Henning Øien

• Delalic, Lamija; Grøsland, Mari; Godager, Geir & Øien, Henning (2024). Continuity of care in general practice in Norway. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203.
• Bjerk, Maria; Flottorp, Signe A.; Pripp, Are Hugo; Øien, Henning; Hansen, Tonya Moen & Foy, Robbie [Show all 18 contributors for this article] (2024). Tailored implementation of national recommendations on fall prevention among older adults in municipalities in Norway (FALLPREVENT trial): a study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial. Implementation Science. ISSN 1748-5908. 19(1), p. 1–11. doi: 10.1186/s13012-024-01334-2.
• Kinge, Jonas Minet; Klitkou, Søren Toksvig & Øien, Henning (2023). Future disease-specific health spending and burden of disease in Norway, 2019 to 2040. Nordic Journal of Health Economics. ISSN 1892-9729. 6(1). doi: 10.5617/njhe.10188. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The expected increase in the proportion of elderly, with increasing rates of chronic diseases, presents a challenge to the Norwegian healthcare system. In this study, we project the future burden of disease and health spending by health conditions from 2019 to 2040; and explore the importance of 1) population growth, 2) population composition, and 3) future epidemiological development for these projections. We find that total, and per capita, health spending is projected to increase in three scenarios (reference, better and worse health) from 2020 to 2040 for communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, and injuries. The increased proportion of elderly drives the increase in health spending. When keeping the age composition constant (and by this account for the increased proportion of elderly), we find that per capita health spending decreases in the reference and better health scenario but not in the worse-health scenario. If Norway aims to provide care at current levels in the future, substantial reductions in the cost of care is needed. If not, increased health spending is inevitable, due to chronic conditions in old age.

• Øien, Henning; Fevang, Elisabeth & Grøtting, Maja Weemes (2023). Forskjeller i lønn og sykefravær mellom kommunale, ideelle og kommersielle sykehjem i Norge: En registerbasert studie. Magma forskning og viten. ISSN 1500-0788. 26(5), p. 103–115. doi: 10.23865/magma.v26.1424. Full text in Research Archive
• Hernæs, Øystein Marianssønn; Kverndokk, Snorre; Markussen, Simen & Øien, Henning (2023). When health trumps money: Economic incentives and health equity in the public provision of nursing homes in Norway. Social Science and Medicine. ISSN 0277-9536. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116116. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The allocation of public care services should be determined by individual needs, but can be influenced by economic factors. This paper examines the impact of economic incentives on the allocation of public nursing home care in the Norwegian long-term care system. In Norway, municipalities and city districts have economic incentives for choosing nursing home care for high-income individuals in need of care and home-based care in sheltered housing for low-income individuals. The study uses a theoretical model and empirical data from the municipality of Oslo to determine if nursing home spots are allocated based on income, which would be financially advantageous for the city districts. We do not find evidence that the economic incentives of the care provider play a role in the allocation of nursing homes. Thus, in this setting, needs seem to be the dominant factor for allocation of nursing home care, while economic incentives seem to play no significant role. The clear legal mandate to provide services based on needs only is likely an important factor in this.

• Grøsland, Mari; Telle, Kjetil Elias & Øien, Henning (2023). Effect of hospital assignment on mortality for AMI patients. BMC Health Services Research. ISSN 1472-6963. 23. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09441-4. Full text in Research Archive
• Hernæs, Øystein Marianssønn; Kverndokk, Snorre; Markussen, Simen & Øien, Henning (2022). By Need Only? Receipt of Care Services and the Role of Health, Family Situation and Socio-economic Status. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning. ISSN 2387-5976. 8(1). doi: 10.18261/tfo.8.1.13. Full text in Research Archive
• Bannenberg, Normann; Førland, Oddvar; Iversen, Tor; Karlsson, Martin & Øien, Henning (2021). Preventive Home Visits. American Journal of Health Economics. ISSN 2332-3493. 7(4), p. 457–496. doi: 10.1086/714988. Show summary

  This paper evaluates the introduction of preventive home visits (PHV) for older people in Norway. Their purpose is to support autonomy and independence as well as to prevent disability and nursing home admissions. Wecontribute to the literature by exploiting a natural experiment in Norwegian municipalities. Our results show that the introduction of a PHV program significantly changes the use of local public resources away from nursing homes, while increasing the utilization of home-based care. Further, PHVs lead to a decline in hospital admissions by 7 percent—whereas treatments for mental health conditions remain unaffected. Mortality is reduced by more than 4 percent in the age group 80 and above.

