Introduction of performance-based financing in burundi was associated with improvements in care and quality

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2179-2187

  Bonfrer, Igna ^a   Soeters, Robert ^b   Van de Poel, Ellen ^a   Basenya, Olivier ^c   Longin, Gashubije ^c   van de Looij, Frank ^d   van Doorslaer, Eddy ^e  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SINA Health   (Netherlands)

^c Ministry of Public Health   (Burundi)

^d International project manager for Cordaid   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; BED NET; BURUNDI; CHILDBIRTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE BASED FINANCING; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRENATAL CARE; PROBABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; VACCINATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURUNDI; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909596780     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0081     Document Type: Article

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