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Parameters Used by the World Health Organization to Define Health Care Efficiency
Parameter How Parameter Is Defined Population health Complex calculation that incudes life expectancy, newborn and maternal mortality, health-related quality of life, and other determinants of health Health inequalities Differences in the health status or distribution of health determinants between population subgroups System responsiveness Timely care Safeguarding rights of patients Attracting the public to seek care Distribution of system responsiveness Differences in the measures of system responsiveness between population subgroups Fair financing Ensuring that poor households do not pay a higher share of their discretionary expenditures on health care than do richer households Protecting all households against catastrophic financial losses related to ill health Information from Tandon et al.1
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