Cross–National Comparisons Of Healthcare Systems

General Activities

HPI investigators are actively involved in efforts to exchange information about best practices in health care systems and to compare systems of care cross-nationally.  In 2007 – 2008, Alan B. Cohen attended meetings and networked with colleagues in Denmark and Germany, and Joseph D. Restuccia met with colleagues in Italy and Portugal. Dr. Restuccia has, for several years, advised the Health Ministry in Lombardy, Italy regarding methods for…[more]

Collaboration with the University of Warwick

In 2008, Boston University entered into a partnership with the University of Warwick (in the United Kingdom) to encourage faculty interaction through joint research efforts and programs for the exchange of faculty scholars and students.  In the area of health care, this collaboration has taken the form of several workshops, coauthored papers, and joint research proposals to funders in the U.S. and the U.K. Since 2009, three workshops on…[more]

Primary Health Care in Twelve Developed Nations

The World Health Organization’s 2008 report asserted that the focus on primary health care (PHC) within health systems should increase, arguing that too little had been achieved since the 1978 Alma Ata declaration and that four sets of reforms are required. The WHO’s advocacy of primary health care was well-founded, but its report was a policy document that paid limited attention to implementation issues. This collaborative study examined the implementation ‘gap’ between WHO aspirations for primary care and…[more]