Health Sector Reform

Author : Peter A. Berman
Publisher : Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017522322

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Health Sector Reform in Developing Countries by Peter A. Berman Pdf

In Mexico City or Nairobi or Manila, a young girl in one part of the city is near death with measles, while, not far away, an elderly man awaits transplantation of a new kidney. How is one denied a cheap, simple, and effective remedy while another can command the most advanced technology medicine can offer? Can countries like Mexico, Kenya, or the Philippines, with limited funds and medical resources, find an affordable, effective, and fair way to balance competing health needs and demands? Such dilemmas are the focus of this insightful book in which leading international researchers bring together the latest thinking on how developing countries can reform health care. The choices these poorer countries make today will determine the pace of health improvement for vast numbers of people now and in the future. Exploring new ideas and concepts, as well as the practical experiences of nations in all parts of the world, this volume provides valuable insights and information to both generalists and specialists interested in how health care will look in the world of the twenty-first century.

Author : Marc Roberts,William Hsiao,Peter Berman,Michael Reich
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199888160

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Getting Health Reform Right by Marc Roberts,William Hsiao,Peter Berman,Michael Reich Pdf

This book provides a multi-disciplinary framework for developing and analyzing health sector reforms, based on the authors' extensive international experience. It offers practical guidance - useful to policymakers, consultants, academics, and students alike - and stresses the need to take account of each country's economic, administrative, and political circumstances. The authors explain how to design effective government interventions in five areas - financing, payment, organization, regulation, and behavior - to improve the performance and equity of health systems around the world.

Author : A. Mills,S. Bennett,S. Russell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230599819

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The Challenge of Health Sector Reform by A. Mills,S. Bennett,S. Russell Pdf

New thinking about the management of public health services has stimulated a widespread movement for health sector reform across the world. This book examines the feasibility and desirability of common reforms in low income countries, based on in-depth case studies in Ghana, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, and asks whether governments possess or can develop the capacities needed for these new and often complex roles. The book challenges conventional reform wisdom, and argues that reform approaches are needed that are more sensitive to the institutional characteristics of individual countries.

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780889369238

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Reshaping Health Care in Latin America by International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

Reshaping Health Care in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis of Health Care Reform in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico

Author : Andrew Cassels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Health care reform
ISBN : IND:30000061180943

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Health Sector Reform by Andrew Cassels Pdf

Author : Pat Armstrong
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780889614857

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Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada by Pat Armstrong Pdf

Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada explores why health care is a woman's issue and seeks to address gender equity in health services. Written by members of Women and Health Care Reform (WHCR), this collection establishes the importance of including gender in discussions and decisions surrounding health sector reform. In twelve concise chapters, Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada addresses a wide range of issues, including obesity, maternity care, mental health of health care workers, and private health insurance. This thought-provoking collection is an essential read for students and researchers in the fields of women's studies, health sciences, sociology, and nursing, as well as for anyone who is looking for a new picture of health care in Canada.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173014610387

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Health Sector Reform in Bolivia by World Bank Pdf

Bolivia has made significant progress in health status and equity in the last decade, due to the implementation of a series of health policies directed primarily at reducing maternal and infant mortality and controlling communicable diseases. In the light of the decentralization of Bolivias government in 1994, this report analyzes these policies, draws lessons from their implementation, discusses remaining challenges and provides recommendations. The report looks at the clarifying of targets and accountability; public health insurance and equity; the prevention of communicable and vector-borne diseases through the Epidemiological Shield; human resources and indigenous empowerment. The analysis suggests that three key issues need to be addressed: first, maintaining the focus on national priorities in the context of the new expanded maternal and child insurance; second, strengthening efforts to extend care to poor rural areas; and third, improving the effectiveness of the system in the context of the new management model.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on Assessing Health Care Reform Proposals
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309049269

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Assessing Health Care Reform by Institute of Medicine,Committee on Assessing Health Care Reform Proposals Pdf

This book establishes a framework for assessing health care reform proposals and their implementation. It helps clarify objectives, identifies issues to be addressed in proposals, distinguishes between short- and long-term expectations and achievements, and directs attention to important but sometimes neglected questions about the organization and provision of health care services. In addition, the volume presents a discussion and analysis of issues essential to achieving fundamental goals of health care reform: to maintain and improve health and well-being, to make basic health coverage universal, and to encourage the efficient use of limited resources. The book is a useful resource for anyone developing or assessing options for reform.

