Using Resource Profiles to Guide Allocation and Purchasing Decisions

The provision of health care involves combining a considerable number of resource inputs to deliver a mix of services that will satisfy overall objectives. In theory, this sounds simple. For a number of reasons, however, allocating actual health ca...

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Main Author:	Anell, Anders
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	BEDS CLINICS EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL HEALTH CARE RESOURCES HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL SERVICES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATION RATES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INSURANCE INTERVENTION LATIN AMERICAN LESSONS LEARNED LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICINES MOTIVATION NURSES NURSING NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROMOTING HEALTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASING POWER QUALITY OF CARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE USE SERVICE DELIVERY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE WORKING CONDITIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5628670/using-resource-profiles-guide-allocation-purchasing-decisions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13780

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spelling	okr-10986-137802021-04-23T14:03:09Z Using Resource Profiles to Guide Allocation and Purchasing Decisions Anell, Anders BEDS CLINICS EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL HEALTH CARE RESOURCES HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL SERVICES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATION RATES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INSURANCE INTERVENTION LATIN AMERICAN LESSONS LEARNED LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICINES MOTIVATION NURSES NURSING NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROMOTING HEALTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASING POWER QUALITY OF CARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE USE SERVICE DELIVERY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE WORKING CONDITIONS The provision of health care involves combining a considerable number of resource inputs to deliver a mix of services that will satisfy overall objectives. In theory, this sounds simple. For a number of reasons, however, allocating actual health care resources is challenging and imbalances seem to be the rule rather than the exception. This paper presents a simple framework for comparing resource profiles for a selection of low- and middle-income countries. The main purpose is to illustrate the importance of a multidimensional approach for the measurement and monitoring of health care resources that includes measurement of real resources, e.g. personnel, equipment and facilities, to supplement traditional expenditure figures. Data have been compiled for two groups of countries. Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali, Niger and Tanzania comprise a set of low-income African countries. The Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala and Peru comprise a set of middle-income Latin American countries. A multidimensional approach for the measurement and monitoring of health care resources may supplement expenditure reviews such as National Health Accounts (NHAs) and thereby highlight important linkages between expenditures and the management of real resources. 2013-06-05T15:53:58Z 2013-06-05T15:53:58Z 2004-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5628670/using-resource-profiles-guide-allocation-purchasing-decisions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13780 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
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topic	BEDS CLINICS EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL HEALTH CARE RESOURCES HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL SERVICES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATION RATES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INSURANCE INTERVENTION LATIN AMERICAN LESSONS LEARNED LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICINES MOTIVATION NURSES NURSING NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROMOTING HEALTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASING POWER QUALITY OF CARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE USE SERVICE DELIVERY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE WORKING CONDITIONS
spellingShingle	BEDS CLINICS EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL HEALTH CARE RESOURCES HEALTH CARE SECTOR HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL SERVICES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATION RATES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INSURANCE INTERVENTION LATIN AMERICAN LESSONS LEARNED LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICINES MOTIVATION NURSES NURSING NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROMOTING HEALTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASING POWER QUALITY OF CARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE USE SERVICE DELIVERY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE WORKING CONDITIONS Anell, Anders Using Resource Profiles to Guide Allocation and Purchasing Decisions
relation	Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) discussion paper;
description	The provision of health care involves combining a considerable number of resource inputs to deliver a mix of services that will satisfy overall objectives. In theory, this sounds simple. For a number of reasons, however, allocating actual health care resources is challenging and imbalances seem to be the rule rather than the exception. This paper presents a simple framework for comparing resource profiles for a selection of low- and middle-income countries. The main purpose is to illustrate the importance of a multidimensional approach for the measurement and monitoring of health care resources that includes measurement of real resources, e.g. personnel, equipment and facilities, to supplement traditional expenditure figures. Data have been compiled for two groups of countries. Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali, Niger and Tanzania comprise a set of low-income African countries. The Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala and Peru comprise a set of middle-income Latin American countries. A multidimensional approach for the measurement and monitoring of health care resources may supplement expenditure reviews such as National Health Accounts (NHAs) and thereby highlight important linkages between expenditures and the management of real resources.
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author	Anell, Anders
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title	Using Resource Profiles to Guide Allocation and Purchasing Decisions
title_short	Using Resource Profiles to Guide Allocation and Purchasing Decisions
title_full	Using Resource Profiles to Guide Allocation and Purchasing Decisions
title_fullStr	Using Resource Profiles to Guide Allocation and Purchasing Decisions
title_full_unstemmed	Using Resource Profiles to Guide Allocation and Purchasing Decisions
title_sort	using resource profiles to guide allocation and purchasing decisions
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5628670/using-resource-profiles-guide-allocation-purchasing-decisions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13780
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Using Resource Profiles to Guide Allocation and Purchasing Decisions

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