Original research article
Unwarranted variation
A recent IJHPR article examines the patterns and trends in geographic variation for selected health services in Israel. The periphery, and the northern district in particular, had above-average rates of medical admissions, knee replacements and cardiac procedures. Variation among regions was particularly high for coronary artery bypass grafts. Read more….
A related IJHPR commentary summarizes the status of medical care epidemiology and its studies of unwarranted variation in health care, and provides a conceptual framework to guide future studies. Recommendations are offered for advancing studies that could guide policy development and clinical improvement. Read more…
Articles
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Original research article
A new marker of primary care utilization - annual accumulated duration of time of visits
Published on: 10 August 2017
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Original research article
Regional variations in mortality and causes of death in Israel, 2009–2013
Published on: 1 August 2017
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Original research article
Pharmacovigilance in Israel – tools, processes, and actions
Published on: 1 August 2017
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Original research article
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Integrative article
Patterns of globalized reproduction: Egg cells regulation in Israel and Austria
Published on: 18 April 2012
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Integrative article
The effect of clinical interventions on hospital readmissions: a meta-review of published meta-analyses
Published on: 23 January 2013
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Integrative article
Climate change and health in Israel: adaptation policies for extreme weather events
Published on: 27 June 2013
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Commentary
Doctor-patient communication in the e-health era
Published on: 28 August 2012
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Integrative article
Recent physician strike in Israel: a health system under stress?
Published on: 15 August 2013
Aims and scope
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research seeks to promote intensive intellectual interactions among scholars and practitioners from Israel and other countries regarding all aspects of health policy, health services research, public health, health promotion, health economics, health care management, and the ethics, sociology, and political science of health care in Israel. The ultimate aim of these intellectual interactions is to contribute to the development of health policy in Israel and around the world.
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Society affiliation
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research is the official publication of The Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research.
The Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research covers article processing charges for all articles accepted for publication.
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