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Inequality in the quality of health services : wealth, content of care, and price of antenatal consultations in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Fink, Guenther; Kandpal, Eeshani; Shapira, Gil - 2019
Using unique direct observations of patient-provider interactions linked to patient exit interviews and detailed household surveys, this paper assesses the relationship between patient wealth and the quality and price of antenatal care in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Overall, the analysis...
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Guinea-Bissau : Service Delivery Indicators Report - Health
World Bank Group - 2019
Guinea-Bissau meets many, if not all, criteria that characterize health systems in fragile states. The country's health system faces persistent challenges related to low public spending, poor infrastructure, inadequate supply of health workers, inadequate clinical and managerial training...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646264
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External Assessment of Quality of Care in the Health Sector in Colombia
World Bank Group - 2019
This report presents findings from an assessment of quality of care in the health sector in Colombia, using a novel methodology developed by the World Bank Group to assess government oversight, promotion and stewardship of quality of care in the health sector. This assessment of quality of care...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646383
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Niger Service Delivery Indicators : Health 2015
World Bank - 2017
The Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) program aims to document what results are obtained through public spending in the health and education sector. The focus is on the individual dimensions, whether effort (presence and workload) or knowledge (diagnostic accuracy, adherence to clinical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246997
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The three-gap model of health worker performance
Ibnat, Fabliha; Leonard, Kenneth Lynch; Bawo, Luke; … - 2019
The Three-Gap Model examines the determinants of low-quality health care by examining the patterns and determinants of three gaps. Using four measures of performance-target performance, actual performance, capacity to perform, and knowledge to perform-this paper defines three gaps for each...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008261
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An analysis of clinical knowledge, absenteeism, and availability of resources for maternal and child health : a cross-sectional quality of care study in 10 African countries
Di Giorgio, Laura; Evans, David K.; Lindelow, Magnus; … - 2020
sufficient knowledge and means to diagnose and treat patients suffering from common conditions amenable to primary health care …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390476
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Does patient demand contribute to the overuse of prescription drugs?
López, Carolina; Sautmann, Anja; Schaner, Simone - 2020
This study conducted an experiment in Mali to test whether patients pressure doctors to prescribe medical treatment … they do not necessarily need. The experiment varied patients' information about a discount for antimalarial tablets and …: informing patients about the discount, instead of letting doctors decide to share this information, increased discount use by 35 …
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Quality and Accountability in Healthcare Delivery : Audit Evidence from Primary Care Providers in India
Das, Jishnu - 2015
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East Africa Public Health Laboratory Networking Project : Evaluation of Performance-Based Financing for Public Health Laboratories in Rwanda
Kumar, Meghan - 2016
improved, with laboratory managers having a greater voice in hospital management and lab staff increasingly valued and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644734
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Universal Health Coverage in Croatia : Reforms to Revitalize Primary Health Care
Voncina, Luka - 2018
This chapter describes and seeks to take stock of a cluster of supply-side reforms that aimed to revitalize what was described by the Croatian Public Health Institute as a passive and low-impact primary care system. The cluster of reforms, which include a mix of organizational, primary care...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645032