A Tale of Excessive Hospital Autonomy : An Evaluation of the Hospital Reform in Senegal
In 1998, Senegal launched an ambitious hospital reform. More than ten years later, despite a massive injection of government funds in hospitals, many of them are now close to bankruptcy. However, this reform clearly had the effect of 'bringing...
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ABUSE AGED BEDS C-SECTIONS CAESAREAN SECTION CAESAREAN SECTIONS CHILD CARE COST OF SERVICES DEBT DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES DISEASES DISSEMINATION DOCTORS DRUGS ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE EQUITY IN ACCESS EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FREE CARE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE CENTERS HEALTH CARE DEMAND HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH COMMITTEES HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH WORKERS HMO HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION HOSPITAL AUTONOMY HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL DELIVERIES HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL MANAGERS HOSPITAL PATIENTS HOSPITAL RATES HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL STAFF HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALIZATIONS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMUNIZATION IMPACT ON HEALTH INCOME INDEXES INDUCED DEMAND INFECTIONS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INPATIENT CARE INTEGRATION LAB TESTS LEGAL STATUS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEDICAL SPECIALISTS MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICINES MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINORITY MORBIDITY MOTHER NATIONAL PLANS NATIONAL POLICY NUMBER OF BIRTHS NURSE NURSES NURSING NUTRITION PATHOLOGY PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PATIENTS PENSIONS PERSONALITY PHYSICIANS POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION INCREASE PREGNANCIES PROGRESS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF CARE REGIONAL HOSPITAL REHABILITATION REMEDIES RESPECT RURAL AREAS SKILLED STAFF SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPILLOVER SURGERY TECHNICAL CAPACITY UNFPA UNIONS UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND USER FEES VACCINES VIOLENCE VISITS WORKERS WORKFORCE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION data envelopment analysis |
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ABUSE AGED BEDS C-SECTIONS CAESAREAN SECTION CAESAREAN SECTIONS CHILD CARE COST OF SERVICES DEBT DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES DISEASES DISSEMINATION DOCTORS DRUGS ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE EQUITY IN ACCESS EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FREE CARE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE CENTERS HEALTH CARE DEMAND HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH COMMITTEES HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH WORKERS HMO HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION HOSPITAL AUTONOMY HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL DELIVERIES HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL MANAGERS HOSPITAL PATIENTS HOSPITAL RATES HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL STAFF HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALIZATIONS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMUNIZATION IMPACT ON HEALTH INCOME INDEXES INDUCED DEMAND INFECTIONS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INPATIENT CARE INTEGRATION LAB TESTS LEGAL STATUS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEDICAL SPECIALISTS MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICINES MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINORITY MORBIDITY MOTHER NATIONAL PLANS NATIONAL POLICY NUMBER OF BIRTHS NURSE NURSES NURSING NUTRITION PATHOLOGY PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PATIENTS PENSIONS PERSONALITY PHYSICIANS POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION INCREASE PREGNANCIES PROGRESS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF CARE REGIONAL HOSPITAL REHABILITATION REMEDIES RESPECT RURAL AREAS SKILLED STAFF SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPILLOVER SURGERY TECHNICAL CAPACITY UNFPA UNIONS UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND USER FEES VACCINES VIOLENCE VISITS WORKERS WORKFORCE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION data envelopment analysis Lemière, Christophe Turbat, Vincent Puret, Juliette A Tale of Excessive Hospital Autonomy : An Evaluation of the Hospital Reform in Senegal |
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In 1998, Senegal launched an ambitious
hospital reform. More than ten years later, despite a
massive injection of government funds in hospitals, many of
them are now close to bankruptcy. However, this reform
clearly had the effect of 'bringing back patients'
to hospitals. While hospitals were largely empty (as in many
Sub-Saharan African countries), the number of hospital-based
outpatient visits has increased by over 20 percent every
year since 2000. This increased activity also suggests that
hospitals have become more attractive for patients and that
the quality of care may have improved. In contrast, equity
of access to hospital care (especially for the poorest) has
clearly deteriorated. While the proportion of poor is
estimated at nearly 51 percent of the Senegalese population,
this group constitutes only 3 percent of hospital patients.
