ISHCOF: International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing

The International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing (ISHCOF) examines how the treatment of renal failure is paid for around the world. This study comprises 13 related papers published in a two-part special issue of the International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics.

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The DOPPS is an observational hemodialysis study collecting detailed information on over 38,000 patients in over 900 dialysis facilities from 12 countries around the world.

1	ISHCOF Summary and Methods
	End-stage Renal Disease and Economic Incentives: The International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing (ISHCOF), Avi Dor, Mark V. Pauly, Margaret A. Eichleay, Philip J. Held  Click here for public-use summary slides.
2	AUSTRALIA
	The organization and funding of the treatment of end-stage renal disease in Australia, Anthony Harris
3	BELGIUM
	Belgium’s mixed private/public health care system and its impact on the cost of end-stage renal disease, Wim Van Biesen, Norbert Lameire, Raymond Vanholder
4	CANADA
	The economics of end-stage renal disease care in Canada: Incentives and impact on delivery of care, Braden J. Manns, David C. Mendelssohn, Kenneth J. Taub
5	FRANCE
	International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing for end-stage renal disease in France, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Christian Combe, Philippe Lang
6	GERMANY
	International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing: Development of renal replacement therapy in Germany, Werner Kleophas, Helmut Reichel
7	ITALY
	International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing of renal replacement therapy in Italy: An evolving reality, Giuseppe Pontoriero, Pietro Pozzoni, Lucia Del Vecchio, Francesco Locatelli
8	JAPAN
	The organization and financing of end-stage renal disease treatment in Japan, Shunichi Fukuhara, Chikao Yamazaki, Yasuki Hayashino, Takahiro Higashi, Margaret A. Eichleay, Takashi Akiba, Tadao Akizawa, Akira Saito, Friedrich K. Port, Kiyoshi Kurokawa
9	NEW ZEALAND
	The organization and financing of dialysis and kidney transplantation services in New Zealand, Toni Ashton, Mark R. Marshall
10	SPAIN
	The organization and financing of end-stage renal disease in Spain, José Luño
11	SWEDEN
	The financing and organization of medical care for patients with end-stage renal Disease in Sweden, Björn Wikström, Michael Fored, Margaret A. Eichleay, Stefan H. Jacobson
12	UNITED KINGDOM
	International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing of Renal Services in England and Wales, Tricia Nicholson, Paul Roderick
13	UNITED STATES
	The organization and financing of dialysis and kidney transplant care in the United States of America, Richard A. Hirth