Organizational Reform in the Hungarian Hospital Sector : Institutional Analysis of Hungarian Hospitals and the Possibilities of Corporatization

The organizational reform of public hospitals is part of the health policy agenda worldwide as a reaction to inefficient and low quality performance in public institutions. A central theme of these reforms is the possibility of improving performanc...

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Main Authors: Réthelyi, János M., Miskovits, Eszter, Szócska, Miklós K.
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/3887919/organizational-reform-hungarian-hospital-sector-institutional-analysis-hungarian-hospitals-possibilities-corporatization
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spelling okr-10986-136782021-04-23T14:03:09Z Organizational Reform in the Hungarian Hospital Sector : Institutional Analysis of Hungarian Hospitals and the Possibilities of Corporatization Réthelyi, János M. Miskovits, Eszter Szócska, Miklós K. ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADAPTATION AUDITS BIDDING CAPITAL COSTS COMMUNITIES CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEPRECIATION DOCTORS EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERS EQUIPMENT FEASIBILITY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE HEALTH FOR ALL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITALS INDUCED DEMAND INHABITANTS MANAGERS MARKETING MEDICINE MIGRATION NURSES NURSING NUTRITION PATIENTS PERFORMANCE CRITERIA PHARMACEUTICALS PHYSICIANS PRIMARY CARE PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASING QUALITATIVE DATA SERVICE DELIVERY TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITIES HEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & REFORM PUBLIC HOSPITALS HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CARE FINANCE HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS The organizational reform of public hospitals is part of the health policy agenda worldwide as a reaction to inefficient and low quality performance in public institutions. A central theme of these reforms is the possibility of improving performance in public settings under semiautonomous circumstances. Central and East European countries face the problem of an oversized and hospital-based health care system inherited historically from the former centralized totalitarian political system. The authors analyze the Hungarian Hospital sector in terms of recent changes and the effect of these on organizational modalities shown earlier to play a crucial role in the performance of public hospitals. Organizational theory and the "organizational modality - incentive regime" model is used to describe incongruence and general incoherence in the everyday functioning of Hungarian hospitals. Finally the possibilities and long-term effects of corporatization and marketing changes are examined according to recent political and legislative changes and a corresponding case study. 2013-05-30T14:43:45Z 2013-05-30T14:43:45Z 2002-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/3887919/organizational-reform-hungarian-hospital-sector-institutional-analysis-hungarian-hospitals-possibilities-corporatization http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13678 English en_US HNP discussion paper series; 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 Europe and Central Asia Hungary
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADAPTATION
AUDITS
BIDDING
CAPITAL COSTS
COMMUNITIES
CORRUPTION
DECENTRALIZATION
DELIVERY SYSTEMS
DEPRECIATION
DOCTORS
EMPLOYMENT
ENGINEERS
EQUIPMENT
FEASIBILITY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH FOR ALL
HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HOSPITAL BEDS
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
HOSPITALS
INDUCED DEMAND
INHABITANTS
MANAGERS
MARKETING
MEDICINE
MIGRATION
NURSES
NURSING
NUTRITION
PATIENTS
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
PHARMACEUTICALS
PHYSICIANS
PRIMARY CARE
PROCUREMENT
PROFESSIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PURCHASING
QUALITATIVE DATA
SERVICE DELIVERY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
UNIVERSITIES HEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & REFORM
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
HEALTH CARE FINANCE
HEALTH CARE FINANCING
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADAPTATION
AUDITS
BIDDING
CAPITAL COSTS
COMMUNITIES
CORRUPTION
DECENTRALIZATION
DELIVERY SYSTEMS
DEPRECIATION
DOCTORS
EMPLOYMENT
ENGINEERS
EQUIPMENT
FEASIBILITY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH FOR ALL
HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HOSPITAL BEDS
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
HOSPITALS
INDUCED DEMAND
INHABITANTS
MANAGERS
MARKETING
MEDICINE
MIGRATION
NURSES
NURSING
NUTRITION
PATIENTS
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
PHARMACEUTICALS
PHYSICIANS
PRIMARY CARE
PROCUREMENT
PROFESSIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PURCHASING
QUALITATIVE DATA
SERVICE DELIVERY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
UNIVERSITIES HEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & REFORM
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
HEALTH CARE FINANCE
HEALTH CARE FINANCING
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS
Réthelyi, János M.
Miskovits, Eszter
Szócska, Miklós K.
Organizational Reform in the Hungarian Hospital Sector : Institutional Analysis of Hungarian Hospitals and the Possibilities of Corporatization
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Hungary
relation HNP discussion paper series;
description The organizational reform of public hospitals is part of the health policy agenda worldwide as a reaction to inefficient and low quality performance in public institutions. A central theme of these reforms is the possibility of improving performance in public settings under semiautonomous circumstances. Central and East European countries face the problem of an oversized and hospital-based health care system inherited historically from the former centralized totalitarian political system. The authors analyze the Hungarian Hospital sector in terms of recent changes and the effect of these on organizational modalities shown earlier to play a crucial role in the performance of public hospitals. Organizational theory and the "organizational modality - incentive regime" model is used to describe incongruence and general incoherence in the everyday functioning of Hungarian hospitals. Finally the possibilities and long-term effects of corporatization and marketing changes are examined according to recent political and legislative changes and a corresponding case study.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Réthelyi, János M.
Miskovits, Eszter
Szócska, Miklós K.
author_facet Réthelyi, János M.
Miskovits, Eszter
Szócska, Miklós K.
author_sort Réthelyi, János M.
title Organizational Reform in the Hungarian Hospital Sector : Institutional Analysis of Hungarian Hospitals and the Possibilities of Corporatization
title_short Organizational Reform in the Hungarian Hospital Sector : Institutional Analysis of Hungarian Hospitals and the Possibilities of Corporatization
title_full Organizational Reform in the Hungarian Hospital Sector : Institutional Analysis of Hungarian Hospitals and the Possibilities of Corporatization
title_fullStr Organizational Reform in the Hungarian Hospital Sector : Institutional Analysis of Hungarian Hospitals and the Possibilities of Corporatization
title_full_unstemmed Organizational Reform in the Hungarian Hospital Sector : Institutional Analysis of Hungarian Hospitals and the Possibilities of Corporatization
title_sort organizational reform in the hungarian hospital sector : institutional analysis of hungarian hospitals and the possibilities of corporatization
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/3887919/organizational-reform-hungarian-hospital-sector-institutional-analysis-hungarian-hospitals-possibilities-corporatization
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13678
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