Innovations in Health Services Delivery from Transition Economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

During the past fifteen years, the countries of the former Eastern Bloc transformed their centrally planned, supply-driven health care systems. Modernization of service delivery required innovations in financing and insurance and the restructuring of primary care and hospital networks. This review o...

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Main Authors: Fidler, A., Bredenkamp, C., Schlippert, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5080
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spelling okr-10986-50802021-04-23T14:02:20Z Innovations in Health Services Delivery from Transition Economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Fidler, A. Bredenkamp, C. Schlippert, S. Asia Delivery of Health Care Organizational Efficiency Europe Health Care Reform Health Services Accessibility Hospital Administration Information Management Organizational Innovation Pharmaceutical Services Quality of Health Care During the past fifteen years, the countries of the former Eastern Bloc transformed their centrally planned, supply-driven health care systems. Modernization of service delivery required innovations in financing and insurance and the restructuring of primary care and hospital networks. This review of experiences from Central and Southeast Europe, the Baltic States, Central Asia, and the Caucasus spot lights innovative health reforms in low- and middle-income countries, including contributions to improved service delivery, access to care, evidence-based medicine, and overall improvement in health system performance. 2012-03-30T07:31:11Z 2012-03-30T07:31:11Z 2009 Journal Article Health Aff (Millwood) 1544-5208 (Electronic) 0278-2715 (Linking) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5080 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Central Asia Eastern Europe Baltic States Southeastern Europe
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topic Asia
Delivery of Health Care
Organizational Efficiency
Europe
Health Care Reform
Health Services Accessibility
Hospital Administration
Information Management
Organizational Innovation
Pharmaceutical Services
Quality of Health Care
spellingShingle Asia
Delivery of Health Care
Organizational Efficiency
Europe
Health Care Reform
Health Services Accessibility
Hospital Administration
Information Management
Organizational Innovation
Pharmaceutical Services
Quality of Health Care
Fidler, A.
Bredenkamp, C.
Schlippert, S.
Innovations in Health Services Delivery from Transition Economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Eastern Europe
Baltic States
Southeastern Europe
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description During the past fifteen years, the countries of the former Eastern Bloc transformed their centrally planned, supply-driven health care systems. Modernization of service delivery required innovations in financing and insurance and the restructuring of primary care and hospital networks. This review of experiences from Central and Southeast Europe, the Baltic States, Central Asia, and the Caucasus spot lights innovative health reforms in low- and middle-income countries, including contributions to improved service delivery, access to care, evidence-based medicine, and overall improvement in health system performance.
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author Fidler, A.
Bredenkamp, C.
Schlippert, S.
author_facet Fidler, A.
Bredenkamp, C.
Schlippert, S.
author_sort Fidler, A.
title Innovations in Health Services Delivery from Transition Economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
title_short Innovations in Health Services Delivery from Transition Economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
title_full Innovations in Health Services Delivery from Transition Economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
title_fullStr Innovations in Health Services Delivery from Transition Economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
title_full_unstemmed Innovations in Health Services Delivery from Transition Economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
title_sort innovations in health services delivery from transition economies in eastern europe and central asia
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5080
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