Advancing the application of systems thinking in health: Provider payment and service supply behaviour and incentives in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme - a systems approach

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Agyepong, Irene A ^a   Aryeetey, Geneieve C ^a   Nonvignon, Justice ^a   Asenso Boadi, Francis ^b   Dzikunu, Helen ^c   Antwi, Edward ^d   Ankrah, Daniel ^e   Adjei Acquah, Charles ^d   Esena, Reuben ^a   Aikins, Moses ^a   Arhinful, Daniel K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b National Health Insurance Authority   (Ghana)

^c Private Consultant   (Ghana)

^d GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^e KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^f University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Ghana; Incentives; Provider payment; Supply; Universal health coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; GHANA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REIMBURSEMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYSTEMS THEORY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INCOME; INSURANCE; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GHANA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCOME; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84906826558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-12-35     Document Type: Article

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