The Netherlands remains No. 1 in Europe for health care. This is the result of the annual study by the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) 2013, examining the performance of 35 national healthcare systems in Europe. The Netherlands comes out best, followed by Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Belgium. The Netherlands scored 870 of maximum 1000 points. The Netherlands is the only country that consistently has managed to retain in the top three of the rankings since the first EHCI 2005. The 2013 edition ranks 35 national European health care systems on 48 indicators, covering six areas that are essential to the health consumer: patients’ rights and information, accessibility of treatment (waiting times), medical outcomes, range and reach of services provided and pharmaceuticals. The 2013 Index also introduced prevention as a new area. Read more on: healthpowerhouse/
Posted on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 12:54:26 +0000
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