Hospital Performance in Brazil : The Search For Excellence
Hospitals are at the center of the health care universe in Brazil. When ill, many Brazilians go straight to the hospital for want of a family doctor or primary care network. Hospitals are a critical part of the government's budget, absorbing n...
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okr-10986-102842021-04-23T14:02:49Z Hospital Performance in Brazil : The Search For Excellence La Forgia, Gerard M. Couttolenc, Bernard F. BASIC CLINICAL GUIDELINES COLLABORATION COMMUNITIES DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKING DELIVERY SYSTEM EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT GLOBAL BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH PLANS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SPECIALIST HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE LEARNING MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS NONPROFIT HOSPITALS PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYMENT SYSTEMS PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTORS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HOSPITALS REGIONAL NETWORKS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM RELIABILITY SEARCH SERVICE CONTRACTS TARGETS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS WASTE Hospitals are at the center of the health care universe in Brazil. When ill, many Brazilians go straight to the hospital for want of a family doctor or primary care network. Hospitals are a critical part of the government's budget, absorbing nearly 70 percent of public spending on health. Hospitals influence the ebb and flow of politician's careers when hospital mishaps hit the headlines or the limelight falls on high-performing hospitals. Hospitals are at the forefront of policy discussions in Brazil. The discussions reflect their promise as centers of technological innovation and medical advances as well as widespread concern about their cost and quality. Brazilian hospitals are important to many people for many different reasons. What makes hospitals important is easy to understand. What makes hospitals deliver quality care efficiently or not is much harder to grasp. Can Brazil improve the performance of its hospitals? The evidence presented in this volume suggests that the answer is yes. However, it will take strong leadership, coordinated efforts of federal, state, and municipal governments, direct engagement with the private health sector, and systematic but continuous vision, policies, and actions. Such enabling factors have been generally weak or absent in the Brazilian health system. Promising initiatives have often been gutted or scrapped after changes of government. 2012-08-13T11:03:38Z 2012-08-13T11:03:38Z 2008-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9669068/hospital-performance-brazil-search-excellence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10284 English en breve; No. 120 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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BASIC CLINICAL GUIDELINES COLLABORATION COMMUNITIES DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKING DELIVERY SYSTEM EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT GLOBAL BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH PLANS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SPECIALIST HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE LEARNING MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS NONPROFIT HOSPITALS PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYMENT SYSTEMS PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTORS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HOSPITALS REGIONAL NETWORKS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM RELIABILITY SEARCH SERVICE CONTRACTS TARGETS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS WASTE |
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BASIC CLINICAL GUIDELINES COLLABORATION COMMUNITIES DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKING DELIVERY SYSTEM EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT GLOBAL BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH PLANS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SPECIALIST HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE LEARNING MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS NONPROFIT HOSPITALS PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PAYMENT SYSTEM PAYMENT SYSTEMS PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTORS PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HOSPITALS REGIONAL NETWORKS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM RELIABILITY SEARCH SERVICE CONTRACTS TARGETS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS WASTE La Forgia, Gerard M. Couttolenc, Bernard F. Hospital Performance in Brazil : The Search For Excellence |
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Hospitals are at the center of the
health care universe in Brazil. When ill, many Brazilians go
straight to the hospital for want of a family doctor or
primary care network. Hospitals are a critical part of the
government's budget, absorbing nearly 70 percent of
public spending on health. Hospitals influence the ebb and
flow of politician's careers when hospital mishaps hit
the headlines or the limelight falls on high-performing
hospitals. Hospitals are at the forefront of policy
discussions in Brazil. The discussions reflect their promise
as centers of technological innovation and medical advances
as well as widespread concern about their cost and quality.
Brazilian hospitals are important to many people for many
different reasons. What makes hospitals important is easy to
understand. What makes hospitals deliver quality care
efficiently or not is much harder to grasp. Can Brazil
improve the performance of its hospitals? The evidence
presented in this volume suggests that the answer is yes.
However, it will take strong leadership, coordinated efforts
of federal, state, and municipal governments, direct
engagement with the private health sector, and systematic
but continuous vision, policies, and actions. Such enabling
factors have been generally weak or absent in the Brazilian
health system. Promising initiatives have often been gutted
or scrapped after changes of government. |
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La Forgia, Gerard M. Couttolenc, Bernard F. |
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La Forgia, Gerard M. Couttolenc, Bernard F. |
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La Forgia, Gerard M. |
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Hospital Performance in Brazil : The Search For Excellence |
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Hospital Performance in Brazil : The Search For Excellence |
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Hospital Performance in Brazil : The Search For Excellence |
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Hospital Performance in Brazil : The Search For Excellence |
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Hospital Performance in Brazil : The Search For Excellence |
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hospital performance in brazil : the search for excellence |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9669068/hospital-performance-brazil-search-excellence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10284 |
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