LEADER 03704nam 22006254a 450 001 9910451640703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-85758-7 010 $a9786610857586 010 $a0-8213-6548-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000474800 035 $a(EBL)459655 035 $a(OCoLC)508057465 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000089049 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11121704 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089049 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10089158 035 $a(PQKB)11311863 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459655 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459655 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10176222 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL85758 035 $a(OCoLC)317595857 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000474800 100 $a20060714d2007 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPublic ends, private means$b[electronic resource] $estrategic purchasing of health services /$fedited by Alexander S. Preker ... [et al.] 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (440 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-6547-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPolitical 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 Herna?n 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. 330 $aGreat 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 606 $aMedical economics$zDeveloping countries 606 $aMedical care, Cost of$zDeveloping countries 606 $aMedical policy$zDeveloping countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMedical economics 615 0$aMedical care, Cost of 615 0$aMedical policy 676 $a338.4/73621 701 $aPreker$b Alexander S.$f1951-$0916182 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451640703321 996 $aPublic ends, private means$92489484 997 $aUNINA