Public purchasers contracting external primary care providers in Central America for better responsiveness, efficiency of health care and public governance: Issues and challenges

Health Policy

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 377-388

  Macq, Jean ^a   Martiny, Patrick ^a   Villalobos, Luis Bernardo ^b   Solis, Alejandro ^c   Miranda, Jose ^d   Mendez, Hilda Cecilia ^e   Collins, Charles ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE NICARAGUA   (Nicaragua)

^d Instancia Nacional de Salud   (Guatemala)

^e Uinversidad de El Salvador (UES)   (El Salvador)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical framework; Central America; Contracting; Primary care; Private providers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; EL SALVADOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PURCHASING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTRACT SERVICES; COSTA RICA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EL SALVADOR; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NICARAGUA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONS; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 48049086273     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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