Health Systems Performance Assessment : Debates, Methods and Empiricism.

Health Systems Performance Assessment : Debates, Methods and Empiricism.

This volume reports on a large body of work led by the World Health Organization that is intended to strengthen the foundations for evidence-based policies aimed at health systems development. This has included work to develop a common conceptual framework for health systems performance assessment,...

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Author / Creator: Murray, C.J.L.
Other Authors / Creators:Evans, D.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Albany : World Health Organization, 2003.
Subjects:
Farm produce > Manitoba > Winnipeg > Marketing.
Markets > Manitoba > Winnipeg.
Urban agriculture > Social aspects > Manitoba > Winnipeg.
Local foods > Manitoba > Winnipeg.
Community-supported agriculture > Manitoba > Winnipeg.
Public spaces > Manitoba > Winnipeg.
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Table of Contents:
  • BOOK COVER
  • TITLE
  • COPYRIGHT
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • LIST OF BOXES
  • FOREWORD
  • LIST OF ACRONYMS
  • LIST OF AFFILIATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTRER 1 HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: GOALS, FRAMEWORK AND OVERVIEW
  • INTRODUCTION
  • GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR WHO'S WORK ON HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • THE WORLD HEALTH REPORT 2000, CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND THE WAY AHEAD
  • A FRAMEWORK FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK
  • REFLECTIONS
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • ANNEX 1.1: WHO'S PROPOSED RESPONSES TO THE STRATEGIC ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW GROUP
  • ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS' PERFORMANCE
  • PART II: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • CHAPTER 2 AFRICAN REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • MEASURING HEALTH
  • MEASURING FAIR FINANCING
  • MEASURING RESPONSIVENESS
  • HEALTH FUNCTION: GENERATION OF RESOURCES
  • FINANCING FUNCTION
  • FUNCTION OF SERVICE PROVISION
  • STEWARDSHIP FUNCTION
  • IMPROVING EVIDENCE
  • NOTES
  • CHAPTER 3 AMERICAN REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK: LESSONS LEARNED
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHERING THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND THE INDICATORS UTILIZED BY WHO TO ASSESS HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 3.1: GUIDELINES FOR WORKING GROUP
  • 8 MAY 2001
  • 9 MAY 2001
  • CHAPTER 4 EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • SESSION ONE: OPENING ADDRESSES
  • SESSION TWO: REGIONAL RESPONSE TO THE HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE EXERCISE
  • SESSION THREE: ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE
  • SESSION FOUR: ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE.
  • SESSION FIVE: ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE
  • SESSION SIX: FURTHERING THE WHO FRAMEWORK ON HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • SESSION SEVEN: RECOMMENDATIONS
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 4.1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • CHAPTER 5 EUROPEAN REGIONAL CONSULTATION HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • MEASURING HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS
  • EXPLAINING PERFORMANCE: LINKING HEALTH SYSTEMS FUNCTIONS WITH PERFORMANCE
  • IMPROVING PERFORMANCE: POLICY IMPLICATIONS
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 5.1: AGENDA
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • CHAPTER 6 SOUTH-EAST ASIAN REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • INAUGURAL SESSION
  • REGIONAL CONSULTATION
  • TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
  • CLOSING SESSION
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 6.1: AGENDA
  • PROGRAMME OF WORK
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • CHAPTER 7 WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • SUMMARY
  • BACKGROUND
  • GENERAL OBSERVATIONS REGARDING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES RELATED TO WHO HSPA
  • IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE WORK ON WHO HSPA AND RELATED AREAS
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 7.1: AGENDA
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • ANNEX 7.2: REGIONAL DIRECTOR'S OPENING REMARKS AT THE REGIONAL CONSULTATION ON HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
  • PART III: EXPERT CONSULTATION REPORTS
  • CHAPTER 8 TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON MEASUREMENT OF THE EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH SYSTEMS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • OBJECTIVES AND AGENDA
  • MAIN CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • OTHER DISCUSSIONS
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 8.1: AGENDA
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • CHAPTER 9 TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON CONCEPTS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING THE RESPONSIVENESS OF HEALTH SYSTEMS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • OBJECTIVES AND AGENDA
  • MAIN CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
  • SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUTURE RESEARCH AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 9.1: AGENDA
  • GROUP FACILITATORS AND NOTE -TAKERS
  • MATERIALS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • CHAPTER 10 TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON EFFECTIVE COVERAGE IN HEALTH SYSTEMS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • RATIONALE FOR WHO'S WORK ON COVERAGE
  • CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR MEASURING EFFECTIVE COVERAGE
  • INCORPORATION OF EQUITY DIMENSION INTO THE MEASUREMENT OF COVERAGE
  • IDENTIFICATION OF INTERVENTIONS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF EFFECTIVE COVERAGE
  • CAPACITIES OF COUNTRIES TO CARRY OUT THE MEASUREMENT OF EFFECTIVE COVERAGE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  • APPROACHES TO IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION FROM PRIVATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
