Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)
Hospitals are the most essential and most costly component of health systems. They account for up to two-thirds of health spending. As a result, they greatly influence the overall quality of health care. As governments search for the best ways to m...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12810539/hospital-performance-health-quality-improvements-sao-paulo-brazil-maryland-usa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10179 |
| Summary: | Hospitals are the most essential and
most costly component of health systems. They account for up
to two-thirds of health spending. As a result, they greatly
influence the overall quality of health care. As governments
search for the best ways to monitor and evaluate hospital
performance, policy-makers must identify the best ways to
maximize hospital outcomes, patient satisfaction, and
operational efficiency. Recent increases in healthcare costs
have generated a number of proposals for the organization of
publicly financed hospitals. These include new management
models, new payment systems and clinical guidelines and
disease treatment protocols inspired by evidence-based guidelines. |
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