Health Policy

Article	Citations
COVID-19 vaccine challenges: What have we learned so far and what remains to be done?	202
United but divided: Policy responses and people’s perceptions in the EU during the COVID-19 outbreak	140
12 Lessons learned from the management of the coronavirus pandemic	137
Achieving the SDGs: Evaluating indicators to be used to benchmark and monitor progress towards creating healthy and sustainable cities	94
A comparison of 2020 health policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America	69
European countries' responses in ensuring sufficient physical infrastructure and workforce capacity during the first COVID-19 wave	58
Strengthening vaccination programmes and health systems in the European Union: A framework for action	54
A decade of public long-term care insurance in South Korea: Policy lessons for aging countries	51
Lean thinking in healthcare – Findings from a systematic literature network and bibliometric analysis	50
Interventions promoting employee “speaking-up” within healthcare workplaces: A systematic narrative review of the international literature	49
When fear backfires: Emergency department accesses during the Covid-19 pandemic	44
The best person (or machine) for the job: Rethinking task shifting in healthcare	44
Practicing Corona – Towards a research agenda of health policies	44
Nordic responses to Covid-19: Governance and policy measures in the early phases of the pandemic	42
Providing health services effectively during the first wave of COVID-19: A cross-country comparison on planning services, managing cases, and maintaining essential services	42
The impact of price transparency on consumers and providers: A scoping review	41
Overview and transparency of non-research payments to healthcare organizations and healthcare professionals from pharmaceutical companies in Japan: Analysis of payment data in 2016	41
New integrated care models in England associated with small reduction in hospital admissions in longer-term: A difference-in-differences analysis	39
Population density index and its use for distribution of Covid-19: A case study using Turkish data	38
A country-level analysis comparing hospital capacity and utilisation during the first COVID-19 wave across Europe	37
The impact of patient and public involvement in health research versus healthcare: A scoping review of reviews	36
Transformations in the landscape of primary health care during COVID-19: Themes from the European region	36
Integration of health services for the elderly in Asia: A scoping review of Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia	35
School openings and the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. A provincial-level analysis using the synthetic control method	34
Centralizing and decentralizing governance in the COVID-19 pandemic: The politics of credit and blame	34

Early health system responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mediterranean countries: A tale of successes and challenges	34
Impact of interprofessional collaboration on chronic disease management: Findings from a systematic review of clinical trial and meta-analysis	33
Online alcohol sales and home delivery: An international policy review and systematic literature review	33
Do health systems cover the mouth? Comparing dental care coverage for older adults in eight jurisdictions	32
Systematic assessment of South Korea’s capabilities to control COVID-19	30
Reimbursement models to tackle market failures for antimicrobials: Approaches taken in France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States	30
Corona-regionalism? Differences in regional responses to COVID-19 in Italy	28
Stakeholder analysis in health innovation planning processes: A systematic scoping review	28
What have European countries done to prevent the spread of COVID-19? Lessons from the COVID-19 Health system response monitor	27
#Covid-19: An exploratory investigation of hashtag usage on Twitter	27
The impact of COVID-19 on abortion access: Insights from the European Union and the United Kingdom	27
A comparative study of public health and social measures of COVID-19 advocated in different countries	27
An overview of critical decision-points in the medical product lifecycle: Where to include patient preference information in the decision-making process?	27
Stopping healthcare misinformation: The effect of financial incentives and legislation	26
The impact of improved access to after-hours primary care on emergency department and primary care utilization: A systematic review	25
Drawing light from the pandemic: Rethinking strategies for health policy and beyond	25
How to address medicines shortages: Findings from a cross-sectional study of 24 countries	25
“Stop talking around projects and talk about solutions”: Positioning health within infrastructure policy to achieve the sustainable development goals	25
Italian responses to the COVID-19 emergency: Overthrowing 30 years of health reforms?	24
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	24
Physicians’ views and experiences of defensive medicine: An international review of empirical research	24
Worlds of long-term care: A typology of OECD countries	24
Regenerative medicine regulatory policies: A systematic review and international comparison	24
