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The Logic of Transaction Cost Economics in Health Care Organization Theory

Health Care Management Review, 2001
Health care is, at its core, comprised of complex sequences of transactions among patients, providers, and other stakeholders; these transactions occur in markets as well as within systems and organizations. Health care transactions serve one of two functions: the production of care (i.e., the laying on of hands) or the coordination of that care (i.e.,
R A, Stiles, S S, Mick, C G, Wise
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Public Health: Organization of Health Care Services and Health Economics

2023
The study manual in the course «Public Health, Health Care and Health Care Economics» for the 4th year international medical students in topics «Organization of Health Care Services and Health Economics». Study manual is designed for international medical students, receiving undergraduate training in qualification 31.05.01 (Medical Doctor), who ...
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Economic Perspectives on the Organization and Governance of Mental Health Care

2019
This chapter examines the allocation of responsibilities for meeting the needs of people experiencing a mental disorder. These responsibilities have shifted among the private and public sectors; federal, state, and local governments; and between the mainstream of health policy and specialized policymaking.
Sherry A. Glied, Richard G. Frank
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The changing nature of the measurement of the economic impact of nursing care on health care organizations

Nursing Outlook, 2005
This paper adapts the perspective of organizational contingency theory to consider the changing nature of how the economic impact of nursing care upon health care organizations is measured. It is argued that useful measures of the economic impact of nursing care are a function of environmental, organizational, and technological circumstances.
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End-stage renal disease and economic incentives: the International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing (ISHCOF)

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 2007
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a debilitating, costly, and increasingly common condition. Little is known about how different financing approaches affect ESRD outcomes and delivery of care. This paper presents results from a comparative review of 12 countries with alternative models of incentives and benefits, collected under the International Study
Avi, Dor, Mark V, Pauly, Margaret A, Eichleay, Philip J, Held   +3 more
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and Health Care Reform in the United States

International Journal of Health Services, 2009
Among OECD nations, the United States is an outlier in having the highest per capita health care costs in a system that unnecessarily exposes many individuals to financial hardship, physical suffering, and even death. President Obama and Congress are currently involved in a process to reform the flawed health care system.
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The US Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Health Care Spending Chasm

The Health Care Manager, 2012
Comparisons of health care spending between the United States and the rest of the world are frequently made. This article examines macrolevel secondary data comparing health care spending in the United States and other OECD countries, but this comparison does not necessarily present a complete picture. This article puts the US OECD health care spending
David P, Paul, David R, Babitsky, Ashish, Chandra   +2 more
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Implementation of the World Health Organization Trauma Care Checklist Program in 11 Centers Across Multiple Economic Strata: Effect on Care Process Measures

World Journal of Surgery, 2016
AbstractBackgroundTrauma contributes more than ten percent of the global burden of disease. Initial assessment and resuscitation of trauma patients often requires rapid diagnosis and management of multiple concurrent complex conditions, and errors are common.
Angela, Lashoher, Eric B, Schneider, Catherine, Juillard, Kent, Stevens, Elizabeth, Colantuoni, William R, Berry, Christina, Bloem, Witaya, Chadbunchachai, Satish, Dharap, Sydney M, Dy, Gerald, Dziekan, Russell L, Gruen, Jaymie A, Henry, Christina, Huwer, Manjul, Joshipura, Edward, Kelley, Etienne, Krug, Vineet, Kumar, Patrick, Kyamanywa, Alain Chichom, Mefire, Marcos, Musafir, Avery B, Nathens, Edouard, Ngendahayo, Thai Son, Nguyen, Nobhojit, Roy, Peter J, Pronovost, Irum Qumar, Khan, Junaid Abdul, Razzak, Andrés M, Rubiano, James A, Turner, Mathew, Varghese, Rimma, Zakirova, Charles, Mock   +32 more
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