• Iversen, Tor; Skjeflo, Sofie Waage; Westberg, Nina Bruvik & Øien, Henning (2021). Statlige ambisjoner og lokale beslutninger i omsorgspolitikken. Samfunnsøkonomen. ISSN 1890-5250. p. 29–44. Show summary

  Staten har ambisiøse mål for det lokale velferdstilbudet. Siden kommunene organiserer og finansierer tilbudet, vil måloppnåelsen avhenge av lokalpolitiske prioriteringer. For å påvirke de lokale prioriteringene innfører Stortinget ofte øremerkede tilskudd. Ett eksempel på dette er investeringstilskudd til heldøgns omsorgsboliger og sykehjemsplasser. Et hovedmål med investeringstilskuddet er å øke antall plasser innen heldøgnsomsorg. I denne artikkelen undersøker vi kommunenes tilpasning til investeringstilskuddet. Vi finner verken at antallet plasser eller kommunale driftsutgifter til omsorgstjenester har økt. Vi finner at kvaliteten har økt i form av flere enerom. Artikkelen illustrerer dermed spenningene mellom nasjonale ambisjoner og kommunale beslutninger.

• Blum, Manuel R.; Øien, Henning; Carmichael, Harris L.; Heidenreich, Paul; Owens, Douglas K. & Goldhaber-Fiebert, Jeremy D. (2020). Cost-Effectiveness of Transitional Care Services After Hospitalization With Heart Failure. Annals of Internal Medicine. ISSN 0003-4819. 172(4), p. 248–257. doi: 10.7326/M19-1980.
• Iversen, Tor & Øien, Henning (2019). Tilpasning til brukerbetaling for omsorgstjenester. Samfunnsøkonomen. ISSN 1890-5250. 133(6), p. 68–77.
• Karlsson, Martin; Iversen, Tor & Øien, Henning (2018). Aging and Health Care Costs. In Hamilton, Jonathan (Eds.), Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Economics and Finance. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780190625979. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190625979.013.24.
• Øien, Henning; Jakobsson, Lars Niklas & Bonander, Carl (2018). The impact of community-based interventions for the older population: a quasi-experimental study of a hip-fracture prevention program in Norway. BMC Geriatrics. ISSN 1471-2318. 18(1). doi: 10.1186/s12877-018-1004-z.
• Øien, Henning; Iversen, Tor; Helgesen, Marit Kristine & Schou, Arild (2016). Fallforebygging I samhandlingsreformen. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning. ISSN 2387-5976. 2(3), p. 177–188. doi: 10.18261/issn.2387-5984-2016-03-04. Full text in Research Archive
• Costa-Font, Joan; Karlsson, Martin & Øien, Henning (2016). Careful in the Crisis? Determinants of Older People's Informal Care Receipt in Crisis-Struck European Countries. Health Economics. ISSN 1057-9230. 25, p. 25–42. doi: 10.1002/hec.3385.
• Iversen, Tor; Øien, Henning & Schou, Arild (2016). Fastlegene i samhandlingsreformen. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning. ISSN 2387-5976. 2(2), p. 107–116. doi: 10.18261/ISSN.2387-5984-2016-02-05. Show summary

  Fastlegene utfører en vesentlig del av diagnostikk og behandling i primærhelsetjenesten i Norge. Likevel er det ingen virkemidler i samhandlingsreformen som er rettet direkte mot fastlegene. Artikkelen beskriver ved hjelp av regresjonsanalyser bruken av fastlegetjenester og spesialisthelsetjenester i perioden 2009−2014 for et utvalg av kronikere og en sammenligningsgruppe. Vi finner ikke noe skift i fordelingen mellom de to typene tjenester etter at samhandlingsreformen ble introdusert fra 1. januar 2012.

