| Description |
1 online resource (xlv, 411 pages) : illustrations |
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World Bank e-Library.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The Brazilian hospital sector : structure, financing, spending, and outcomes -- 3. Comparative analysis of costs and efficiency -- 4. Hospital payment mechanisms and contracting arrangements -- 5. Organizational arrangements and performance of Brazilian hospitals -- 6. Inside the black box : linking organizational arrangements, managerial behaviors, and performance in public and private hospitals -- 7. Quality of care : still the forgotten component? -- 8. Quality assessment and improvement -- 9. Conclusions and recommendations |
| Summary |
Drawing on an eclectic array of research and evaluative studies culled from a mix of sources, this volume analyzes Brazilian hospital performance along several policy dimensions including resource allocation and use within hospitals, hospital payment mechanisms, organizational and governance arrangements, management practices, and regulation and quality. An agenda for hospital reform is proposed which synthesizes priorities that are integral to improving hospital performance?and which should be considered for implementation in the near and medium term |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-393) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Hospitals -- Standards -- Brazil
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Hospital care -- Brazil -- Evaluation
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Hospital care -- Brazil -- Quality control
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Medical care -- Quality control.
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Hospitals -- standards
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Quality Assurance, Health Care
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MEDICAL -- Hospital Administration & Care.
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Medical care -- Quality control
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Hospital care -- Evaluation
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Hospital care -- Quality control
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Hospitals -- Standards
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Ziekenhuizen.
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Hospitais -- Brasil.
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Hospitais (padrões) -- Brasil.
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Assistência médica (avaliação) -- Brasil.
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Assistência médica (controle de qualidade) -- Brasil.
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| SUBJECT |
Brazil |
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Brazil
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Brazilië.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Couttolenc, Bernard.
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| LC no. |
2007041631 |
| ISBN |
9780821373590 |
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0821373595 |
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