Private Participation In Health Services

Author : April Harding,Alexander S. Preker
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0821351524

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Private Participation in Health Services by April Harding,Alexander S. Preker Pdf

Although many countries already make use of private sector services to achieve policy objectives in public health care provision, it remains a controversial topic. Drawing on a wide range of country experiences, this book considers the use of the private sector in the provision of public health services in developing countries, in terms of: assessing the potential for private sector involvement, contracting with the private sector for health services, regulating the sector, and what to do when key information is not available.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309381420

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The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Health Systems Strengthening by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety Pdf

Over the past several decades, the public and private sectors made significant investments in global health, leading to meaningful changes for many of the world's poor. These investments and the resulting progress are often concentrated in vertical health programs, such as child and maternal health, malaria, and HIV, where donors may have a strategic interest. Frequently, partnerships between donors and other stakeholders can coalesce on a specific topical area of expertise and interest. However, to sustain these successes and continue progress, there is a growing recognition of the need to strengthen health systems more broadly and build functional administrative and technical infrastructure that can support health services for all, improve the health of populations, increase the purchasing and earning power of consumers and workers, and advance global security. In June 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in health systems strengthening. Participants examined a range of incentives, innovations, and opportunities for relevant sectors and stakeholders in strengthening health systems through partnerships; to explore lessons learned from pervious and ongoing efforts with the goal of illuminating how to improve performance and outcomes going forward; and to discuss measuring the value and outcomes of investments and documenting success in partnerships focused on health systems strengthening. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : A. Venkat Raman,James Warner Björkman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134035045

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Public-Private Partnerships in Health Care in India by A. Venkat Raman,James Warner Björkman Pdf

The book examines how the private sector in developing countries, specifically India, is tapped to deliver health care services to poor and underserved sections of population, through collaborative arrangements with the government.

Author : Howard A. Palley,Marie-Pascale Pomey,O. B. Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 1604978155

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The Political and Economic Sustainability of Health Care in Canada by Howard A. Palley,Marie-Pascale Pomey,O. B. Adams Pdf

Canada has a complex health delivery system which is a conglomeration of 13 public plans--10 provincial and three territorial as well as a number of federally administered plans serving special populations such as Aboriginals and Veterans--all providing full coverage for most hospital and physician services as well as partial coverage for many services that vary among plans. The importance of this study is that it examines how the public/private sector relationship in health care delivery--particularly that of the for-profit sector--has developed both historically and in recent years, in three subnational provincial jurisdictions within a federal system. The case study provinces are Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. The study examines both similarities and differences in this development. These provinces are highly distinct in their political culture and political history affecting health care delivery. Ontario and Quebec are Canada's most populous provinces and Alberta is an increasingly populous prairie state. Alberta is unique in its long-time governance of the Progressive Conservative party and its predecessor the Social Credit Party. Ontario has had a more variable political history with periods of Progressive Conservative, New Democratic Party and Liberal leadership and in recent years Quebec governance has shifted between the Parti Qu becois and the Liberal Party. In this study, one dimension that the authors examine are political dispositions to act regarding public/private initiatives in health care delivery and how this affects health care delivery in these provinces. Provincial medical and hospital plans are constrained by the Canada Health Act of 1984. For necessary medical and hospital services, the provinces and territories must adhere to the five principles of the Act in order to receive federal funding. However for other extended health care and health care-related services, there are federal contributions that are not constrained by these principles--although subject to reporting obligations. Another factor providing some flexibility in provincial Medicare plans is that necessary hospital and medical services are not enumerated in the Canada Health Act. This has allowed some "delisting" of services which is discussed in the case studies. In the provincial case studies, the authors examine how the federal/provincial dynamic in the delivery of health care services has worked out in the three provinces, with respect to similarities and differences regarding the involvement of the for-profit sector both within and outside the respective Medicare systems. They also examine how the fiscal setting has affected both political and economic sustainability pressures with respect to inclusion of private commercial initiatives in these three provincial settings. The authors note that these initiatives occur both within and external to Canadian provincial Medicare systems and that there is a need to see that such initiatives are held publicly accountability to meet equity and access goals. The study utilizes government documents, press reports and personal interviews to draw a picture of health delivery developments within the Canadian federal context. This study adds to the comparative health policy literature by applying a comparative approach to subnational provincial cases. It is also noteworthy to note that globally, many nations' health insurance plans incorporate a mixed public and private health delivery system, albeit that the mixes of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations will vary with respect to the ideological, political, cultural and historical characteristics of various nations. This is an important book for collections in Canadian studies, political science, and public health.

Author : João Leitão,Elsa Morais Sarmento,João Aleluia
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787149472

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The Emerald Handbook of Public-Private Partnerships in Developing and Emerging Economies by João Leitão,Elsa Morais Sarmento,João Aleluia Pdf

This Handbook aims to support policy-makers, national governments, national and regional public administrations, PPP officers, practitioners and academia in the design, implementation and assessment of appropriate responses to foster PPPs' uptake in the context of developing and emerging economies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9350027615

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Private Sector Participation in Public Services by Anonim Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002-06-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309083430

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Care Without Coverage by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance Pdf

Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.

Author : Michael Reich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112610790

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Public-private Partnerships for Public Health by Michael Reich Pdf

How do organizations with different values, interests, and worldviews come together to resolve critical public health issues? How are shared objectives and shared values created within a partnership? How are relationships of trust fostered and sustained in the face of the inevitable conflicts, uncertainties, and risks of partnership?".

Author : E. Kuhlmann,R. Blank,I. Bourgeault,C. Wendt
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1137384921

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The Palgrave International Handbook of Healthcare Policy and Governance by E. Kuhlmann,R. Blank,I. Bourgeault,C. Wendt Pdf

Starting with more general issues of healthcare policy and governance in a global perspective and using the lens of national case studies of healthcare reform, this handbook addresses key themes in the debates over changing healthcare policy.

Author : Ricardo A. Bitran
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780821387474

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Private Health Sector Assessment in Ghana by Ricardo A. Bitran Pdf

Private Health Sector Assessment in Ghana is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank?s ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. The private health sector in Ghana is a large and important sector in the market for health-related goods and services. However, little has been documented concerning the size and configuration of private providers and their contribution to health sector outcomes. With better information about the size, scope, distribution, and constraints of private actors, Ghana?s public policy makers

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Health Care Utilization and Adults with Disabilities
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309469210

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Health-Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Health Care Utilization and Adults with Disabilities Pdf

The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This report analyzes health care utilizations as they relate to impairment severity and SSA's definition of disability. Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination identifies types of utilizations that might be good proxies for "listing-level" severity; that is, what represents an impairment, or combination of impairments, that are severe enough to prevent a person from doing any gainful activity, regardless of age, education, or work experience.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on Implications of For-Profit Enterprise in Health Care
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309036436

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For-Profit Enterprise in Health Care by Institute of Medicine,Committee on Implications of For-Profit Enterprise in Health Care Pdf

"[This book is] the most authoritative assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of recent trends toward the commercialization of health care," says Robert Pear of The New York Times. This major study by the Institute of Medicine examines virtually all aspects of for-profit health care in the United States, including the quality and availability of health care, the cost of medical care, access to financial capital, implications for education and research, and the fiduciary role of the physician. In addition to the report, the book contains 15 papers by experts in the field of for-profit health care covering a broad range of topicsâ€"from trends in the growth of major investor-owned hospital companies to the ethical issues in for-profit health care. "The report makes a lasting contribution to the health policy literature." â€"Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.

Author : Jeff Barnes,Barbara O'Hanlon,Frank Feeley III,Kimberly McKeon,Nelson Gitonga,Caytie Decker
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0821383639

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Private Health Sector Assessment in Kenya by Jeff Barnes,Barbara O'Hanlon,Frank Feeley III,Kimberly McKeon,Nelson Gitonga,Caytie Decker Pdf

This paper broadly examines the health sector in Kenya, by synthesizing an assessment of the health sector with an analysis of the market. After considering the legal and regulatory framework, the policy enforcement, the human resource capacity, and the financing of health systems, the paper makes recommendations for policy makers.

Author : Alan Maynard
Publisher : Radcliffe Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Cross-cultural studies
ISBN : 1857757017

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The Public-private Mix for Health by Alan Maynard Pdf

Recent changes to the health service including new structures and ways of working at both local and national levels are having major influences on the working lives of every health visitor and community nurse and on their professional opportunities. Understanding these changes is essential and this practical and authoritative handbook addresses them all. The authors all have first-hand experience of the radical changes underway. The clear straightforward format is designed to allow quick access to relevant and up-to-date information. The book is vital reading for every community practitioner.

Author : Ilona Kickbusch,Detlev Ganten,Matshidiso Moeti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 2881 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3030450082

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Handbook of Global Health by Ilona Kickbusch,Detlev Ganten,Matshidiso Moeti Pdf

Global health is a rapidly emerging discipline with a transformative potential for public policy and international development. Emphasizing transnational health issues, global health aims to improve health and achieve health equity for all people worldwide. Its multidisciplinary scope includes contributions from many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences, including clinical medicine, public health, social and behavioral sciences, environmental sciences, economics, public policy, law and ethics. This large reference offers up-to-date information and expertise across all aspects of global health and helps readers to achieve a truly multidisciplinary understanding of the topics, trends as well as the clinical, socioeconomic and environmental drivers impacting global health. As a fully comprehensive, state-of-the-art and continuously updated, living reference, the Handbook of Global Health is an important, dynamic resource to provide context for global health clinical care, organizational decision-making, and overall public policy on many levels. Health workers, physicians, economists, environmental and social scientists, trainees and medical students as well as professionals and practitioners will find this handbook of great value.