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Do incentives, complexity and the demand for leisure explain caesarean-section deliveries?

Font, Joan Costa i - In: International Journal of Social Economics 36 (2009) September, pp. 906-915

– Privately financed hospitals and hospital complexity are significant determinants of the probability of a CS. Overall, the paper … finds significant clinical variability between public and private hospitals. The significance of mother's age suggests that … not the case of private hospitals. It finds that demand for leisure and capacity explains CS in public hospitals but not …

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The Economic Costs of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific Islands

Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are an important health challenge in the Pacific. First,...

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Economics and Ethics of Results-Based Financing for Family Planning: Evidence and Policy Implications

Chowdury, Sadia; Vergeer, Petra; Schmidt, Harald; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

This paper was developed for World Bank task team leaders (TTLs) and teams designing results-based financing (RBF) programs in family planning (FP). It explores the rationale for introducing such incentives based on insights from classical and behavioral economics, to respond to supply- and...

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Community Midwifery Education Program in Afghanistan

Mohmand, Khalil Ahmad - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

utilization of reproductive health services and skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first month after delivery are … key to saving those women at risk of dying due to pregnancy and childbirth complications. In a society where women seek …

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Health Care in Sri Lanka : What Can the Private Health Sector Offer?

Govindaraj, Ramesh; Navaratne, Kumari; Cavagnero, Eleonora - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

This review represents an attempt to bridge the significant knowledge gaps on the private health sector in Sri Lanka, and foster a dialogue on opportunities for collaboration between the government and the private sector. It accomplishes this through a systematic collection and analysis of...

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A Study on the Implementation of Jampersal Policy in Indonesia

Achadi, Endang L.; Achadi, Anhari; Pambudi, Eko; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Indonesia launched Jampersal in 2011, a nationwide program to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn deaths. The program was financed by central government revenues and provided free and comprehensive maternal and neonatal care with an emphasis on promoting institutional deliveries....

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Turkey on the Way of Universal Health Coverage Through the Health Transformation Program (2003-2013)

Aran, Meltem; Rokx, Claudia - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Beginning in 2003, Turkey initiated a series of reforms under the Health Transformation Program (HTP) that over the past decade have led to the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). The progress of Turkey?s health system has few, if any, parallels in scope and speed. Before the...

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TURKEY ON THE WAY OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE THROUGH THE HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM (2003-13)

Bump, Jesse; Sparkes, Susan; Tatar, Mehtap; Celik, Yusuf; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Beginning in 2003, Turkey initiated a series of reforms under the Health Transformation Program (HTP) that over the past decade have led to the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). The progress of Turkey?s health system has few ? if any ? parallels in scope and speed. Before the...

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Technical and organisational aspects in enterprise resource planning systems implementation : lessons from a Spanish public hospital

Escobar-Rodríguez, Tomás; Escobar-Pérez, Bernabe; … - In: Enterprise information systems 8 (2014) 5, pp. 533-562

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Arrangements with the NHS for providing healthcare services : do they improve financial performance of private for-profit hospitals in Spain?

Ruiz-Mallorquí, María Victoria; Aguiar-Díaz, Inmaculada - In: Health economics review 11 (2021) 1/9, pp. 1-12

practice. Around 43% of the for-profit private hospitals in Spain have a commissioning agreement with the NHS to diagnose or …-for-profit hospitals in Spain. Methods: With a long panel (2000-2017) of for-profit hospitals we estimate a model for the financial … healthcare. In Spain, a decentralized country with a NHS funded with taxes and universal coverage, commissioning to for …

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