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1189
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Niek S. Klazinga is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research activity spans across several domains within health professions and medicine, with a focus on health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, primary care, health outcomes, and patient satisfaction in healthcare settings. The scientist's work addresses aspects of healthcare policy and management, impacts related to COVID-19, healthcare cost, quality, and clinical practice guidelines implementation.

The scientist has authored multiple papers in prominent venues. Recent notable papers include:

  • International assessment of the use and results of patient-reported outcome measures for hip and knee replacement surgery (2022, OECD health working papers)
  • Measuring patient voice matters: setting the scene for patient-reported indicators (2021, International Journal for Quality in Health Care)
  • The economics of patient safety (2022, OECD health working papers)
  • The economics of medication safety (2022, OECD health working papers)
  • Health data and governance developments in relation to COVID-19 (2022, OECD health working papers)

Frequent collaborators include Dionne Kringos, Katherine De Bienassis, Candan Kendir, Emily Hewlett, and Caroline Berchet. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships in research related to health systems and patient-centered care measurement.

Niek S. Klazinga's publications are often featured in venues such as:

  • Health at a glance
  • Panorama de la santé
  • OECD health working papers
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The main fields of study where the scientist contributes include Health Professions and Medicine, with subfields addressing General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Oncology, Epidemiology, and Surgery. Their research topics cover a broad range of health-related issues:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Clinical practice guidelines implementation

Best Publications

  • A conceptual framework for the OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Project.

    Onyebuchi A. Arah;Gert P. Westert;Jeremy Hurst;Niek S. Klazinga

  • Conceptual frameworks for health systems performance: a quest for effectiveness, quality, and improvement

    O. A. Arah;N. S. Klazinga;D. M. J. Delnoij;A. H. A. Ten Asbroek

  • A performance assessment framework for hospitals: the WHO regional office for Europe PATH project.

    Jeremy Veillard;F. Champagne;N. Klazinga;V. Kazandjian

  • Towards evidence-based clinical practice: an international survey of 18 clinical guideline programs

    Jako S. Burgers;Richard Grol;Niek S. Klazinga;Marjukka Mäkelä

  • Delivering quality health services: a global imperative for universal health coverage

    Marie-Paule Kieny;Timothy Grant Evans;Stefano Scarpetta;Edward T. Kelley

  • Is the readmission rate a valid quality indicator? A review of the evidence.

    Claudia Fischer;Hester F. Lingsma;Perla J. Marang-van de Mheen;Dionne S. Kringos

  • Challenging patient safety culture: survey results.

    Johan Hellings;Ward Schrooten;Niek S Klazinga;Arthur Vleugels

  • Inside Guidelines Comparative analysis of recommendations and evidence in diabetes guidelines from 13 countries

    Jako S. Burgers;Julia V. Bailey;Niek S. Klazinga;Akke K. Van der Bij

  • Improving Healthcare Quality in Europe : Characteristics, Effectiveness and Implementation of Different Strategies

    Reinhard Busse;Niek Klazinga;Dimitra Panteli;Wilm Quentin

  • The EFQM excellence model: European and Dutch experiences with the EFQM approach in health care

    Udo Nabitz;Niek Klazinga;Jan Walburg

  • The Dutch health care performance report: seven years of health care performance assessment in the Netherlands

    Michael J van den Berg;Dionne S Kringos;Lisanne K Marks;Niek S Klazinga

  • Measuring Patient Voice Matters: Setting the Scene for Patient Reported Indicators.

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  • The influence of context on the effectiveness of hospital quality improvement strategies: a review of systematic reviews

    Dionne S. Kringos;Rosa Sunol;Cordula Wagner;Russell Mannion

  • The effect of certification and accreditation on quality management in 4 clinical services in 73 European hospitals

    Charles D. Shaw;Oliver Groene;Daan Botje;Rosa Sunol

  • Developing a national performance indicator framework for the Dutch health system

    A. H. A. ten Asbroek;O. A. Arah;J. Geelhoed;T. Custers

  • The economics of patient safety in primary and ambulatory care

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  • Communication During Patient Hand-Overs: Patient Safety Solutions, Volume 1, Solution 3, May 2007

    Ahmed Abdellatif;James P. Bagian;Enrique Ruelas Barajas;Michael Cohen

  • Community-based integrated care: myth or must?

    T. Plochg;N. S. Klazinga

  • Motives and preferences of general practitioners for new collaboration models with medical specialists: a qualitative study

    Annette J. Berendsen;Wim H. G. M. Benneker;Betty Meyboom-de Jong;Niek S. Klazinga

  • Re-engineering trust: the adoption and adaption of four models for external quality assurance of health care services in western European health care systems.

    Niek Klazinga

  • Selecting effective incentive structures in health care: A decision framework to support health care purchasers in finding the right incentives to drive performance

    Thomas Custers;Thomas Custers;Jeremiah Hurley;Niek S Klazinga;Adalsteinn D Brown

  • Application of quality improvement strategies in 389 European hospitals: results of the MARQuIS project

    M J M H Lombarts;I Rupp;P Vallejo;R Suñol

  • Does size matter? The impact of caseload and expertise concentration on AMI 30-day mortality-A comparison across 10 OECD countries.

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  • Application of patient safety indicators internationally: a pilot study among seven countries

    Saskia E. Drösler;Niek S. Klazinga;Niek S. Klazinga;Patrick S. Romano;Daniel J. Tancredi

  • International Comparability of Patient Safety Indicators in 15 OECD Member Countries: A Methodological Approach of Adjustment by Secondary Diagnoses

    Saskia E. Drösler;Patrick S. Romano;Daniel J. Tancredi;Niek S. Klazinga;Niek S. Klazinga

Frequent Co-Authors

Onyebuchi A. Arah
Onyebuchi A. Arah University of California, Los Angeles
Karien Stronks
Karien Stronks University of Amsterdam
Louis W. Niessen
Louis W. Niessen Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Marc A. Koopmanschap
Marc A. Koopmanschap Erasmus University Rotterdam
Holger Pfaff
Holger Pfaff University of Cologne
John Øvretveit
John Øvretveit Karolinska Institute
László Gulácsi
László Gulácsi Óbuda University
Ellen Nolte
Ellen Nolte London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Reinhard Busse
Reinhard Busse Technical University of Berlin
Esther Hartman
Esther Hartman University Medical Center Groningen

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