Abstracts by key term: Best Practice Ansatz
In the course of the Europeanization of the healthcare system, interest in healthcare system comparisons has also increased noticeably. Looking beyond one's own health policy inevitably enables the strategic further development of best-practice approaches in the health sector. The instruments of the open method of coordination (OMK) adopted by the EU are proving to be a creative driving force in the development of a Europe-wide comparison of health systems. Health policy reform processes triggered by this should also undergo a regular controlling process at the health care level, which requires the targeted methodical use of health care research. As a result, a European model of health services research could be on the health policy agenda in the foreseeable future.