Building Regional Health Care Networks in Europe / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780967335599 Publisher: IOS Press, Incorporated Publication date: 05/28/2000 Series: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Pages: 229 Product dimensions: 9.66(w) x 6.44(h) x 0.78(d) This book is the brain-child of a group of leading organisations which have been involved in major trials in the field of Regional Health Care Networks (RHCNs).These organisations co-funded by the EU - have shared with one another, and now with the reader, their knowledge and experience of implementing RHCNs. They have reflected about pitfalls and obstacles, which have hindered until now the spread of such networks, and compiled their findings into this book. Their recommendations to decision makers in Health Care in order to succeed in the challenging task of implementing RHCN are clearly spelled out. The work gives an overview of the organisation of different health care systems across Europe to set the environment in which RHCNs have to be implemented. RHCNs are defined through the