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UNINA9910453912303321 |
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Loevinsohn Benjamin |
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Performance-based contracting for health services in developing countries [[electronic resource] ] : a toolkit / / Benjamin Loevinsohn |
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Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Collana |
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Health, nutrition, and population series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medical care - Contracting out - Developing countries |
Performance contracts - Developing countries |
Public-private sector cooperation - Developing countries |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-193) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Boxes, Figures, and Tables; Boxes, Figures, and Tables; Why and How to Use This Toolkit; Outline of the Toolkit; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; SECTION 1 Summary of the Toolkit; SECTION 2 What Is Performance-Based Contracting?; SECTION 3 How to Contract; SECTION 4 Checklist for Contracting; SECTION 5 Whether to Contract; APPENDIX A Example of a Contracting Plan (or Manual) Strengthening Primary Health Care Services in Country X; APPENDIX B World Bank Procurement Approach to Contracting for Health Services; APPENDIX C Description of Evaluated Contracting Experiences |
APPENDIX D Terms of Reference for a Third-Party Evaluation of the Contracting Effort in Country XAPPENDIX E Terms of Reference Examples; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Despite the existence of effective interventions, there are many developing countries which are not on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for health. In many countries the delivery of health services is inadequate and one way of improving the situation is to contract with non-state providers. Contracting is a mechanism for a financing entity to procure a defined set of services from a non-state provider. Performance-based contracting is a type of contracting with: (a) a clear set of objectives and indicators; (b) systematic efforts to |
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