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Health system innovations in Central America : lessons and impact of new approaches / / edited by Gerard M. La Forgia



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Titolo: Health system innovations in Central America : lessons and impact of new approaches / / edited by Gerard M. La Forgia Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: x, 213 pages ; ; 25 cm
Disciplina: 362.1/0425
Soggetto topico: Health care reform - Central America
Medical policy - Central America
Medical care - Central America
Altri autori: La ForgiaGerard M (Gerard Martin)  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Is the Perfect the Enemy of the Good? A Case Study on Large-Scale Contracting for Basic Health Services in Rural Guatemala; 2. Contracting for Basic Health Care in Rural Guatemala-Comparison of Performance of the Performance of Three Delivery Models; 3. The San Miguelito Hospital Reform in Panama-Evaluation and Lessons; 4. Contracting Primary Health Care Services-The Case of Costa Rica; 5. The Nicaraguan Social Security Health Insurance Scheme- A Promising Work in Progress
6. A New Dimension for Health Reform-The Integrated Community Child Health Program in Honduras7. Improving Efficiency and Impact in Health Care Services- Lessons from Central America; Contributors
Sommario/riassunto: Similar to developing countries elsewhere, during the 1990's, Central American countries faced pressures to improve the performance of their health systems. In most countries, there was a consensus that the systems were failing to live up to their potential. Rather than take on system-wide change, each country opted to step into reform through launching innovations to address specific problems or deficiencies in a particular program, function or intervention of the system. Health Systems Innovations in Central America reports on how these experiences fared -- a hospital in Panama, a nutrition
Titolo autorizzato: Health system innovations in Central America  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-16886-2
9786610168866
0-8213-6279-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910814533003321
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Serie: World Bank working paper ; ; no. 57.