How do performance-based financing programmes measure quality of care? A descriptive analysis of 68 quality checklists from 28 low- A nd middle-income countries

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1120-1126

  Josephson, Erik ^a   Gergen, Jessica ^b   Coe, Martha ^b   Ski, Samantha ^c   Madhavan, Supriya ^d   Bauhoff, Sebastian ^e  

^a Independent Consultant   (United States)

^b Think Well Research and Evaluation Division   (United States)

^c United States Agency for International Development Georgia Tuberculosis Prevention Project   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance based financing; quality of care; universal coverage

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CHILD HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NEWBORN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDS;

CHECKLIST; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 85030722371     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czx053     Document Type: Article

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