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
Table of 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.

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