufficient physical infrastructure and workforce capacity during the first COVID-19 wave	41
The effectiveness of nudges in improving the self-management of patients with chronic diseases: A systematic literature review	39
New integrated care models in England associated with small reduction in hospital admissions in longer-term: A difference-in-differences analysis	35
When fear backfires: Emergency department accesses during the Covid-19 pandemic	35
The best person (or machine) for the job: Rethinking task shifting in healthcare	34
Population density index and its use for distribution of Covid-19: A case study using Turkish data	34
Interventions promoting employee “speaking-up” within healthcare workplaces: A systematic narrative review of the international literature	33
Overview and transparency of non-research payments to healthcare organizations and healthcare professionals from pharmaceutical companies in Japan: Analysis of payment data in 2016	32
Nordic responses to Covid-19: Governance and policy measures in the early phases of the pandemic	30
Transforming towards sustainable health and wellbeing systems: Eight guiding principles based on the experiences of nine Dutch Population Health Management initiatives	30
Hospital staff shortages: Environmental and organizational determinants and implications for patient satisfaction	28
The impact of price transparency on consumers and providers: A scoping review	28
Providing health services effectively during the first wave of COVID-19: A cross-country comparison on planning services, managing cases, and maintaining essential services	28
School openings and the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. A provincial-level analysis using the synthetic control method	27
The impact of patient and public involvement in health research versus healthcare: A scoping review of reviews	27

Do health systems cover the mouth? Comparing dental care coverage for older adults in eight jurisdictions	27
A country-level analysis comparing hospital capacity and utilisation during the first COVID-19 wave across Europe	26
Transformations in the landscape of primary health care during COVID-19: Themes from the European region	26
Systematic assessment of South Korea’s capabilities to control COVID-19	26
The effects of DRGs-based payment compared with cost-based payment on inpatient healthcare utilization: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Healthcare system performance in continuity of care for patients with severe mental illness: A comparison of five European countries	25
“Stop talking around projects and talk about solutions”: Positioning health within infrastructure policy to achieve the sustainable development goals	25
Early health system responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mediterranean countries: A tale of successes and challenges	24
Online alcohol sales and home delivery: An international policy review and systematic literature review	24
Regenerative medicine regulatory policies: A systematic review and international comparison	23
#Covid-19: An exploratory investigation of hashtag usage on Twitter	23
Reimbursement models to tackle market failures for antimicrobials: Approaches taken in France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States	22
An overview of critical decision-points in the medical product lifecycle: Where to include patient preference information in the decision-making process?	22
The impact of COVID-19 on abortion access: Insights from the European Union and the United Kingdom	22
Integration of health services for the elderly in Asia: A scoping review of Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia	22
Stopping healthcare misinformation: The effect of financial incentives and legislation	22
What have European countries done to prevent the spread of COVID-19? Lessons from the COVID-19 Health system response monitor	22
Italian responses to the COVID-19 emergency: Overthrowing 30 years of health reforms?	21
Impact of interprofessional collaboration on chronic disease management: Findings from a systematic review of clinical trial and meta-analysis	21
Corona-regionalism? Differences in regional responses to COVID-19 in Italy	20
“Top-Three” health reforms in 31 high-income countries in 2018 and 2019: an expert informed overview	20
A comparative study of public health and social measures of COVID-19 advocated in different countries	20
Steering by their own lights: Why regulators across Europe use different indicators to measure healthcare quality	20
Worlds of long-term care: A typology of OECD countries	19
A comparative analysis of COVID-19 vaccination certificates in 12 countries/regions around the world: Rationalising health policies for international travel and domestic social activities during the p	19
Centralizing and decentralizing governance in the COVID-19 pandemic: The politics of credit and blame	19
Horizontal inequity in the utilisation of healthcare services in Australia	19
Drawing light from the pandemic: Rethinking strategies for health policy and beyond	19
Assessing the effectiveness of the Italian risk-zones policy during the second wave of COVID-19	18
Pharmaceutical industry self-regulation and non-transparency: country and company level analysis of payments to healthcare professionals in seven European countries	18
