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Public hospital costs and quality in the Dominican Republic [PDF]
Measuring costs in public hospitals in developing countries is hampered by the lack of an appropriate costing system, or of any systematic cost accounting. Invoices for goods and services, prices for inputs, and patient records are generally absent. As a
LaForgia, Gerard M.+2 more
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ABSTRACT Improving quality of care for chronic conditions is central to addressing the large burden of premature mortality from non‐communicable diseases. This paper presents the main results from case studies of health care purchasing arrangements in Chile, China, Indonesia and South Africa, which involved paying providers of primary care services ...
Sarah L. Barber+8 more
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The Impact of Strategic Planning on Hospital Efficiency: A Case Study
The Impact of Strategic Planning on Hospital Efficiency: A Case Study Mosadeghrad Ali Mohammad1*, Ebneshahidi Amin2, Abdolmohammadi Nazanin3 1. Associate Professor, Department of Health Management and Economics, Health Information Management Research
Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad+2 more
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New healthcare payment models: risk scores aren’t enough to guide resource allocation
Around the world, aging populations compel healthcare delivery systems to improve how they allocate increasingly scarce resources. In parallel, economic pressures motivate healthcare payors and policy makers to adopt global budgeting and accountable ...
Christopher Crowley+3 more
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL CONTROL STRUCTURES AND SUSTAINABILITY HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT [PDF]
Scientific Investigation of sustainability sanitary herein, matters to a) define the structure of the health sector; b) knowing the contents of the local health systems, c) to obtain information about the properties and characteristics associated with ...
Ioana-Andreea, MARINESCU +1 more
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Health insurance impacts on health and nonmedical consumption in a developing country [PDF]
The authors examine the effects of the introduction of Vietnam's health insurance (VHI) program on health outcomes, health care utilization, and non-medical household consumption.
Pradhan, Menno, Wagstaff, Adam
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How Has Hospital Consolidation Affected the Price and Quality of Hospital Care? [PDF]
Provides an overview of the wave of hospital consolidation in the 1990s and reviews the literature on its effects on the prices, costs, and quality of inpatient care.
Robert Town, Wiliam B. Vogt
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ABSTRACT Achieving horizontal equity in the access and use of public health resources is one of the main goals of the 17 Spanish regions. We analyse geographical inequities in the allocation of human and material resources for specialised care in Spanish hospitals, paying attention to the public‐private partnership.
J. De Haro‐García, A. Caro
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Heng Zhao, Xuejing Cao School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xuejing Cao, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai ...
Zhao H, Cao X
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Economic analysis of health care utilization and perceived illness ; ethnicity and other factors [PDF]
Paqueo and Gonzalez look at the determinants of health-seeking behavior of the Mexican population and within this context focus on the effect of ethnicity.
Gonzalez, Christian Y.+1 more
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