Wilm Quentin

Biographic Data

ID	7745889
NAME	Wilm Quentin
GIVEN NAMES	Wilm
FAMILY NAME	Quentin
SIGNATURE	QUENTIN W
AFFILIATIONS	European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
ORCID	0000-0002-1705-6524
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	13
TOTAL CITATIONS	0
AUTHOR COUNT	13
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	0

Germany’s 2024 Hospital Transparency Act: A step towards enhanced accountability and quality in healthcare
Open AccessUgbedeojo Adejo Sule, Ugbedeojo Sule et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2026
BACKGROUND: Germany's 2024 Hospital Transparency Act (Krankenhaustransparenzgesetz) represents a foundational step in a four-pillar hospital reform strategy to enhance hospital planning, optimize financial incentives, and strengthen rescue and emergency care services. The Act responds to longstanding calls for greater transparency in hospital performance and quality, aiming to empower patients and referring doctors with accessible, independent an…
It is because we women do not have a voice to be heard” - perceptions of gender-based discrimination and its relevance to health: A qualitative study with women in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania
Open AccessVerena Struckmann, Ruth Waitzberg et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2025
Gender-based discrimination (GBD) remains a pervasive determinant of health inequity for women globally, yet its systemic and culturally embedded forms in low- and middle-income countries are underexplored. This study explores women’s lived experiences of GBD in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania, highlighting how intersecting social and institutional norms influence access to health care, education, employment, financial resources and the resultin…
Association between self-reported gender-based discrimination and maternal mortality rates: Results of an ecological multi-level analysis across nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessClara Orduhan, Ruth Waitzberg et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025
Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from the highest maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the world, with 542 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017, relative to a global ratio of 211. Reducing gender-based discrimination (GBD) and increasing the empowerment of women and girls have recently been recognized as prerequisites for improving maternal health. Previous studies have shown GBD to result in low utilization of maternal health services and poorer qualit…
Is mobile renewal enough? A qualitative study exploring stakeholders’ perspectives on mobile phone-based add-ons for national health insurance uptake in Ghana
Open AccessFati Ibrahim, Anne Neumann et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025
Different mobile phone-based technologies can potentially increase NHIS coverage in Ghana. Implementation should address insurance literacy and build communities' trust in mobile technology
Data for health system comparison and assessment in the African Region: A review of 63 indicators available in international databases
Open AccessKatherine Polin, Nathan Shuftan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2024
Background: Achieving universal health coverage in the African region requires health systems strengthening. Assessing and comparing health systems contributes to this process, but requires internationally comparable data. The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies has produced Health Systems in Transition (HiT) reviews in Europe, Asia, North America and the Caribbean with a standardised template. This study explores data availabilit…
Health Policy – the best evidence for better policies
Open AccessWilm Quentin, Katharina Achstetter et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2023
Balancing financial incentives during Covid-19: A comparison of provider payment adjustments across 20 countries
Open AccessRuth Waitzberg, Sophie Gerkens et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2022
Tackling the Covid-19 pandemic: Initial responses in 2020 in selected social health insurance countries in Europe
Open AccessAndrea E Schmidt, Sherry Merkur et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2022
Managing quality of cost information in clinical costing: Evidence across seven countries
Open AccessChristopher S Chapman, Anja Kern et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Budgeting…2022
Purpose The purpose is to assess the impact of clinical costing approaches on the quality of cost information in seven countries (Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Portugal). Design/methodology/approach Costing practices in seven countries were analysed via questionnaires, interviews and relevant published material. Findings Although clinical costing is intended to support a similar range of purposes, countries displ…
A cross-country comparison of Covid-19 containment measures and their effects on the epidemic curves
Open AccessFidelia Cascini, Giovanna Failla et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022
The evidence found in our research can be useful to inform policy makers' decisions when deciding to introduce or relax containment measures and their timing, both during the current pandemic or in addressing possible future health crises
Achieving higher performing primary care through patient registration: A review of twelve high-income countries
Open AccessGregory P Marchildon, Gregory Marchildon et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2021
“Top-Three” health reforms in 31 high-income countries in 2018 and 2019: An expert informed overview
Open AccessKatherine Polin, Maximilien Hjortland et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2021
Hospital reforms in 11 Central and Eastern European countries between 2008 and 2019: A comparative analysis
Open AccessKatarzyna Dubas‐Jakóbczyk, T Albreht et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy2020
This paper aims to: (1) provide a brief overview of hospital sector characteristics in 11 Central and Eastern European countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia); (2) compare recent (2008 - 2019) hospital reforms in these countries; and (3) identify common trends, success factors and challenges for reforms. Methods applied involved five stages: (1) a theoretical framewor…