Open AccessCanada versus the World: The Validity and Usefulness of Ranking Healthcare Systems by Country
Author(s) -
Gabriel Cartman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
mcgill journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1715-8125
pISSN - 1201-026X
DOI - 10.26443/mjm.v15i1.63
Subject(s) - ranking (information retrieval) , healthcare system , health care , medicine , economic growth , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics
Various organizations have attempted to formally evaluate and compare the performance of national healthcare systems. In this commentary, I argue that fundamental methodological issues annul many of their conclusions, and question the usefulness and implications of such rankings, before suggesting possible alternatives.
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