Last but not least, the hospital reform has resulted in a
major deterioration in the technical efficiency of the
hospital system. The first reason is the uncontrolled
increase of the wage bill, both because of massive
recruitment of unqualified staff and because of the creation
of numerous and inconsistent staff bonuses. A second reason
is the underfunding of several free care programs,
especially of the Plan Sesame (that is, free care for the
elderly). The mixed results of this hospital reform are due
to several factors. The 1998 reform is a textbook case of
granting very large management autonomy to hospitals without
implementing any serious accountability mechanism. Hospitals
have indeed acquired considerable autonomy in all management
areas. It might have been possible to avoid the current
situation if, in addition to empowering hospitals, some
accountability mechanisms had been implemented; however,
this did not happen. Among the various remedies proposed,
the utmost priority is to restore some government control
over hospitals. This can be done by establishing mechanisms
for evaluating hospital managers and controlling ex ante
their budgets, especially their decisions about recruitments
and compensation. A second priority would be to restore the
efficiency of hospitals, which would require (i) revision of
rates for hospital user fees so that they better reflect
actual costs, (ii) reduction of overstaffing with
nonqualified workers, and (iii) restructuring of the
hospital system in Dakar. |
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Lemière, Christophe Turbat, Vincent Puret, Juliette |
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Lemière, Christophe Turbat, Vincent Puret, Juliette |
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Lemière, Christophe |
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A Tale of Excessive Hospital Autonomy : An Evaluation of the Hospital Reform in Senegal |
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A Tale of Excessive Hospital Autonomy : An Evaluation of the Hospital Reform in Senegal |
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A Tale of Excessive Hospital Autonomy : An Evaluation of the Hospital Reform in Senegal |
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A Tale of Excessive Hospital Autonomy : An Evaluation of the Hospital Reform in Senegal |
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A Tale of Excessive Hospital Autonomy : An Evaluation of the Hospital Reform in Senegal |
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tale of excessive hospital autonomy : an evaluation of the hospital reform in senegal |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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okr-10986-136652021-04-23T14:03:08Z A Tale of Excessive Hospital Autonomy : An Evaluation of the Hospital Reform in Senegal Lemière, Christophe Turbat, Vincent Puret, Juliette ABUSE AGED BEDS C-SECTIONS CAESAREAN SECTION CAESAREAN SECTIONS CHILD CARE COST OF SERVICES DEBT DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES DISEASES DISSEMINATION DOCTORS DRUGS ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE EQUITY IN ACCESS EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FREE CARE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE CENTERS HEALTH CARE DEMAND HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH COMMITTEES HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH WORKERS HMO HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION HOSPITAL AUTONOMY HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL DELIVERIES HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL MANAGERS HOSPITAL PATIENTS HOSPITAL RATES HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL STAFF HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALIZATIONS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMUNIZATION IMPACT ON HEALTH INCOME INDEXES INDUCED DEMAND INFECTIONS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INPATIENT CARE INTEGRATION LAB TESTS LEGAL STATUS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEDICAL SPECIALISTS MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICINES MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINORITY MORBIDITY MOTHER NATIONAL PLANS NATIONAL POLICY NUMBER OF BIRTHS NURSE NURSES NURSING NUTRITION PATHOLOGY PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PATIENTS PENSIONS PERSONALITY PHYSICIANS POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION INCREASE PREGNANCIES PROGRESS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF CARE REGIONAL HOSPITAL REHABILITATION REMEDIES RESPECT RURAL AREAS SKILLED STAFF SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPILLOVER SURGERY TECHNICAL CAPACITY UNFPA UNIONS UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND USER FEES VACCINES VIOLENCE VISITS WORKERS WORKFORCE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION data envelopment analysis In 1998, Senegal launched an ambitious hospital reform. More than ten years later, despite a massive injection of government funds in hospitals, many of them are now close to bankruptcy. However, this reform clearly had the effect of 'bringing back patients' to hospitals. While hospitals were largely empty (as in many Sub-Saharan African countries), the number of hospital-based outpatient visits has increased by over 20 percent every year since 2000. This increased activity also suggests that hospitals have become more attractive for patients and that the quality of care may have improved. In contrast, equity of access to hospital care (especially for the poorest) has clearly deteriorated. While the proportion of poor is estimated at nearly 51 percent of the Senegalese population, this group constitutes only 3 percent of hospital patients. Last but not least, the hospital reform has resulted in a major deterioration in the technical efficiency of the hospital system. The first reason is the uncontrolled increase of the wage bill, both because of massive recruitment of unqualified staff and because of the creation of numerous and inconsistent staff bonuses. A second reason is the underfunding of several free care programs, especially of the Plan Sesame (that is, free care for the elderly). The mixed results of this hospital reform are due to several factors. The 1998 reform is a textbook case of granting very large management autonomy to hospitals without implementing any serious accountability mechanism. Hospitals have indeed acquired considerable autonomy in all management areas. It might have been possible to avoid the current situation if, in addition to empowering hospitals, some accountability mechanisms had been implemented; however, this did not happen. Among the various remedies proposed, the utmost priority is to restore some government control over hospitals. This can be done by establishing mechanisms for evaluating hospital managers and controlling ex ante their budgets, especially their decisions about recruitments and compensation. A second priority would be to restore the efficiency of hospitals, which would require (i) revision of rates for hospital user fees so that they better reflect actual costs, (ii) reduction of overstaffing with nonqualified workers, and (iii) restructuring of the hospital system in Dakar. 2013-05-30T13:48:16Z 2013-05-30T13:48:16Z 2012-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16760902/tale-excessive-hospital-autonomy-evaluation-hospital-reform-senegal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13665 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Senegal |