Hospital performance in Brazil : the search for excellence /

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 arrange...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: La Forgia, Gerard M. (Gerard Martin)
Other Authors: Couttolenc, Bernard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2008.
Series:World Bank e-Library.
Subjects:
Hospitals > Standards > Brazil.
Hospital care > Brazil > Evaluation.
Hospital care > Brazil > Quality control.
Medical care > Quality control.
Hospitals > standards
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Soins hospitaliers > Brésil > Évaluation.
Soins hospitaliers > Brésil > Qualité > Contrôle.
Soins médicaux > Qualité > Contrôle.
Hôpitaux > Normes > Brésil.
MEDICAL > Hospital Administration & Care.
Medical care > Quality control
Hospital care > Evaluation
Hospital care > Quality control
Hospitals > Standards
Ziekenhuizen.
Hospitais > Brasil.
Hospitais (padrões) > Brasil.
Assistência médica (avaliação) > Brasil.
Assistência médica (controle de qualidade) > Brasil.
Brazil
Brazilië.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xlv, 411 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-393) and index.
ISBN:9780821373590
0821373595

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