In the years since The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care began releasing its findings, researchers and policy makers across the globe have come to recognize the importance of geographic variation in the cost and quality of health care.
The Wennberg International Collaborative is a research network committed to improving health care by examining organizational and regional variation in health care resources, utilization, and outcomes. Formed in 2010, the Collaborative seeks to reduce barriers in the field of variations research through sponsoring research and policy meetings, facilitating collaboration amongst members, advocating for health care data availability, and serving as a clearinghouse for research and policy findings.
Several countries and international organizations now have their own atlases of health care including those listed below:
OECD
Australia
Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation Series
Brazil
Atlas of Variation in Healthcare Brazil
Canada
European Collaborative
Final Report Summary – ECHO (European Collaboration for Healthcare Optimization)
France
Atlas of Variations in Medical Practice
Germany
Exploring regional differences in healthcare
Medical care viewed regionally (in German)
Health data: Figures, trends and analyses (in German)
Health Atlas of Baden-Wurttemberg (in German)
Health Atlas of Bavaria (in German)
Italy
Performance Evaluation System (in Italian)
Evaluating the Network Healthcare System Performance
The Netherlands
The Dutch Atlas of Healthcare Variation (in Dutch)
New Zealand
Norway
Norwegian Healthcare Atlases, Helseatlas
Scotland
Scottish Atlas of Healthcare Variation
Spain
Sweden
National Quality Register for Ear, Nose and Throat Ailments (in Swedish)
Switzerland
Swiss Atlas of Health Care (in Swiss German)
United Kingdom
Atlas of Variation, PHE, NHS England and RightCare
NHS Atlas Series
WHO
Atlas of Palliative Care (various countries): in collaboration with Atlantes Global Observatory of Palliative Care, Universidad de Navarra
Mental Health Atlas