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Online HiT With modifications since publication of printed version 1. Introduction 1.1 Geography and sociodemography 1.2 Economic context 1.3 Political context 1.4 Health status 2. Organization and governanceLast modified: 29/06/2018 2.1 Overview of the health system 2.2 Historical background 2.3 Organization 2.4 Decentralization and centralization 2.5 Planning 2.6 Intersectorality 2.7 Health information managementLast modified: 29/06/2018 2.8 Regulation 2.9 Patient empowerment 3. Financing 3.1 Health expenditure 3.2 Sources of revenue and financial flows 3.3 Overview of the statutory financing system 3.4 Out of pocket payments 3.5 Voluntary health insurance 3.6 Other financing 3.7 Payment mechanisms 4. Physical and human resources 4.1 Physical resources 4.2 Human resources 5. Provision of servicesLast modified: 02/07/2018 5.1 Public health 5.2 Patient pathways 5.3 Primary / ambulatory careLast modified: 02/07/2018 5.4 Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care 5.5 Emergency care 5.6 Pharmaceutical care 5.7 Rehabilitation / intermediate careLast modified: 18/06/2018 5.8 Long term care 5.9 Services for informal carers 5.10 Palliative care 5.11 Mental health careLast modified: 28/02/2018 5.12 Dental care 5.13 Complementary and alternative medicine 5.14 Health services for specific populations 6. Principal health reforms 6.1 Analysis of recent reforms 6.2 Future developments 7. Assessment of the health system 7.1 Stated objectives of the health system 7.2 Financial protection and equity in financing 7.3 User experience and equity of access to health care 7.4 Health outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care 7.5 Health system efficiency 7.6 Transparency and accountability 8. Conclusions 8. Conclusions

Reform log

02 July 2018 - New government strategy for general practice in DenmarkRead more 29 June 2018 - A national strategy for digital healthRead more 18 June 2018 - Waiting time guarantee to rehabilitation (physical training) after hospital treatmentRead more 28 February 2018 - Revised Psychiatric care pathways Read more

Health policy updates

Enhancing value-based health care across regions published 13/11/2017 Removing the mandatory annual 2% productivity improvement published 09/10/2017 Initiative to strengthen personalized medicine published 24/02/2016 Health care policies in the new government’s platform published 04/09/2015

HiT Profile Denmark

Vol. 14 No. 2 2012: This is the latest published version of the health systems in transition profile (HiT) for Denmark written by Maria Olejaz, Annegrete Juul Nielsen, Andreas Rudkjøbing, Hans Okkels Birk and Allan Krasnik. Download HiT full version

HSPM members for Denmark Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen Centre of health economics research, University of Southern Denmark

Contributors Authors: Allan Krasnik, Terkel Christiansen, Andreas Rudkjøbing, Karsten Vrangbæk, Hans Okkels Birk, Annegrete Juul Nielsen Editors: Cristina Hernández-Quevedo

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