Verification in Results-Based Financing for Health : Summary of Findings and Recommendations from a Cross-Case Analysis

Verification in Results-Based Financing for Health : Summary of Findings and Recommendations from a Cross-Case Analysis

Despite the increasing popularity of Results Based Financing, there is little evidence or documentation of different verification strategies and how strategies relate to the verification results. Documentation of implementation processes including...

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Main Authors: Vergeer, Petronella, Heard, Anna, Josephson, Erik, Fleisher, Lisa
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
verification
results-based financing
performance-based financing
health systems reform
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/504661485897909610/Verification-in-results-based-financing-for-health
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spelling okr-10986-260402021-05-25T08:57:13Z Verification in Results-Based Financing for Health : Summary of Findings and Recommendations from a Cross-Case Analysis Vergeer, Petronella Heard, Anna Josephson, Erik Fleisher, Lisa verification results-based financing performance-based financing health systems reform Despite the increasing popularity of Results Based Financing, there is little evidence or documentation of different verification strategies and how strategies relate to the verification results. Documentation of implementation processes including those pertaining to verification of outputs/results is lacking in World Bank-financed RBF projects in the health sector. The overall objective of this cross-case analysis is to expand knowledge about verification processes andpractices to address the design and implementation needs of RBF projects. This study adds toavailable knowledge by comparing the characteristics of verification strategies as well as available data on costs (using level of effort as a proxy), savings, and verification results to date in six countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Burundi, Panama, Rwanda, and the UK. These case studies were purposively selected to explore a number of factors, including: how a variety of results are verified; how the verification strategy is being implemented at different levels in the health system; and the implications of having different types of actors (that is, third-party versus internal verifiers) involved in the verification process. In this cross-case analysis, the discussion of similarities and differences in verification methods across the six cases as well as the analysis of findings is guided by a conceptual framework developed for this study. This study presents seventeen key findings, and nine recommendations. 2017-02-13T20:15:52Z 2017-02-13T20:15:52Z 2016-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/504661485897909610/Verification-in-results-based-financing-for-health http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26040 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic verification
results-based financing
performance-based financing
health systems reform
spellingShingle verification
results-based financing
performance-based financing
health systems reform
Vergeer, Petronella
Heard, Anna
Josephson, Erik
Fleisher, Lisa
Verification in Results-Based Financing for Health : Summary of Findings and Recommendations from a Cross-Case Analysis
relation Health, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper;
description Despite the increasing popularity of Results Based Financing, there is little evidence or documentation of different verification strategies and how strategies relate to the verification results. Documentation of implementation processes including those pertaining to verification of outputs/results is lacking in World Bank-financed RBF projects in the health sector. The overall objective of this cross-case analysis is to expand knowledge about verification processes andpractices to address the design and implementation needs of RBF projects. This study adds toavailable knowledge by comparing the characteristics of verification strategies as well as available data on costs (using level of effort as a proxy), savings, and verification results to date in six countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Burundi, Panama, Rwanda, and the UK. These case studies were purposively selected to explore a number of factors, including: how a variety of results are verified; how the verification strategy is being implemented at different levels in the health system; and the implications of having different types of actors (that is, third-party versus internal verifiers) involved in the verification process. In this cross-case analysis, the discussion of similarities and differences in verification methods across the six cases as well as the analysis of findings is guided by a conceptual framework developed for this study. This study presents seventeen key findings, and nine recommendations.
format Working Paper
author Vergeer, Petronella
Heard, Anna
Josephson, Erik
Fleisher, Lisa
author_facet Vergeer, Petronella
Heard, Anna
Josephson, Erik
Fleisher, Lisa
author_sort Vergeer, Petronella
title Verification in Results-Based Financing for Health : Summary of Findings and Recommendations from a Cross-Case Analysis
title_short Verification in Results-Based Financing for Health : Summary of Findings and Recommendations from a Cross-Case Analysis
title_full Verification in Results-Based Financing for Health : Summary of Findings and Recommendations from a Cross-Case Analysis
title_fullStr Verification in Results-Based Financing for Health : Summary of Findings and Recommendations from a Cross-Case Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Verification in Results-Based Financing for Health : Summary of Findings and Recommendations from a Cross-Case Analysis
title_sort verification in results-based financing for health : summary of findings and recommendations from a cross-case analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/504661485897909610/Verification-in-results-based-financing-for-health
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