The effect of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on health service delivery in mission facilities in Ghana: A retrospective study

Globalization and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Aryeetey, Genevieve Cecilia ^a   Nonvignon, Justice ^a   Amissah, Caroline ^b   Buckle, Gilbert ^b   Aikins, Moses ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG)   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Health insurance; Mission facilities; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

GHANA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GHANA; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RELIGIOUS MISSIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84974577195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12992-016-0171-y     Document Type: Article

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