  • FUTURE STEPS IN THE MEASUREMENT OF EFFECTIVE COVERAGE
  • KEY MESSAGES
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 10.1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • CHAPTER 11 TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON STEWARDSHIP
  • INTRODUCTION
  • OBJECTIVES AND AGENDA
  • MAIN CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 11.1: AGENDA
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • CHAPTER 12 TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON STATISTICAL STRATEGIES FOR CROSS-POPULATION COMPARABILITY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • OBJECTIVES AND AGENDA
  • MAIN CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • OTHER DISCUSSIONS
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 12.1: AGENDA
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • CHAPTER 13 TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON FAIRNESS IN FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • OBJECTIVES AND AGENDA
  • INTRODUCTION
  • MAIN ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED AT THE MEETING
  • OTHER ISSUES DISCUSSED
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 13.1: AGENDA
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • CHAPTER 14 TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON THE MEASUREMENT OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • OBJECTIVES AND AGENDA
  • MAIN CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • OTHER DISCUSSIONS
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 14.1: AGENDA
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS.
  • CHAPTER 15 WHO MEETINGS OF EXPERTS ON MEASURING AND SUMMARIZING HEALTH
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SUMMARY MEASURES OF POPULATION HEALTH
  • MEASURING HEALTH STATUS
  • MEASUREMENT AND CLASSIFICATION FOR HEALTH
  • NOTES
  • ANNEX 15.1: CONFERENCE ON SUMMARY MEASURES OF POPULATION HEALTH MARRAKECH, MOROCCO, 6-9 DECEMBER 1999
  • AGENDA
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • ANNEX 15.2: PREPARATORY WORKING GROUP MEETINGS ON MEASURING HEALTH STATUS
  • AGENDA
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • ANNEX 15.3: JOINT UNECE /WHO MEETING ON MEASURING HEALTH STATUS
  • AGENDA
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • ANNEX 15.4: MEETING OF COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON MEASUREMENT AND CLASSIFICATION FOR HEALTH
  • AGENDA
  • ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
  • PART IV: METHODS AND EMPIRICISM
  • CHAPTER 16 NATIONAL HEALTH ACCOUNTS: CONCEPTS, DATA SOURCES, AND METHODOLOGY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CONCEPTS
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 17 PATTERNS OF GLOBAL HEALTH EXPENDITURES: RESULTS FOR 191 COUNTRIES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
  • THE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF HEALTH SPENDING
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 18 MONITORING THE HEALTH FINANCING FUNCTION
  • APPROACH
  • INDICATORS
  • NEXT STEPS
  • CHAPTER 19 DEVELOPING HEALTH FINANCING POLICIES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND EVIDENCE
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • NOTES
  • CHAPTER 20 BEYOND ACCESS AND UTILIZATION: DEFINING AND MEASURING HEALTH SYSTEM COVERAGE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • COVERAGE FOR A SINGLE INTERVENTION
  • HEALTH SYSTEM COVERAGE
  • MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES
  • DISCUSSION
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 21 PROVISION OF PERSONAL AND NON-PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES: PROPOSAL FOR MONITORING
  • INTRODUCTION
  • RECURRENT EXPENDITURES
  • AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF DRUGS AND OTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES
  • SKILL-MIX.
  • UTILIZATION OF STRUCTURES, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
  • AUTONOMY
  • INTEGRATION
  • PROVIDER INCENTIVES
  • PROVIDER PERFORMANCE
  • COVERAGE
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 22 INEQUALITIES IN COVERAGE: VALID DTP3 AND MEASLES VACCINATION IN 40 COUNTRIES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DATA AND METHODS
  • RESULTS
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 23 VALIDITY OF REPORTED VACCINATION COVERAGE IN 45 COUNTRIES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • METHODS
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 24 HUMAN, PHYSICAL, AND INTELLECTUAL RESOURCE GENERATION: PROPOSALS FOR MONITORING
  • INTRODUCTION
  • HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH
  • PHYSICAL CAPITAL
  • KNOWLEDGE
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 25 TOWARDS BETTER STEWARDSHIP: CONCEPTS AND CRITICAL ISSUES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHARACTERIZING STEWARDSHIP: RELATED WORK IN HEALTH AND OTHER SECTORS
  • CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
  • THE DOMAINS/SUB-FUNCTIONS OF STEWARDSHIP
  • PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR MONITORING STEWARDSHIP
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 26 QUANTIFYING INDIVIDUAL LEVELS OF HEALTH: DEFINITIONS, CONCEPTS, AND MEASUREMENT ISSUES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DEFINING HEALTH
  • THE CONCEPTUAL BASIS FOR QUANTIFYING HEALTH
  • MEASUREMENT ISSUES
  • DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 27 ALTERNATIVE SUMMARY MEASURES OF AVERAGE POPULATION HEALTH
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND
  • A TYPOLOGY OF SMAPH
  • CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF SMAPH
  • THE CALCULATION OF HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCIES
  • THE INDIVIDUAL BASIS FOR SMAPH
  • FROM INDIVIDUAL TO POPULATION LEVEL HEALTH EXPECTANCY
  • INCIDENCE-BASED HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY: A PROPOSAL
  • CONCERNS ABOUT THE USE OF HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • CHAPTER 28 LIFE TABLES FOR 191 COUNTRIES FOR 2000: DATA, METHODS, RESULTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DATA SOURCES AND ADJUSTMENTS
  • METHODS
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSION
  • REFERENCES.
  • CHAPTER 29 MODIFIED LOGIT LIFE TABLE SYSTEM: PRINCIPLES, EMPIRICAL VALIDATION, AND APPLICATION.

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