Is the Colombian health system reform improving the performance of public hospitals in Bogotá?

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 182-194

  McPake, Barbara ^a   Yepes, Francisco Jose ^b   Lake, Sally ^a   Sanchez, Luz Helena ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Association Colombiana de Diabetes   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bogot , Colombia; Health sector reform; Hospital autonomy; Hospital performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

COLOMBIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0038541643     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czg023     Document Type: Article

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