Pharmaceutical industry self-regulation and non-transparency: country and company level analysis of payments to healthcare professionals in seven European countries	23
The uses of Patient Reported Experience Measures in health systems: A systematic narrative review	23
Balancing financial incentives during COVID-19: A comparison of provider payment adjustments across 20 countries	23
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	22
Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic: Initial responses in 2020 in selected social health insurance countries in Europe	22
“Top-Three” health reforms in 31 high-income countries in 2018 and 2019: an expert informed overview	22
Facilitators and barriers for implementing patient-reported outcome measures in clinical care: An academic center's initial experience	22
Steering by their own lights: Why regulators across Europe use different indicators to measure healthcare quality	22
“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	21
Gaps in coverage and access in the European Union	21
Assessing the effectiveness of the Italian risk-zones policy during the second wave of COVID-19	21
Horizontal inequity in the utilisation of healthcare services in Australia	21
A comparison of health system responses to COVID-19 in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania in 2020	21
A reversal of fortune: Comparison of health system responses to COVID-19 in the Visegrad group during the early phases of the pandemic	21
Beyond COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in Italy exploring the covid collateral impacts on healthcare services	20
Financial payments made by pharmaceutical companies to the authors of Japanese hematology clinical practice guidelines between 2016 and 2017	19
The early weeks of the Italian Covid-19 outbreak: sentiment insights from a Twitter analysis	19
Establishing a national HTA program for medical devices in Italy: Overhauling a fragmented system to ensure value and equal access to new medical technologies	19
Safe nurse staffing policies for hospitals in England, Ireland, California, Victoria and Queensland: A discussion paper	19
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on temporal trends of workplace violence against healthcare workers in the emergency department	18
Consumer directed care aged care reforms in Australia since 2009: A retrospective policy analysis	18
Should I care for my mum or for my kid? Sandwich generation and depression burden in Italy	17
The role of education in psychological response to adverse health shocks	16
Promoting health-enhancing physical activity in Europe: Surveillance, policy development and implementation 2015–2018	16
How the organisation of medical work shapes the everyday work experiences underpinning doctor migration trends: The case of Irish-trained emigrant doctors in Australia	16
Lessons learned from the Baltic countries’ response to the first wave of COVID-19	15
Explaining variation in health information seeking behaviour – Insights from a multilingual survey	15

An overview of health policies for asylum-seekers in Germany	15
Why is Quality Improvement so Challenging? A Viable Systems Model Perspective to Understand the Frustrations of Healthcare Quality Improvement Managers	14
Development of the General surgery prioritisation tool implemented in New Zealand in 2018	14
Community participation and empowerment in primary health care in Emilia-Romagna: A document analysis study	14
Health assessment for migrants and asylum seekers upon arrival and while hosted in reception centres: Italian guidelines	13
Green zoning: An effective policy tool to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic	13
Improving the value of healthcare systems using the Triple Aim framework: A systematic literature review	13
Distributional equity as a consideration in economic and modelling evaluations of health taxes: A systematic review	13
On the management of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy	13
A longitudinal study on public policy and the health of in-house caregivers in Europe	13
Alignment and authority: Federalism, social policy, and COVID-19 response	13
The 2017 Italian reform on mandatory childhood vaccinations: Analysis of the policy process and early implementation	12
Government policies targeting primary care physician practice from 1998-2018 in three Canadian provinces: A jurisdictional scan	12
Behavioural Economics and Human Decision Making: Instances from the Health Care System	12
Metrics and indicators used to assess health system resilience in response to shocks to health systems in high income countries—A systematic review	12
Challenges facing primary health care in federated government systems: Implementation of Primary Health Networks in Australian states and territories	12
Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: A survey-based study of prevalence, risk perceptions, and motivations	12
Open science communication: The first year of the UK's Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies	12
Supporting government policies to embed and expand rehabilitation in health systems in Europe: A framework for action	12
An evaluation of managed entry agreements in Belgium: A system with threats and (high) potential if properly applied	12
