Research in health economics published in Acta Ophthalmologica

11.10.2019 - Health and life science

Ivar, Ragnhild and Erik at Oslo Economics have published a research paper on intravitreal therapy for retinal diseases in Norway. The research is joint work with ophthalmologists Øystein Kalsnes Jørstad and Morten Carstens Moe from Oslo University hospital. The paper is published in Acta Ophthalmologica.

The paper shows that the number of intravitreal injections in Norway has doubled from 2011 to 2015, with varying utilization across Norway’s 19 counties. The work is sponsored by Bayer.

The paper can be downloaded free of charge here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aos.14262

Evaluation of measures in primary healthcare services

On behalf of the Norwegian Directorate of Health, Oslo Economics and the University of Oslo, in collaboration with several subject matter experts, are conducting a follow-up evaluation of measures in primary healthcare services. This year’s evaluation shows that the situation for general practitioners appears to have improved, while there are still significant challenges related to the population’s access to general medical services.

Analysis of the marginal costs of activity growth in the Norwegian specialist health service

Oslo Economics, in collaboration with Sverre Kittelsen (Frisch Centre), Kjartan Sarheim Anthun (SINTEF) and Jon Magnussen (NTNU), has calculated the marginal costs associated with increasing the activity levels in the Norwegian specialist health service. The study is part of the foundation for the Norwegian government’s recently announced healthcare plan and has been conducted on the behalf of the Ministry of Health and Care Services.

Research in health economics published in Acta Ophthalmologica

International experiences with primary health care teams

Evaluation of measures in primary healthcare services

Analysis of the marginal costs of activity growth in the Norwegian specialist health service

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