ISHCOF - International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing

The International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing (ISHCOF) is a comparative review of various structures, incentives, and policies for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) treatment in the 12 DOPPS countries. ISHCOF aims to characterize these financial arrangements and their impact on the delivery of dialysis care. In 2004 and 2005, surveys addressing several aspects of ESRD financing were administered to investigators in each country. The results of these surveys were then used to write 12 country-specific manuscripts and 1 summary article.

The 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.

The PDFs listed below include the full text of the original published papers. The original published versions (© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007) may be found at www.springerlink.com. Arbor Research thanks Springer, publisher of the International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, for granting permission to reproduce these articles.

DOPPS Annual Report
The DOPPS Annual Report (online) portrays descriptive statistics for multiple, representative cross-sectional cohorts over several practice areas, from anemia to vascular access.

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.

AUSTRALIA

The organization and funding of the treatment of end-stage renal disease in Australia, Anthony Harris

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

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

FRANCE

International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing for end-stage renal disease in France, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Christian Combe, Philippe Lang

GERMANY

International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing: Development of renal replacement therapy in Germany, Werner Kleophas, Helmut Reichel

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

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

NEW ZEALAND

The organization and financing of dialysis and kidney transplantation services in New Zealand, Toni Ashton, Mark R. Marshall

SPAIN

The organization and financing of end-stage renal disease in Spain, José Luño

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

UNITED KINGDOM

International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing of Renal Services in England and Wales, Tricia Nicholson, Paul Roderick

UNITED STATES

The organization and financing of dialysis and kidney transplant care in the United States of America, Richard A. Hirth