How the design and implementation of centralized waiting lists influence their use and effect on access to healthcare - A realist review	12
2020 developments in the provision of early medical abortion by telemedicine in the UK	11
Does moral reasoning influence public values for health care priority setting?: A population-based randomized stated preference survey	11
Drivers for emigration among healthcare professionals: Testing an analytical model in a primary healthcare setting	11
Variation in market access decisions for cell and gene therapies across the United States, Canada, and Europe	11
When patients get stuck: A systematic literature review on throughput barriers in hospital-wide patient processes	11
Incremental net benefit of whole genome sequencing for newborns and children with suspected genetic disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cost-effectiveness evidence	11
Consequences of banning commercial solaria in 2016 in Australia	11
Six lessons from introducing sweetened beverage taxes in Berkeley, Cook County, and Philadelphia: A case study comparison in agenda setting and decision making	11
The relationship between nurse staffing levels and nursing-sensitive outcomes in hospitals: Assessing heterogeneity among unit and outcome types	11
The Role of Patient Experience in the Value Assessment of Complex Technologies – Do HTA Bodies Need to Reconsider How Value is Assessed?	11
Concentrating stroke care provision in the Czech Republic: The establishment of Stroke Centres in 2011 has led to improved outcomes	11
Loneliness in Europe before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	11
Emerging electronic cigarette policies in European member states, Canada, and the United States	11
Transitional care: A new model of care from young age to adulthood	11
Identifying common enablers and barriers in European health information systems	11
How to make universal, voluntary testing for COVID-19 work? A behavioural economics perspective	11
The European health data space: Too big to succeed?	10
Assessing the future direction of sustainable development in public hospitals: Time-horizon, path and action	10
The shift from inpatient care to outpatient care in Switzerland since 2017: Policy processes and the role of evidence	10
Non-Medical prescribing policies: A global scoping review	10
Regulating voluntary assisted dying practice: A policy analysis from Victoria, Australia	10
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?	10
Managing COVID-19 in four small countries: Initial response to the pandemic in San Marino, Montenegro, Malta and Cyprus	10
Bundled payments for chronic diseases increased health care expenditure in the Netherlands, especially for multimorbid patients.	10
Follow-up regimes for sick-listed employees: A comparison of nine north-western European countries	10
COVID-19: R0 is lower where outbreak is larger	10
Public satisfaction with health care system in 30 countries: The effects of individual characteristics and social contexts	10
What next after the ‘commercialization’ of public hospitals? Searching for effective solutions to achieve financial stability of the hospital sector in Poland	10
The use of patient-reported outcome and experience measures for health policy purposes: A scoping review in oncology	10
Societal cost of cancer in Norway –Results of taking a broader cost perspective	10
Insurance status and waiting times for hospital-based services in Ireland	10
How incident reporting systems can stimulate social and participative learning: A mixed-methods study	10
Medicine price transparency and confidential managed-entry agreements in Europe: findings from the EURIPID survey	10
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic	10
The prevalence and determinants of unmet health care needs in Turkey	9
Lost in definitions: Reducing duplication and clarifying definitions of knowledge and decision support tools. A RAND-modified Delphi consensus study	9
Achieving higher performing primary care through patient registration: A review of twelve high-income countries	9
Burnout of intrinsically motivated GPs when exposed to external regulation	9
Utilization and uptake of clinical genetics services in high-income countries: A scoping review	9
Should we screen for lung cancer? A 10-country analysis identifying key decision-making factors	9
COVID-19 Apps as a Digital Intervention Policy: A Longitudinal Panel Data Analysis in South Korea	9
Uncovering the potential of innovation ecosystems in the healthcare sector after the COVID-19 crisis	9
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression in older adults: A panel data analysis	9
Cost-effectiveness of home-based stroke rehabilitation across Europe: A modelling study	8
Predictors of choice of public and private maternity care among nulliparous women in Ireland, and implications for maternity care and birth experience	8
Simply the best? The impact of quality on choice of primary healthcare provider in Sweden	8
COVID-19 vaccinations: An overview of the Italian national health system's online communication from a citizen perspective	8
The effect of a nighttime curfew on the spread of COVID-19	8
Promoting healthy eating habits among youth according to their preferences: Indications from a discrete choice experiment in Tuscany	8