Physicians’ views and experiences of defensive medicine: An international review of empirical research	18
Exploring improvement plans of fourteen European integrated care sites for older people with complex needs	18
Homelessness, health and the policy process: A literature review	18
Establishing a national HTA program for medical devices in Italy: Overhauling a fragmented system to ensure value and equal access to new medical technologies	18
Beyond COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in Italy exploring the covid collateral impacts on healthcare services	18
Risk sharing in managed entry agreements—A review of the Swedish experience	18
Stakeholder analysis in health innovation planning processes: A systematic scoping review	18
How resilient is health financing policy in Europe to economic shocks? Evidence from the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2008 global financial crisis	17
Applying priority-setting frameworks: A review of public and vulnerable populations’ participation in health-system priority setting	17
“My problems aren't severe enough to seek help”: Stress levels and use of mental health supports by Canadian hospital employees during the COVID-19 pandemic	17
Universal Health Coverage in Italy: lights and shades of the Italian National Health Service which celebrated its 40th anniversary	17
Exploring the impacts of organisational structure, policy and practice on the health inequalities of marginalised communities: Illustrative cases from the UK healthcare system	17
How to address medicines shortages: Findings from a cross-sectional study of 24 countries	17
Barriers to payment reform: Experiences from nine Dutch population health management sites	17
Consumer directed care aged care reforms in Australia since 2009: A retrospective policy analysis	16
Safe nurse staffing policies for hospitals in England, Ireland, California, Victoria and Queensland: A discussion paper	16
Facilitators and barriers for implementing patient-reported outcome measures in clinical care: An academic center's initial experience	16
The early weeks of the Italian Covid-19 outbreak: sentiment insights from a Twitter analysis	16
Evaluating the transparency of pharmaceutical company disclosure of payments to patient organisations in the UK	16
The impact of improved access to after-hours primary care on emergency department and primary care utilization: A systematic review	16

A comparison of health system responses to COVID-19 in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania in 2020	16
Hospital reforms in 11 Central and Eastern European countries between 2008 and 2019: a comparative analysis	16
A spatial analysis to evaluate the impact of deregulation policies in the pharmacy sector: Evidence from the case of Navarre	16
Financial payments made by pharmaceutical companies to the authors of Japanese hematology clinical practice guidelines between 2016 and 2017	15
Lessons learned from the Baltic countries’ response to the first wave of COVID-19	15
Tackling the problem of regulatory pressure in Dutch elderly care: The need for recoupling to establish functional rules	15
Challenges in the value assessment, pricing and funding of targeted combination therapies in oncology	15
Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health in Australia: Explaining life shock exposure	15
A reversal of fortune: Comparison of health system responses to COVID-19 in the Visegrad group during the early phases of the pandemic	14
Knowledge management infrastructure to support quality improvement: A qualitative study of maternity services in four European hospitals	14
Should I care for my mum or for my kid? Sandwich generation and depression burden in Italy	14
Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic: Initial responses in 2020 in selected social health insurance countries in Europe☆	14
Gaps in coverage and access in the European Union	14
Substituting emergency services: primary care vs. hospital care	14
An overview of health policies for asylum-seekers in Germany	14
The 2019 neuro-rehabilitation implementation framework in Ireland: Challenges for implementation and the implications for people with brain injuries	13
A strife of interests: A qualitative study on the challenges facing oral health workforce policy and planning	13
On the management of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy	12
Review of 128 quality of care mechanisms: A framework and mapping for health system stewards	12
How the organisation of medical work shapes the everyday work experiences underpinning doctor migration trends: The case of Irish-trained emigrant doctors in Australia	12
Balancing financial incentives during COVID-19: A comparison of provider payment adjustments across 20 countries	12
Do pharmaceutical budgets deliver financial sustainability in healthcare? Evidence from Europe	12
Promoting health-enhancing physical activity in Europe: Surveillance, policy development and implementation 2015–2018	12
Health assessment for migrants and asylum seekers upon arrival and while hosted in reception centres: Italian guidelines	12
Biases distorting priority setting	12
Community participation and empowerment in primary health care in Emilia-Romagna: A document analysis study	12
