Journal and media features
Health Services Research: Special Issue
Oct. 15th, 2021 — In partnership with ICCONIC, Health Services Research (HSR) is publishing an upcoming special issue, “International Comparisons of High-Need, High-Cost Patients: New Directions in Research and Policy.” The issue, to be released online November 4th, 2021 and in print November 12th, 2021, features six original research articles examining variation in healthcare utilization, spending, and outcomes among high-need, high-cost (HNHC) patients across eleven countries—Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
The Health Foundation: Caring for older patients with complex needs
Hannah Knight, Sarah Deeny, Tim Gardner, Adam Steventon. The Health Foundation, November 10, 2021.
England has highest death rates of older patients in western world, study finds
Andrew Gregory, Health editor. The Guardian, November 30, 2021.
Medicare Patients Pay More for Drugs Than Older Adults in Other Countries; Congress Has an Opportunity to Move Forward
Our publications
- A methodology for identifying high-need, high-cost patient personas for international comparisons: The International Collaborative on Costs, Outcomes, and Needs in Care (ICCONIC) Project.
- Differences in Health Care Spending and Utilization Among Older Frail Adults in High-Income Countries: ICCONIC Hip Fracture Persona. Papanicolas I, Figueroa JF, Schoenfeld AJ, et al.
- International Comparison of Health Care Spending and Utilization Among People with Complex Multimorbidity. Figueroa JF, Papanicolas I, Riley K, et al.
- Differences in Health Outcomes for High-Need High-Cost Patients Across High-Income Countries. Papanicolas I, Riley K, Abiona O, et al.
- International Comparison of Spending and Utilization at the End of Life for Hip Fracture Patients. Blankart CR, Van Gool K, Papanicolas I, et al.
- An International Comparison of Long-Term Care Trajectories and Spending Following Hip Fracture. Wodchis WP, Or Z, Blankart CR, et al.
- Within and Across Country Variation in Treatment of Patients with Heart Failure and Diabetes. Or Z, Shatrov K, Penneau A, et al.
- International Comparison of Patient Care Trajectories: Insights from the ICCONIC Project. Papanicolas I, Figueroa J.
- How can we make valid and useful comparisons of different health care systems? Street A, Smith P.