Shared care in diabetes [12]

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Information the foundation of health care

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An exploratory assessment of willingness to pay for health care in Hong Kong

Key Messages: 1. Focus groups are useful in eliciting information on willingness to pay for health care. 2. Conjoint analysis is a valuable technique to evaluate health economic data. 3. Information derived from these techniques is useful to both policy makers and health service providers for reference and to researchers for future hypothesis generation studies.published_or_final_versio

Explaining coronary heart disease trends in Hong Kong: creation of a model for policy and planning.

1. The largest contribution of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality reductions was from medical treatment. 2. A smaller contribution was estimated to be due to risk factors changes. 3. Improvement of treatment uptake levels can have a substantial effect in reducing CHD mortality.published_or_final_versio

Efficiency is dependent on the control of supply.

At a time when health care systems are undergoing reform, it is useful to review the causes of inefficiency in health care, along with potential solutions. Such solutions can affect suppliers (supply-side measures) or users of care (demand-side measures). This paper argues that to have an efficient health care system, supply-side measures must be implemented. Some examples of supply-side measures, with particular relevance to the Hong Kong situation, are discussed. By their nature, supply-side measures require government intervention. Only then, can allocative efficiency, as well as technical efficiency, be achieved. Once a health care system is operating efficiently, it is an easier task to determine whether the system requires more resources, either currently, or in the future.published_or_final_versio

How to critique consultancy reports? [5]

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Influenza surveillance in Hong Kong: results of a trial Physician Sentinel Programme

The H5N1 influenza outbreak in Hong Kong at the end of 1997 emphasised the need for viral surveillance so that new influenza epidemics can be foreseen. Although South China is regarded as the regional epicentre of influenza epidemics, there has been little epidemiological documentation of the disease there. A sentinel physician network was established in Hong Kong in 1993 to estimate the incidence, severity, and seasonality of influenza-like illnesses and to provide data on the demand for health care that is related to this illness. Influenza-like illness occurred throughout the year of the survey, peaking from March through May and accounting for 15% of doctor visits. The incidence was approximately 117 in 1000 patients and was greatest among children aged 1 to 4 years. Ongoing physician surveillance with appropriate coverage of the general population supported by a laboratory virus isolation capability may help control future influenza outbreaks.published_or_final_versio

Cost-effectiveness of low-salt diet for lowering blood pressure in the Hong Kong Chinese population

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Does waiting time for specialist out-patient appointments affect clinic attendance and doctor shopping in Hong Kong?

Health Services Research Fund & Health Care and Promotion Fund: Research Dissemination Reports (Series 7)published_or_final_versio

Passive smoking: secondhand smoke does cause respiratory disease.

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