Description: Performance-Based Contracting for Health Services in Developing Countries : A Toolkit

Performance-Based Contracting for Health Services in Developing Countries : A Toolkit

This toolkit provides practical advice to anyone involved in, or who is interested in becoming involved in, performance-based contracting of health services with non state providers in the context of developing countries. It addresses many of the i...

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Main Author:	Loevinsohn, Benjamin
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	AMBULANCE ANTENATAL CARE BEDS BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTH ATTENDANTS CAPACITY BUILDING CESAREAN SECTION CESAREAN SECTIONS CHILD HEALTH CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONTRACEPTIVES CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTOR SELECTION CONTRACTORS COOPERATIVES COUNSELING CREATIVE WAYS DESCRIPTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIPHTHERIA DISEASE CONTROL DISSEMINATION DISTRICTS DRUGS EARLY CHILDHOOD EPIDEMIC FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY WELFARE FEE FOR SERVICE FEMALE FINANCIAL RISK FOOD PREPARATION GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH CARE CENTERS HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH OFFICIALS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH WORKERS HIV HOSPITAL HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMMUNODEFICIENCY INCOME INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INFANTS INFORMATION SYSTEM INSURANCE INTERVENTION LEGAL STATUS LICENSES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW-INCOME SETTINGS MALARIA MEASLES MEASLES IMMUNIZATION MEDICAL CARE MIDWIFE MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH MOBILE CLINICS MODERN FAMILY MODERN FAMILY PLANNING MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NURSE NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PATIENTS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS PERIPHERAL HEALTH FACILITIES PRACTITIONERS PRENATAL CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES PROGRESS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLISHER QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF SERVICES QUALITY SERVICES READERS REHABILITATION REPRODUCTIVE AGE REVIEWS RISK GROUPS RURAL AREAS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SEX SEX WORKER SEX WORKERS SKILLED ATTENDANT SKILLED ATTENDANTS SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCE SLUM SLUM AREAS SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL SECURITY TETANUS TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRANSPORTATION TREATMENT SERVICES TUBERCULOSIS TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS URBAN AREAS VACCINATION VACCINES WASTE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9719076/performance-based-contracting-health-services-developing-countries-toolkit http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6481

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Summary:	This toolkit provides practical advice to anyone involved in, or who is interested in becoming involved in, performance-based contracting of health services with non state providers in the context of developing countries. It addresses many of the issues that may be encountered. Input from experienced contracting professionals will give newcomers increased confidence as they go forward. Experts directly involved in contracting on a large scale have contributed to the development of this toolkit. The first section provides summary before moving on to the main part of the toolkit. The section provides background on contracting, including definitions of key terms, the types of services that can be contracted, how contracting relates to other ways of organizing health services, and which contracting approaches work in different settings. The third section provides a systematic way of thinking about contracting and how to do it in practice. It looks at seven aspects of the contracting process from initial dialogue with stakeholders through carrying out the bidding process and managing contracts. This framework will help ensure a systematic consideration of the choices and challenges. The fourth section provides checklist which contains tasks and issues to address while designing and implementing a contract. The checklist can also be used to review an existing contract to see what is missing or could be improved. The fifth and final section reviews the evidence for contracting in developing countries, explores why contracting appears to work, and addresses concerns that have been expressed about contracting.

Performance-Based Contracting for Health Services in Developing Countries : A Toolkit

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