title: The link between health governance models and global health innovation: an exploration of OECD nations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  While there is established research that explores individual innovations across countries or developments in a specific health area, there is less work that attempts to match national innovations to specific systems of health governance to uncover themes across nations.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a cross-comparison design that employed content analysis of health governance models and innovation patterns in eight OECD nations (Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United States).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Country-level model of health governance may impact the focus of health innovation within the eight jurisdictions studied. Innovation across all governance models has targeted consumer engagement in health systems, the integration of health services across the continuum of care, access to care in the community, and financial models that drive competition.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Improving our understanding of the linkage between health governance and innovation in health systems may heighten awareness of potential enablers and barriers to innovation success.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schnarr
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Snowdon
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cramm
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alessi
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005060:Europe; D006285:Health Planning; D006291:Health Policy; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000639:trends*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009656:North America; D066150:Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development