Challenges facing primary health care in federated government systems: Implementation of Primary Health Networks in Australian states and territories	12
Explaining variation in health information seeking behaviour – Insights from a multilingual survey	11
Socioeconomic differences in prescription drug supplemental coverage in Canada: A repeated cross-sectional study	11
Reviving clinical governance? A qualitative study of the impact of professional regulatory reform on clinical governance in healthcare organisations in England	11
Distributional equity as a consideration in economic and modelling evaluations of health taxes: A systematic review	11
The relationship between nurse staffing levels and nursing-sensitive outcomes in hospitals: Assessing heterogeneity among unit and outcome types	11
Barriers and facilitators of patient access to medical devices in Europe: A systematic literature review	11
Development of the General surgery prioritisation tool implemented in New Zealand in 2018	11
Supporting government policies to embed and expand rehabilitation in health systems in Europe: A framework for action	11
An evaluation of managed entry agreements in Belgium: A system with threats and (high) potential if properly applied	11
An evaluation of universal vouchers as a demand-side subsidy to change primary care utilization: A retrospective analysis of longitudinal services utilisation and voucher claims data from a survey coh	10
Does moral reasoning influence public values for health care priority setting?: A population-based randomized stated preference survey	10
Green zoning: An effective policy tool to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic	10
Transitional care: A new model of care from young age to adulthood	10
Insurance status and waiting times for hospital-based services in Ireland	10
Behavioural Economics and Human Decision Making: Instances from the Health Care System	10
Using national electronic health care registries for comparing the risk of psychiatric re-hospitalisation in six European countries: Opportunities and limitations	10
A longitudinal study on public policy and the health of in-house caregivers in Europe	10
Emerging electronic cigarette policies in European member states, Canada, and the United States	10
How does participating in a deliberative citizens panel on healthcare priority setting influence the views of participants?	10
Non-Medical prescribing policies: A global scoping review	10
Impact of payment model on the behaviour of specialist physicians: A systematic review	10
Effect of financial incentives on breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening delivery rates: Results from a systematic literature review	10
Convergence, decentralization and spatial effects: An analysis of Italian regional health outcomes	10
How to make universal, voluntary testing for COVID-19 work? A behavioural economics perspective	10
Community involvement in the development and implementation of chronic condition programmes across the continuum of care in high- and upper-middle income countries: A systematic review	9
The 2018 decision to establish an Advisory Council on adding pharmaceuticals to universal health coverage in Canada	9
What next after the ‘commercialization’ of public hospitals? Searching for effective solutions to achieve financial stability of the hospital sector in Poland	9
Why is Quality Improvement so Challenging? A Viable Systems Model Perspective to Understand the Frustrations of Healthcare Quality Improvement Managers	9
Concentrating stroke care provision in the Czech Republic: The establishment of Stroke Centres in 2011 has led to improved outcomes	9
Informal care. European situation and approximation of a reality	9
How the design and implementation of centralized waiting lists influence their use and effect on access to healthcare - A realist review	9
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on temporal trends of workplace violence against healthcare workers in the emergency department	9
Identifying common enablers and barriers in European health information systems	9
Interdisciplinary team working in the Irish primary healthcare system: Analysis of ‘invisible’ bottom up innovations using Normalisation Process Theory	9
2020 developments in the provision of early medical abortion by telemedicine in the UK	9
Six lessons from introducing sweetened beverage taxes in Berkeley, Cook County, and Philadelphia: A case study comparison in agenda setting and decision making	9
Accessibility of cancer drugs in Switzerland: Time from approval to pricing decision between 2009 and 2018	9
The 2017 Italian reform on mandatory childhood vaccinations: Analysis of the policy process and early implementation	9
Government policies targeting primary care physician practice from 1998-2018 in three Canadian provinces: A jurisdictional scan	9
The prevalence and determinants of unmet health care needs in Turkey	9
Unintended consequences of expenditure targets on resource allocation in health systems	8
Are frail elderly people in Europe high-need subjects? First evidence from the SPRINTT data	8
Alternatives to sharing COVID-19 data with law enforcement: Recommendations for stakeholders	8
Ending TB in Australia: Organizational challenges for regional tuberculosis programs	8
Lost in definitions: Reducing duplication and clarifying definitions of knowledge and decision support tools. A RAND-modified Delphi consensus study	8
The uses of Patient Reported Experience Measures in health systems: A systematic narrative review	8
Societal cost of cancer in Norway –Results of taking a broader cost perspective	8
The Role of Patient Experience in the Value Assessment of Complex Technologies – Do HTA Bodies Need to Reconsider How Value is Assessed?	8
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression in older adults: A panel data analysis	8
The Road to the Alcohol Act 2018 in Finland: A conflict between public health objectives and neoliberal goals	8
Loneliness in Europe before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Open science communication: The first year of the UK's Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies	8
Burnout of intrinsically motivated GPs when exposed to external regulation	8

Creating a priority list of non-communicable diseases to support health research funding decision-making	8
The 2020 reform of the employment status of Hungarian health workers: Will it eliminate informal payments and separate the public and private sectors from each other?	8
Drivers for emigration among healthcare professionals: Testing an analytical model in a primary healthcare setting	8
Selected factors determining outsourcing of basic operations in healthcare entities in Poland	8
Alignment and authority: Federalism, social policy, and COVID-19 response	8
Incremental net benefit of whole genome sequencing for newborns and children with suspected genetic disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cost-effectiveness evidence	8
Characterizing patients with high use of the primary and tertiary care systems: A retrospective cohort study	8
Improving the value of healthcare systems using the Triple Aim framework: A systematic literature review	8
Transparency about internal audit results to reduce the supervisory burden: A qualitative study on the preconditions of sharing audit results	8
Consequences of banning commercial solaria in 2016 in Australia	8
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Mapping variability in allocation of Long-Term Care funds across payer agencies in OECD countries	8
News media’s framing of health policy and its implications for government communication: A text mining analysis of news coverage on a policy to expand health insurance coverage in South Korea	8
Variation in market access decisions for cell and gene therapies across the United States, Canada, and Europe	8
Assessing the future direction of sustainable development in public hospitals: Time-horizon, path and action	8
Characteristics and decision making of hospital report card consumers: Lessons from an onsite-based cross-sectional study	8
What drives hospital wards’ ambidexterity: Insights on the determinants of exploration and exploitation	8
Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: A survey-based study of prevalence, risk perceptions, and motivations	7
Payments reported by the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland from 2015 to 2019: An observational study	7
Regulating voluntary assisted dying practice: A policy analysis from Victoria, Australia	7
Cost-effectiveness of home-based stroke rehabilitation across Europe: A modelling study	7
Fostering innovation through stakeholders’ engagement at the healthcare industry: Tapping the right key	7
Predictors of choice of public and private maternity care among nulliparous women in Ireland, and implications for maternity care and birth experience	7
2017–19 governmental decisions to allow home use of misoprostol for early medical abortion in the UK	7
Provision of complementary and alternative medicine: Compliance with the health professional requirements	7
Pay for performance for specialised care in England: Strengths and weaknesses	7
Promoting healthy eating habits among youth according to their preferences: Indications from a discrete choice experiment in Tuscany	7
COVID-19 Apps as a Digital Intervention Policy: A Longitudinal Panel Data Analysis in South Korea	7
The development of the Primary Care Clusters Multidimensional Assessment (PCCMA): A mixed-methods study	7
Regulatory and HTA early dialogues in medical devices	7
Analysis of weekend effect on mortality by medical specialty in Helsinki University Hospital over a 14-year period	7
Metrics and indicators used to assess health system resilience in response to shocks to health systems in high income countries—A systematic review	7
The shift from inpatient care to outpatient care in Switzerland since 2017: Policy processes and the role of evidence	7
The role of the state in financing and regulating primary care in Europe: a taxonomy	7
Assessing primary care organization and performance: Literature synthesis and proposition of a consolidated framework	7
COVID-19: R0 is lower where outbreak is larger	7
Unmet needs across Europe: Disclosing knowledge beyond the ordinary measure	7
Informal out-of-pocket payments for healthcare services in Greece	7
Utilization and uptake of clinical genetics services in high-income countries: A scoping review	7
Much Ado about nothing? The responsiveness of the healthcare system in Poland through patients’ eyes	7
The role of education in psychological response to adverse health shocks	7