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health outcomes. This study aims to investigate the association process. The data was analysed with a thematic content
between GDP, population mortality and healthcare spending analysis approach.
in OECD high-income countries. Results:
Methods: Main themes were communication ways, organisational
We conducted a cross-sectional study using panel data across structures and supplementary actions by staff. Preliminary
31 high-income countries from 2000 to 2017. Socioeconomic findings include differences in the organisational structure of
data for every year and each country were extracted from the two care systems in relation to integration between
WHO and OECD Database. The association between current different actors and differences in how they consider access
healthcare expenditure (CHE), GDP and mortality rate (MR) to patient information, which influences the coordination.
was investigated through a random-effects model. To control There also seem to be discrepancies in care policies and
for possible reverse causality, we adopted a test of Granger outlined staff responsibilities compared to the actually work
causality for heterogeneous panel data models. undertaken by the nurses in both care systems.
Results: Conclusions: