Performance-based financing toolkit / / György Bèla Fritsche [and fiver others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463471103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-4648-0129-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FritscheGyörgy Bèla
• Disciplina: 362.110681
• Soggetti: Hospitals - Business management; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Authors and Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; I.1 The Toolkit; Boxes; I.1 PBF and Universal Health Coverage; Figures; I.1 The Structure of the Toolkit; I.2 A Short History of PBF; I.2 Mayo-Ine Health Center, Nigeria; I.3 Results-Based Financing: A Profusion of Terms; Maps; I.1 Rapid Expansion of PBF Programs in Africa between 2006 and 2013; I.2 Results- Based Financing: A Profusion of Terms; Tables; I.1 RBF and Its Acronyms and Abbreviations; I.4 A Simplified Example of PBF at a Health Facility; I.2 Simplified Example of How Performance-Based Financing Works in a Health FacilityNotes; References; PART 1 HEALTH FACILITY-LEVEL DESIGN ISSUES; 1. Buying a Quantity of Services; Main Messages; Covered in This Chapter; 1.1 How to Buy a Quantity of Services in PBF: Four Points to Consider; 1.2 How to Handle Important Design Issues in Purchasing Services; 1.1 Paying for Performance in Senegal; 1.2 Paying for Percentage Coverage in Haiti; 1.3 Paying for Percentage Coverage in Liberia; 1.1 Example of Column Headers Needed for a Curative Care Register; 1.4 How to Measure Whether Services Are PBF-SMART1.5 What Health Workers Can Do to Influence the Quantity of Services; B1.4.1 Example of a "Tick List": An Inadequate Register; 1.2 Examples of PBF Services for the Health Center/Community Level and Their Implementation ; Experience; 1.3 List of PBF Services Commonly Used at the First Referral Hospital Level; 1.4 Top 20 Services Purchased at Health Centers in 16 PBF Projects; 1.3 How to Select Services: The Process in Practice; 1.6 Learning from Experience; 1.7 Using the Modified Delphi Technique; 1.5 Example of PBF Service Scores; 1.6 Example of MPA Service Scores1.7 Example of Sorted Scores of MPA Services; 1.8 Use of the Modified Delphi Technique in PBF Processes: A Drill Down in Rwanda; 1.8 Example of Weighted Scores of MPA Services; 1.4 How to Handle Additional Requests for Inclusion of Services; 1.5 Links to Files and Tools; Notes; References; 2. Verification of the Quantity of Services; Main Messages; Covered in This Chapter; 2.1 Introduction: Verification Is a Cornerstone of PBF; 2.2 PBF Verification Systems; 2.3 Ex Ante and Ex Post Verification of Quantity of Services; 2.4 Operational Challenges; 2.1 Sample Techniques for PBF Community Client Satisfaction Surveys2.1 Separation of Functions; 2.5 Transitional Issues: Rigorous Implementation; 2.6 Links to Files and Tools; 2.2 Verification and Counterverification Challenges; Notes; Reference; 3. Measuring and Verifying Quality; Main Messages; Covered in This Chapter; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Diversification of Quality Stimulation: The Carrot-and-Carrot versus the Carrot-and-Stick Approach and Their Distinct Effects; 3.1 Scenario A: The Carrot-and-Carrot Approach; 3.2 Scenario A: The Carrot-and-Stick Approach with Unit Prices Inflated, Assuming an Average of 60 Percent Quality
• Sommario/riassunto: Performance-based financing (PBF) approaches have expanded rapidly in lower-and middle income countries, and especially in Africa. The number of countries has grown from three in 2006 to 32 in 2013. PBF schemes are flourishing and cause considerable demand for technical assistance in executing these health reforms in a rational and accountable manner. Currently there is a lack of knowledge among many health reformers of how to implement performance-based financing pilot projects, and scale them up intelligently. In a context of tremendous demand for solid design and implementation experience a

Quantum Error Correction [[electronic resource] ] : Symmetric, Asymmetric, Synchronizable, and Convolutional Codes / / by Giuliano Gadioli La Guardia

• Record Nr.: UNISA996418177103316
• Autore: La Guardia Giuliano Gadioli
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020
• ISBN: 3-030-48551-X
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2020.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 pages)
• Collana: Quantum Science and Technology, , 2364-9054
• Disciplina: 006.3843
• Soggetti: Quantum computers; Spintronics; Coding theory; Information theory; Electrical engineering; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics; Quantum Computing; Coding and Information Theory; Communications Engineering, Networks
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: 1 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics -- 2 Introduction to Quantum Computation and Information -- 3 Quantum Error-Correcting Codes -- 4 Quantum Code Construction -- 5 Asymmetric Quantum Code Construction -- 6 Quantum Convolutional Code Construction -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This text presents an algebraic approach to the construction of several important families of quantum codes derived from classical codes by applying the well-known Calderbank-Shor-Steane (CSS) construction, the Hermitian, and the Steane’s enlargement construction to certain classes of classical codes. These quantum codes have good parameters and have been introduced recently in the literature. In addition, the book presents families of asymmetric quantum codes with good parameters and provides a detailed description of the procedures adopted to construct families of asymmetric quantum convolutional ; codes. Featuring accessible language and clear explanations, the book is suitable for use in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses as well as for self-guided study and reference. It provides an expert introduction to algebraic techniques of code construction and, because all of the constructions are performed algebraically, it equips the reader to construct families of codes, rather than only codes with specific parameters. The text offers an abundance of worked examples, exercises, and open-ended problems to motivate the reader to further investigate this rich area of inquiry. End-of-chapter summaries and a glossary of key terms allow for easy review and reference.