Unto Häkkinen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1724499 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Unto Häkkinen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Unto |
| FAMILY NAME | Häkkinen |
| SIGNATURE | HÄKKINEN U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6811-0009 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Determinants and associated costs of unmet healthcare need and their association with resource allocation. Insights from Finland
The Finnish counties' allocation formulae for welfare services are based on utilisation collected from national registers and do not account for unmet needs. We investigated factors associated with self-reported unmet healthcare need and associated costs of primary and total healthcare, as well as the association between regional variation in unmet needs and utilisation-based need. The 2017-2018 FinSote survey data were matched with 2017 register…
What works? The association of organisational structure, reforms and interventions on efficiency in treating hip fractures
Many studies indicate huge regional and hospital-level differences in health care performance. In order to increase health system efficiency, it is important to know the reasons behind the differences and analyse the effects of those factors that can be affected by health policy. The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare various organisational factors and health policy interventions in the performance of the care of hip fracture patients i…
Seven-year hospital and nursing home care use according to age and proximity to death: Variations by cause of death and socio-demographic position
BACKGROUND: Provision of hospital and long-term care services for the growing number of older people is a major policy concern. The authors estimate hospital and nursing home care use by age and proximity to death for selected causes and by gender, education and marital status. METHODS: A 40% random sample of the Finnish population aged 65+ years alive at the end of 1997 was followed to death in 1998-2002. Use of hospital and nursing home care wa…
Change in determinants of use of physician services in Finland between 1987 and 1996
Equity in the delivery of health care in Europe and the US
Income-related inequalities in health: Some international comparisons
The production of health and the demand for health care in Finland
The production of health and the demand for health care in Finland
Seven-year hospital and nursing home care use according to age and proximity to death: Variations by cause of death and socio-demographic position
BACKGROUND: Provision of hospital and long-term care services for the growing number of older people is a major policy concern. The authors estimate hospital and nursing home care use by age and proximity to death for selected causes and by gender, education and marital status. METHODS: A 40% random sample of the Finnish population aged 65+ years alive at the end of 1997 was followed to death in 1998-2002. Use of hospital and nursing home care wa…
Change in determinants of use of physician services in Finland between 1987 and 1996
The production of health and the demand for health care in Finland
Income-related inequalities in health: Some international comparisons
Equity in the delivery of health care in Europe and the US
Change in determinants of use of physician services in Finland between 1987 and 1996
Seven-year hospital and nursing home care use according to age and proximity to death: Variations by cause of death and socio-demographic position
BACKGROUND: Provision of hospital and long-term care services for the growing number of older people is a major policy concern. The authors estimate hospital and nursing home care use by age and proximity to death for selected causes and by gender, education and marital status. METHODS: A 40% random sample of the Finnish population aged 65+ years alive at the end of 1997 was followed to death in 1998-2002. Use of hospital and nursing home care wa…
What works? The association of organisational structure, reforms and interventions on efficiency in treating hip fractures
Many studies indicate huge regional and hospital-level differences in health care performance. In order to increase health system efficiency, it is important to know the reasons behind the differences and analyse the effects of those factors that can be affected by health policy. The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare various organisational factors and health policy interventions in the performance of the care of hip fracture patients i…
Determinants and associated costs of unmet healthcare need and their association with resource allocation. Insights from Finland
The Finnish counties' allocation formulae for welfare services are based on utilisation collected from national registers and do not account for unmet needs. We investigated factors associated with self-reported unmet healthcare need and associated costs of primary and total healthcare, as well as the association between regional variation in unmet needs and utilisation-based need. The 2017-2018 FinSote survey data were matched with 2017 register…
Economics (6 works) · Health care (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Global Health Care Issues (4 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works)