News: Study says US healthcare system trails other developed nations
Case Management Weekly, July 7, 2010
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The United States ranked last and the Netherlands ranked first among seven nations in a healthcare study conducted by The Commonwealth Fund.
The U.S. healthcare system ranked lowest in key measures such as efficiency, equity, and long, healthy productive lives. However, it ranked highest in preventive care, which means Americans are more likely to receive preventive care reminders and advice from their physicians. Other nations in the study included Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
The report, entitled “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: How the Performance of the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally, 2010 Update” is based on information from surveys of patients and primary care physicians about medical practices and opinions of their countries’ health systems between 2007 and 2009. It also includes information from the 2008 U.S. health system scorecard issued by The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System.
The Commonwealth Fund describes itself on its website as a private foundation whose goal is a high performing healthcare system with better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, especially for the most vulnerable members of society.
Source: The Commonwealth Fund
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