Public-Private Partnerships and Public Hospital Performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Public-Private Partnerships and Public Hospital Performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Public hospitals that are directly managed by government perform poorly in many developing countries. Approaches to improving them through internal managerial reforms have failed, and effective alternatives are much needed. Policymakers are considering reforms through public-private partnerships (PP...

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Main Authors: La Forgia, G. M., Harding, A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Benchmarking
Brazil
Capital Financing
Hospital Economics
Health Care Reform
Public Hospitals
Public-Private Sector Partnerships
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5102
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spelling okr-10986-51022021-04-23T14:02:21Z Public-Private Partnerships and Public Hospital Performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil La Forgia, G. M. Harding, A. Benchmarking Brazil Capital Financing Hospital Economics Health Care Reform Public Hospitals Public-Private Sector Partnerships Public hospitals that are directly managed by government perform poorly in many developing countries. Approaches to improving them through internal managerial reforms have failed, and effective alternatives are much needed. Policymakers are considering reforms through public-private partnerships (PPPs)--a promising but so far unevaluated approach. We present results of a successful reform in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The PPP model gave facility managers latitude to manage human resources--a factor critical to success. Given the prevalence of direct management of public hospitals in developing countries, the Sao Paulo experience has implications for policymakers seeking to improve hospital performance. 2012-03-30T07:31:17Z 2012-03-30T07:31:17Z 2009 Journal Article Health Aff (Millwood) 1544-5208 (Electronic) 0278-2715 (Linking) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5102 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Brazil
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topic Benchmarking
Brazil
Capital Financing
Hospital Economics
Health Care Reform
Public Hospitals
Public-Private Sector Partnerships
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Brazil
Capital Financing
Hospital Economics
Health Care Reform
Public Hospitals
Public-Private Sector Partnerships
La Forgia, G. M.
Harding, A.
Public-Private Partnerships and Public Hospital Performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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description Public hospitals that are directly managed by government perform poorly in many developing countries. Approaches to improving them through internal managerial reforms have failed, and effective alternatives are much needed. Policymakers are considering reforms through public-private partnerships (PPPs)--a promising but so far unevaluated approach. We present results of a successful reform in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The PPP model gave facility managers latitude to manage human resources--a factor critical to success. Given the prevalence of direct management of public hospitals in developing countries, the Sao Paulo experience has implications for policymakers seeking to improve hospital performance.
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author La Forgia, G. M.
Harding, A.
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Harding, A.
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title Public-Private Partnerships and Public Hospital Performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil
title_short Public-Private Partnerships and Public Hospital Performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil
title_full Public-Private Partnerships and Public Hospital Performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil
title_fullStr Public-Private Partnerships and Public Hospital Performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Public-Private Partnerships and Public Hospital Performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil
title_sort public-private partnerships and public hospital performance in sao paulo, brazil
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5102
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