on 6 July 2011 , 13:30
This is the fifth report in a series of indicator-based comparisons of healthcare quality and efficiency among the various regions and counties in Sweden. One purpose of the report is to make the publicly financed healthcare system more transparent. Another purpose is to promote healthcare management and control.
The Swedish healthcare system is decentralised. Twenty county councils and regions, and one municipality, are responsible for providing their citizens with hospital, primary, psychiatric and other healthcare services.
The report contains 134 indicators reflecting various dimensions of quality and efficiency concerning the healthcare system in general, as well as different types of diseases. The reader will also find sections about sources of data and how to interpret comparisons and results.