Author : Oliver Hedderich
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638731829

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Gender and Health Sector Reform: Theory and Evidence by Oliver Hedderich Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Economy - Health Economics, grade: 2,0, University of G ttingen, 26 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The health sector is facing cost explosions for various reasons. Facing limited resources contemporary politics tend to focus on the reduction of costs when talking about reforming the health sector. Reforming the health sector is a complex issue with implications on equity. Since women are particularly vulnerable in health issues, this paper deals with the effects of health sector reforms on gender and equity. Therefore, it describes what kind of challenges the different health systems around the world have to face and how policy responds. The different components of health sector reforms are researched towards the effect on gender equity. Figures and examples are used to prove the evidence of the subject and the implications on gender issues. This paper concludes that women are often disadvantaged in access to health care due to barriers in access to remuneration and cultural barriers within families. This affects women's health status. A major challenge in this context is to promote the participation of women in order to adjust reforms and components of services to their needs.

Author : Ali Nadeem
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783668327375

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New Public Management in Developing Countries. The Case of Health Sector Reform by Ali Nadeem Pdf

Polemic Paper from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, , language: English, abstract: This paper explores the definition of New Public Management (NPM), introduces its application in developing countries, and uses specific examples pertaining to health sector reform to demonstrate the effectiveness of NPM. The essay first introduces different concepts of NPM from different scholars, then discusses the implementations of NPM in developing countries, using as case-studies the health sector reforms of Ghana, Zambia and China. Furthermore, the essay shows the influence of NPM and illustrates the improvements of health services in the aforementioned countries. Finally, this report concludes the findings, showcasing NPM as a useful paradigm to reform health sector in developing countries.

Author : Jonathan Gruber
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780809094622

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Health Care Reform by Jonathan Gruber Pdf

"A graphic explanation of the PPACA act"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Daniel Drache,Terry Sullivan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134632985

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Health Reform by Daniel Drache,Terry Sullivan Pdf

Health Reform explores the challenges facing health care provision in the advanced economies. The book exposes the limitations of market-led health reform and demonstrates the indispensable role of a vibrant public authority in the renewal of modern health care systems. Issues covered include: * cost-containment and privatisation strategies in an international perspective * the role of business and the private sector in setting the agenda for health care reform * the restructuring of Anglo-Saxon health systems and the shift in state/market boundaries in Canada, the USA, the UK and Australia * the frontier of health care reform in terms of health and social cohesion *the role of patient choice in health care reform.

Author : Jeffrey Braithwaite,Yukihiro Matsuyama,Julie Johnson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317123217

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Healthcare Reform, Quality and Safety by Jeffrey Braithwaite,Yukihiro Matsuyama,Julie Johnson Pdf

This book offers a global perspective on healthcare reform and its relationship with efforts to improve quality and safety. It looks at the ways reforms have developed in 30 countries, and specifically the impact national reform initiatives have had on the quality and safety of care. It explores how reforms drive quality and safety improvement, and equally how they act to negate such goals. Every country included in this book is involved in a reform and improvement process, but each takes place in a particular social, cultural, economic and developmental context, leading to differing emphases and varied progress. Methods for tackling common problems - financing, efficiencies, effectiveness, evidence-based practice, institutional reforms, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives - also differ. Representatives from each nation provide a chapter to convey their own situation. The editors draw a conclusion from these numerous contributions and synthesize the themes emerging into a coherent ’lessons learned’ summary that delivers value to the numerous stakeholders. Healthcare Reform, Quality and Safety forms a compendium of the current ’state of the art’ in global healthcare reform. This is the first book of its type, and offers a unique opportunity for cross-fertilization of ideas to the mutual benefit of countries involved in the project. The content will be of interest to governments, policymakers, managers and leaders, clinicians, teaching academics, researchers and students.

Author : Richard (Buz) Cooper
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781421429052

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Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform by Richard (Buz) Cooper Pdf

The first book to address the fundamental nexus that binds poverty and income inequality to soaring health care utilization and spending, Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform is a must-read for medical professionals, public health scholars, politicians, and anyone concerned with the heavy burden of inequality on the health of Americans.

Author : Shiri Noy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319617657

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Banking on Health by Shiri Noy Pdf

This book addresses the puzzle of why the World Bank was unable to effect sweeping neoliberal health reforms in Latin America from the 1980s onward. Through the use of quantitative regional data together with interview and archival data collected during fieldwork in Argentina, Costa Rica, Peru, and Washington DC, this book argues that the answer to this puzzle is twofold. First, the World Bank has not promoted a uniformly neoliberal, monolithic agenda in health. Second, countries’ autonomy and capacity in this sector shape how the World Bank is involved in reforms. Finally, the book distinguishes neoliberal ends from means in health sector reform and traces changes in “banking on health” over time.