The role of the state in financing and regulating primary care in Europe: a taxonomy	8
From sandbox to pandemic: Agile reform of Canadian drug regulation	8
The impact of the health-care sector on national economies in selected European countries	8
The nudge strategies for weight loss in adults with obesity and overweight: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Mapping variability in allocation of Long-Term Care funds across payer agencies in OECD countries	8
Creating a priority list of non-communicable diseases to support health research funding decision-making	8
What components are important for effective healthcare alliance governance? Findings from a modified Delphi study in New Zealand	8
Stakeholder perspectives towards implementing the national framework on palliative care in Canada	8
Understanding eating choices among university students: A study using data from cafeteria cashiers’ transactions	8
Teleconsultation adoption since COVID-19: Comparison of barriers and facilitators in primary care settings in Hong Kong and the Netherlands	8

Birth models of care and intervention rates: The impact of birth centres	8
Assessing primary care organization and performance: Literature synthesis and proposition of a consolidated framework	8
Economic evaluation of nutrition interventions: Does one size fit all?	8
Alternatives to sharing COVID-19 data with law enforcement: Recommendations for stakeholders	8
The 2019 introduction of the new National Healthcare System in Cyprus	8
Endorsers’ presence in regulation and endorsements in dietary supplements’ advertising on Spanish radio	8
Informal out-of-pocket payments for healthcare services in Greece	8
Conditions for successful interprofessional collaboration in integrated care – Lessons from a primary care setting in Denmark	8
Promoting innovation while controlling cost: The UK's approach to health technology assessment	8
Integrating planetary health into healthcare: A document analysis	8
Payments reported by the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland from 2015 to 2019: An observational study	8
Strategic purchasing and health systems resilience: Lessons from COVID-19 in selected European countries	8
Are frail elderly people in Europe high-need subjects? First evidence from the SPRINTT data	8
Australian federal, state and territory policy on the health and wellbeing of young people: A scoping review	8
Regulatory and HTA early dialogues in medical devices	8
Incentives for voluntary health insurance in a national health system: Evidence from Italy	7
Fostering innovation through stakeholders’ engagement at the healthcare industry: Tapping the right key	7
Amortization of gene replacement therapies: A health policy analysis exploring a mechanism for mitigating budget impact of high-cost treatments	7
The beginnings of health system transformation: How Ontario Health Teams are implementing change in the context of uncertainty	7
Uncertainty tolerance among experts involved in drug reimbursement recommendations: Qualitative evidence from HTA committees in Canada and Poland	7
Sláintecare implementation status in 2020: Limited progress with entitlement expansion	7
The 2017 Primary Health Care (PHC) reform in Greece: Improving access despite economic and professional constraints?	7
General practitioners’ views on the influence of long-term care reforms on integrated elderly care in the Netherlands: a qualitative interview study	7
Is time-to-treatment associated with higher mortality in Korean elderly lung cancer patients?	7
Influenza vaccination behavior and media reporting of adverse events	7
Tracking the digital health gap in elderly: A study in Italian remote areas	7
Employment Vulnerability of People With Severe Mental Illness	7
The impact of a co-payment increase on the consumption of type 2 antidiabetics – A nationwide interrupted time series analysis	7
Tensions and opportunities in the roles of senior public health officials in Canada: A qualitative study	7
2017–19 governmental decisions to allow home use of misoprostol for early medical abortion in the UK	7
Substitutes or complements between informal and formal home care in the Canadian longitudinal study on aging: Functional impairment as an effect modifier	7
Who should be given priority for public funding?	7
Translating health information into policy-making: A pragmatic framework	7
Long-term care at home and female work during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Analysis of weekend effect on mortality by medical specialty in Helsinki University Hospital over a 14-year period	7
Testing the 2017 PHC reform through pilots: Strengthening prevention and chronic care coordination	7
COVID-19 and healthcare worker mental well-being: Comparative case studies on interventions in six countries	7
Effects of lower screening activity during the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer patient pathways: Evidence from the age cut-off of organized screening	7
Drug shortages as a result of parallel export in Poland – Pharmacists’ opinions	7
A systematic review of economic evaluations of public health interventions targeting alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug use and problematic gambling: Using a case study to assess transferability	7