LEADER 04433nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910828429903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a92-4-068048-9 010 $a1-280-11599-8 010 $a9786610115990 035 $a(CKB)111082128320378 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000166428 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11163356 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166428 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10160822 035 $a(PQKB)10485310 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC284616 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL284616 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10047390 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL11599 035 $a(OCoLC)55664159 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111082128320378 100 $a20030925d2003 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGuide to producing national health accounts $ewith special applications for low-income and middle-income countries 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aGeneva $cWorld Health Organization$dc2003 215 $axviii, 330 p 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a92-4-154607-7 311 $a0-585-49264-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tCh. 1. Introduction to national health accounts and this guide --$tCh. 2. Getting organized: gathering the resources to prepare national health accounts, and sketching the health system --$tCh. 3. Defining and categorizing health expenditure --$tCh. 4. Classifying entities in the health care system --$tCh. 5. National health accounts tables --$tCh. 6. Data and the national health accounts --$tCh. 7. A guide to non-survey sources of data for national health accounts --$tCh. 8. Developing and using surveys in health accounts --$tCh. 9. Organizing the estimation process: developing a route map and establishing a list of financing agents --$tCh. 10. Making a first approximation of financing agent funds --$tCh. 11. Estimating the financing sources by financing agents table --$tCh. 12. Estimating the financing agents by providers table --$tCh. 13. Developing the tables for financing agents by functions and providers by functions --$tCh. 14. Distributing health expenditure among the population --$tCh. 15. Concluding thoughts --$tReferences --$tAnnex A. Resources available for health accountants --$tAnnex B. Definitions of categories in the International classifications for health accounts and in other useful classification schemes --$tAnnex C. National accounts, input/output tables, and satellite accounts --$tAnnex D. Data techniques often used in health acounting. Appendix: converting annual data to quarters -- Glossary -- Notes. 330 $aNational health accounts are a powerful and practical tool for policy-makers interested in evaluating and restructuring their nation's health care financing and in developing and assessing financial interventions to improve people's health. This Guide to producing national health accounts, with special applications for low-income and middle-income countries, provides practical help in developing this socioeconomic information. Jointly sponsored by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the United States Agency for International Development, the Guide pulls together the experience and expertise of long-time practitioners in the field to help the reader lay out the framework for a set of accounts. It walks the reader through the process of acquiring and evaluating data and provides step-by-step examples of how to turn raw numbers into information useful for policy analysis and development. Be they first-time health accountants looking for guidance or experienced practitioners looking for a good reference manual, readers will find the Guide to be a welcome addition to their toolkit. 606 $aHealth planning$xMethodology$zDeveloping countries 606 $aMedical care, Cost of$zDeveloping countries 606 $aMedical economics$zDeveloping countries 606 $aMedical policy$zDeveloping countries 615 0$aHealth planning$xMethodology 615 0$aMedical care, Cost of 615 0$aMedical economics 615 0$aMedical policy 676 $a657.8322 712 02$aWorld Bank 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828429903321 996 $aGuide to producing national health accounts$94092222 997 $aUNINA