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Content Provider	OECD iLibrary
Author	Christiansen, Terkel Bech, Mickael
Abstract	Waiting times for hospital treatment have been on the political agenda in Denmark for a long time, and various measures have been taken since the 1990s to deal with the problem directly, including systematic monitoring and reporting, the introduction of maximum waiting times coupled with the free choice of hospital for somatic and psychiatric patients, a short maximum waiting time guarantee for life-threatening diseases coupled with care packages for cancer and heart diseases and extra-activity targeted hospital grants. There are good reasons to believe that these policies have reduced waiting times. In addition, a range of other measures may indirectly have affected waiting times, such as a general increase in spending on health care, the strong commitment to general practitioners as gate-keepers, the increased use of activity-based hospital reimbursement, the increasing use of private health insurance and private hospitals, and a shift from in-patient to out-patient activity. A maximum waiting time for diagnosis is currently being contemplated. The waiting time experienced for surgery has been reduced from about 12 weeks in 2001 to 7.6 weeks in 2011.
Page Count	17
Starting Page	115
Ending Page	131
Language	English
Publisher	OECD Publishing
Publisher Date	2013-02-04
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Social Issues/Migration/Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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