This report examines the critical elements of quality assessment, the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Act of 1999 Act requirements for accreditation and the means of registering and evaluating health providers. Potential problems with accreditation are identified and practical guidance for…
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As the cost and degree of training necessary to provide state of the art health care has increased throughout the world, the present challenge in health care is to establish institutions that are financially sound and responsive to the dynamic needs of the communities in which they exist. As…
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This Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper was prepared for the SARA Project by the Inter-Agency Working Group on Private Participation and Child Health. It identifies strategies to work with the private sector to improve child health by contracting, setting standards and…
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Technical Area: Pharmaceutical Partnerships and Social Marketing, Public-Private Engagement
The proliferation of public-private partnerships is rapidly reconfiguring the international health landscape. This article (part I of two on the subject) traces the changing nature of partnership, and discusses the definitional and conceptual ambiguities surrounding the term. After defining…
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Following early success with a number of high-profile partnerships, WHO is increasingly working with the private for-profit sector. In so doing, the organization finds itself in the maelstrom of a vibrant debate on the roles of public, civic, and commercial entities in society and on the…
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The USAID/Ukraine mission requested technical assistance from the private sector program core task order (Private Sector Partnerships-One project [PSP-One]) in assessing the ability of the private sector to ensure sustained contraceptive supply in Ukraine. In particular, the PSP-One team was…
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On March 3, 2005, PSP-One hosted a Quality Assurance Panel Discussion entitled, "Strengthening Reproductive Health Service Quality in the Private Sector: Approaches, Tools, and Incentives." Panelists were drawn from the cooperating agency community, as well as the domestic private sector working…
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Dr. Massoud gave this presentation at the PSP-One Quality Assurance Panel Discussion on March 3, 2005. The presentation gives an overview of: The Institute for Healthcare Improvement IHI's Activities The Breakthrough Series Collaboratives Strategic Partnerships
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Alide Chase of the Kaiser Permanente Family Foundation gave this presentation on "Quality Assurance through Kaiser Permanente's Integrated Healthcare System" at the PSP-One Quality Assurance Panel Discussion, March 3, 2005.
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Alan Hoffman of the National Committee for Quality Assurance presented, "A Performance-based Strategy for Evaluating & Improving Physician Care" at PSP-One's Quality Assurance Panel Discussion on March 3, 2005. The objectives of the presentation are to given an overview of NCQA's physician…
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