• Jakobsson, Niklas; Kotsadam, Andreas; Syse, Astri & Øien, Henning (2016). Gender bias in public long-term care? A survey experiment among care managers. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. ISSN 0167-2681. 131, p. 126–138. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2015.09.004. Full text in Research Archive
• Syse, Astri; Øien, Henning; Solheim, Mari Bugge & Jakobsson, Niklas (2015). Variasjoner i kommunale tildelingsvurderinger av helse- og omsorgstjenster til eldre :. Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning. ISSN 0809-2052. 18(3), p. 211–233. Full text in Research Archive
• Øien, Henning (2014). Do Local Governments Respond to (Perverse) Financial Incentives in Long-Term Care Funding Schemes? The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. ISSN 1935-1682. 14(2), p. 525–549. doi: 10.1515/bejeap-2012-0066.
• Wiig, Henrik & Øien, Henning (2013). Would Small Be More Beautiful in the South African Land Reform? In Holden, Stein Terje; Otsuka, Keijiro & Deininger, Klaus (Ed.), Land Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa: Assessing Impacts on Poverty and Natural Resource Management. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 978-1-137-34380-2. doi: 10.1057/9781137343819_4.
• Karlsson, Martin; Iversen, Tor & Øien, Henning (2012). Scandinavian Long-Term Care Financing. In Costa-Font, Joan & Courbage, Christophe (Ed.), Financing Long-Term Care in Europe Institutions, Markets and Models. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9780230249462. p. 254–278. doi: 10.1057/9780230349193_14.
• Øien, Henning; Karlsson, Martin & Iversen, Tor (2012). The Impact of Financial Incentives on the Composition of Long-term Care in Norway. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. ISSN 2040-5790. 34(2), p. 258–274. doi: 10.1093/aepp/pps021.

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• Hernæs, Øystein Marianssønn; Kverndokk, Snorre; Markussen, Simen & Øien, Henning (2023). ­When Health Trumps Money: Economic Incentives and Health Equity in the Provision of Nursing Homes. CESifo Working Papers. ISSN 1617-9595.
• Aas, Eline; Godager, Geir; Hagen, Terje P.; Häkkinen, Unto; Karlsson, Martin & Kittelsen, Sverre [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Advancing and Inspiring Health Economics: A Special Issue in Honor of Tor Iversen. Nordic Journal of Health Economics. ISSN 1892-9729. 6(1), p. 1–5. doi: 10.5617/njhe.10299. Show summary

  Professor Tor Iversen is a distinguished and highly respected health economist who has made significant contributions to the field of health economics. With this special issue, we celebrate his work.

• Øien, Henning (2023). Inntekts- og sykefraværsforskjeller blant omsorgspersonell i offentlige, ideelle og kommersielle sykehjem i Norge: En registerbasert studie.
• Øien, Henning (2023). Quality differences between for-profit and non-profit nursing homes in quasi-markets.
• Øien, Henning & Kotsadam, Andreas (2023). Out-of-pocket prices and rationing of care services: Evidence from price discontinuities.
• Taraldsen, Kristin; Bjerk, Maria; Linnerud, Siv; Solli, Rune; Brovold, Therese & Olsen, Nina Rydland [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2023). Implementation of National Advice on Falls Prevention in Municipalities in Norway – The FALLPREVENT Research Project.
• Ramirez Lizardi, Eduardo Alberto; Fevang, Elisabeth; Røed, Knut & Øien, Henning (2023). Parental health and caregiving decisions in the family: The effects of health shocks on adult children’s income.
• Ramirez Lizardi, Eduardo Alberto; Fevang, Elisabeth; Røed, Knut & Øien, Henning (2023). Parental health and caregiving decisions in the family: The effects of health shocks on adult children’s income .
• Ramirez Lizardi, Eduardo Alberto; Fevang, Elisabeth; Røed, Knut & Øien, Henning (2023). Parental health and caregiving decisions in the family: The effects of health shocks on adult children’s income.
• Zhang, Yuan; Øien, Henning & Iversen, Tor (2023). Norway - Handling the Pandemic and the Effects on Specialized Healthcare.
• Øien, Henning (2022). Kun etter behov? Tilgangen til pleie- og omsorgstjenester og betydningen av helse, familiesituasjon og sosioøkonomisk status.
• Øien, Henning (2022). Kvalitetsforskjeller mellom offentlige og private sykehjem.
• Øien, Henning (2022). Quality differences between for-profit and non-profit nursing homes in quasi-markets.
• Øien, Henning (2022). Nursing home choice.
• Øien, Henning (2022). Nursing home choice in regulated markets.
• Øien, Henning (2022). Påvirker brukerbetalinger bruken av hjemmetjenester?
• Øien, Henning (2022). Brukerbetalinger og bruk av hjemmetjenester.
• Øien, Henning (2022). Out-of-pocket prices and rationing of care services: Evidence from price discontinuities.
• Hernæs, Øystein Marianssønn & Øien, Henning (2021). Hva utvalget sier og ikke kan si. Klassekampen. ISSN 0805-3839.
• Hernæs, Øystein Marianssønn & Øien, Henning (2021). "Små usikkerheter" i velferden. Klassekampen. ISSN 0805-3839.
• Hernæs, Øystein Marianssønn & Øien, Henning (2021). Stor ståhei for liten margin. Stat og styring. ISSN 0803-0103. 31(1), p. 36–39. doi: 10.18261/ISSN0809-750X-2021-01-12. Show summary

  Ekspertutvalget for utredning av offentlig finansierte velferdstjenester leverer grundige kartlegginger og nyanserte diskusjoner. Dessverre drukner mye i en politisert og støyfull debatt ført på spinkelt grunnlag.

