Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)

• Tác giả: Andre Medici
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 725.5 *Welfare and health buildings
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 307592
• Chủ đề: 1. ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; 2. ACCOUNTING; 3. BREAST CANCER; 4. C SECTIONS; 5. CITIZENS

Tóm tắt

Hospitals are the most essential and most costly component of health systems. They account for up to two-thirds of health spending. As a result, they greatly influence the overall quality of health care. As governments search for the best ways to monitor and evaluate hospital performance, policy-makers must identify the best ways to maximize hospital outcomes, patient satisfaction, and operational efficiency. Recent increases in healthcare costs have generated a number of proposals for the organization of publicly financed hospitals. These include new management models, new payment systems and clinical guidelines and disease treatment protocols inspired by evidence-based guidelines.