03704nam 22006254a 450 991045164070332120200520144314.01-280-85758-797866108575860-8213-6548-7(CKB)1000000000474800(EBL)459655(OCoLC)508057465(SSID)ssj0000089049(PQKBManifestationID)11121704(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089049(PQKBWorkID)10089158(PQKB)11311863(MiAaPQ)EBC459655(Au-PeEL)EBL459655(CaPaEBR)ebr10176222(CaONFJC)MIL85758(OCoLC)317595857(EXLCZ)99100000000047480020060714d2007 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPublic ends, private means[electronic resource] strategic purchasing of health services /edited by Alexander S. Preker ... [et al.]Washington, D.C. World Bankc20071 online resource (440 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-6547-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Political economy of strategic purchasing / Alexander S. Preker and April Harding -- Policy design in strategic purchasing / Alexander S. Preker, John C. Langenbrunner, and Paolo C. Belli -- The organizational structure of purchasers / Alexander S. Preker ... [et al.] -- Institutional environment / by Hernán L. Fuenzalida-Puelma, Reinhard R. Hasslinger, and Alexander S. Preker -- Stewardship, governance, and management / Alexander S. Preker ... [et al.] -- Agency theory and its applications in health care / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Doctors' and patients' utility functions / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Economic models of doctors' behavior / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Economic models of hospital behavior / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Motivation and performance-related pay / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Payment mechanisms and provider behavior / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Supplier-induced demand and unnecessary care / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- The organization of publicly financed health care services / William Jack -- Contracting for medical care: providing incentives and controlling costs / William Jack -- Measuring efficiency in purchasing / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills.Great progress has been made in recent years in securing better access and financial protection against the cost of illness through collective financing of health care. Managing scarce resources effectively and efficiently is an important part of this story. Experience has shown that, without strategic policies and focused spending, the poor are likely to get left out. The use of purchasing to enhance public sector performance is well-documented in other sectors. Extension to the health sector of lessons from this experience is now successfully implemented in many developing countries. Public Medical economicsDeveloping countriesMedical care, Cost ofDeveloping countriesMedical policyDeveloping countriesElectronic books.Medical economicsMedical care, Cost ofMedical policy338.4/73621Preker Alexander S.1951-916182World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451640703321Public ends, private means2489484UNINA