Strengthening district health service management and delivery through internal contracting: Lessons from pilot projects in Cambodia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 241-249

  Khim, Keovathanak ^a   Annear, Peter Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Contracting; Health services; Health system; Incentives; Performance based financing

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INCENTIVE; MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CAMBODIA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONTRACTING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION;

CAMBODIA;

CAMBODIA; CONTRACT SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84883743600     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.029     Document Type: Article

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