Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)

Hospitals are the most essential and most costly component of health systems. They account for up to two-thirds of health spending. As a result, they greatly influence the overall quality of health care. As governments search for the best ways to m...

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Main Authors: Medici, Andre, Murray, Robert
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12810539/hospital-performance-health-quality-improvements-sao-paulo-brazil-maryland-usa
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spelling okr-10986-101792021-04-23T14:02:49Z Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA) Medici, Andre Murray, Robert ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS ACCOUNTING BREAST CANCER C SECTIONS CITIZENS CLINICAL GUIDELINES CLINICAL INFORMATION CLINICIANS COMPLICATIONS DIAGNOSIS EMERGENCY SERVICES EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RISK HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTHCARE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION HOSPITAL AUTONOMY HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL COST HOSPITAL COSTS HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL MANAGERS HOSPITAL PATIENTS HOSPITAL RATES HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCES IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY OF CARE INCOME INFORMATION SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS INPATIENT ADMISSION INTERVENTION LEGAL STATUS LOCAL HEALTH COUNCILS MEDICAL SERVICES MORTALITY NURSES PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PHYSICIANS POLICY MAKERS POOR HEALTH PROGRESS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC HOSPITALS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE RESOURCE USE SECRETARY OF HEALTH SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SUPPLIERS TEACHING HOSPITALS Hospitals are the most essential and most costly component of health systems. They account for up to two-thirds of health spending. As a result, they greatly influence the overall quality of health care. As governments search for the best ways to monitor and evaluate hospital performance, policy-makers must identify the best ways to maximize hospital outcomes, patient satisfaction, and operational efficiency. Recent increases in healthcare costs have generated a number of proposals for the organization of publicly financed hospitals. These include new management models, new payment systems and clinical guidelines and disease treatment protocols inspired by evidence-based guidelines. 2012-08-13T10:39:00Z 2012-08-13T10:39:00Z 2010-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12810539/hospital-performance-health-quality-improvements-sao-paulo-brazil-maryland-usa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10179 English en breve; No. 156 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean
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topic ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS
ACCOUNTING
BREAST CANCER
C SECTIONS
CITIZENS
CLINICAL GUIDELINES
CLINICAL INFORMATION
CLINICIANS
COMPLICATIONS
DIAGNOSIS
EMERGENCY SERVICES
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL RISK
HEALTH COVERAGE
HEALTH INFORMATION
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTHCARE
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
HOSPITAL AUTONOMY
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL COST
HOSPITAL COSTS
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
HOSPITAL MANAGERS
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
HOSPITAL RATES
HOSPITAL SERVICES
HOSPITALS
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY OF CARE
INCOME
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INNOVATIONS
INPATIENT ADMISSION
INTERVENTION
LEGAL STATUS
LOCAL HEALTH COUNCILS
MEDICAL SERVICES
MORTALITY
NURSES
PATIENT
PATIENT SATISFACTION
PHYSICIANS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR HEALTH
PROGRESS
PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
QUALITY OF HEALTH
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
RESOURCE USE
SECRETARY OF HEALTH
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
SUPPLIERS
TEACHING HOSPITALS
spellingShingle ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS
ACCOUNTING
BREAST CANCER
C SECTIONS
CITIZENS
CLINICAL GUIDELINES
CLINICAL INFORMATION
CLINICIANS
COMPLICATIONS
DIAGNOSIS
EMERGENCY SERVICES
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL RISK
HEALTH COVERAGE
HEALTH INFORMATION
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTHCARE
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
HOSPITAL AUTONOMY
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL COST
HOSPITAL COSTS
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
HOSPITAL MANAGERS
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
HOSPITAL RATES
HOSPITAL SERVICES
HOSPITALS
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY OF CARE
INCOME
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INNOVATIONS
INPATIENT ADMISSION
INTERVENTION
LEGAL STATUS
LOCAL HEALTH COUNCILS
MEDICAL SERVICES
MORTALITY
NURSES
PATIENT
PATIENT SATISFACTION
PHYSICIANS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR HEALTH
PROGRESS
PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
QUALITY OF HEALTH
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
RESOURCE USE
SECRETARY OF HEALTH
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
SUPPLIERS
TEACHING HOSPITALS
Medici, Andre
Murray, Robert
Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
relation en breve; No. 156
description Hospitals are the most essential and most costly component of health systems. They account for up to two-thirds of health spending. As a result, they greatly influence the overall quality of health care. As governments search for the best ways to monitor and evaluate hospital performance, policy-makers must identify the best ways to maximize hospital outcomes, patient satisfaction, and operational efficiency. Recent increases in healthcare costs have generated a number of proposals for the organization of publicly financed hospitals. These include new management models, new payment systems and clinical guidelines and disease treatment protocols inspired by evidence-based guidelines.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Medici, Andre
Murray, Robert
author_facet Medici, Andre
Murray, Robert
author_sort Medici, Andre
title Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)
title_short Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)
title_full Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)
title_fullStr Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)
title_full_unstemmed Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)
title_sort hospital performance and health quality improvements in são paulo (brazil) and maryland (usa)
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12810539/hospital-performance-health-quality-improvements-sao-paulo-brazil-maryland-usa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10179
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