• Øien, Henning (2020). Tilgang etter lommebok eller behov? Sammenhengen mellom sosioøkonomisk status og tilgang på omsorgstjenester i Norge.
• Øien, Henning & Blum, Manuel Raphael (2019). Transitional Care after Hospitalization for Heart Failure.
• Øien, Henning; Carmichael, Harris & Blum, Manuel Raphael (2018). Cost-Effectiveness of Transitional Care Services After Hospitalization with Heart Failure.
• Gautun, Heidi; Hellesø, Ragnhild & Øien, Henning (2018). Presentasjon «Kluss i vekslinga? Hvordan opplever sykepleiere i sykehus at eldre pasienter blir ivaretatt i overgangen til kommunale pleie- og omsorgstjenester?».
• Øien, Henning (2018). Cut to the bone? Labor market effects of public to private nursing home conversion in Oslo.
• Øien, Henning (2018). Virkninger av forebyggende hjemmebesøk hos eldre på bruk av sykehjems- og hjemmetjenester.
• Øien, Henning (2018). The impact of preventive home visits on the utilization of home-based and nursing home care.
• Øien, Henning (2017). Insentiver, effektivitet og kvalitet i omsorgstjenester for eldre.
• Øien, Henning (2017). Virkningen av hjemmetjenester på sykehusinnleggelser for eldre.
• Øien, Henning (2017). The impact of home-based care on hospital admissions for the elderly.
• Øien, Henning; Karlsson, Martin & Font, Joan Costa (2016). Informal care and the great recession.
• Holman, Per Arne & Øien, Henning (2016). Ventetidene må bli kortere – nå! Dagens medisin. ISSN 1501-4290.
• Gautun, Heidi & Øien, Henning (2016). Kartlegging av mangel på sykepleiere i sykehjem og hjemmesykepleien.
• Øien, Henning (2015). Ankerskogen: et folkehelseanlegg? Hamar arbeiderblad.
• Øien, Henning (2014). Kjønnsforskjeller i tilgang til omsorgstjenester.
• Øien, Henning (2014). Forskere blind-testet kommunene og fant ut at de vil gi to timer mer hjemmehjelp til pleietrengende med mannlige pårørende enn til kvinnelige. [TV]. NRK, Her og Nå.
• Øien, Henning (2014). Eldre med døtre får minst hjemmehjelp fra kommunene. [Radio]. NRK P2, Nyhetsmoren.
• Øien, Henning (2014). Kvinner med døtre får mindre hjemmehjelp fra kommunen enn de med sønner. [TV]. NRK, Dagsnytt 18.
• Øien, Henning; Karlsson, Martin & Iversen, Tor (2011). The Impact of Economic Incentives on the Assignment to Type of Long Term Care in Norway.
• Westberg, Nina Buvik; Skjeflo, Sofie Waage; Hveem, Ellen Balke; Pedersen, Simen; Øien, Henning & Sørvoll, Jardar [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2019). Evaluering av investeringstilskudd til omsorgsboliger og sykehjem. Menon Economics.
• Gautun, Heidi; Øien, Henning & Bratt, Christopher (2016). Underbemanning er selvforsterkende. Konsekvenser av mangel på sykepleiere i hjemmesykepleien og sykehjem. NOVA. ISSN 978-82-7894-588-9. 2016(6).
• Berge, Thea; Øien, Henning & Jakobsson, Lars Niklas Støre (2014). Formell og uformell omsorg. Samspillet mellom familien og velferdsstaten. NOVA. ISSN 978-82-7894-526-1. 2014(3).
• Hagen, Terje P.; Amayu, Kebebew Negera; Godager, Geir; Iversen, Tor & Øien, Henning (2011). Utviklingen i kommunenes helse- og omsorgstjenester 1986-2010. HERO. ISSN 978-82-7756-225-4. 2011(5).

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