Lessons for Hospital Autonomy : Implementation in Vietnam from International Experience

The Government of Vietnam sees hospital autonomy policy as important and consistent with current development trends in Vietnam. It is based on government policies as laid out in government Decree on financial autonomy of revenue-generating public s...

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Main Authors: Vietnam Ministry of Health, Health Strategy and Policy Institute, World Bank, World Health Organization
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/402601468126885051/Lessons-for-hospital-autonomy-implementation-in-Vietnam-from-international-experience
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topic ABILITY TO PAY
ABUSE
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
BACK PAIN
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
BEDS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CERTIFICATION
CITIES
CITIZENS
CLINICAL CARE
CLINICAL GUIDELINES
CLINICAL PRACTICE
CLINICAL RECORDS
CLINICAL SERVICES
CLINICAL STAFF
CLINICIANS
CLINICS
DECISION MAKING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
DIRECT COSTS
DOCTORS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYMENT
ENGINEERS
EQUITY IN ACCESS
ESSENTIAL DRUGS
ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES
ETHICAL CONDUCT
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURES
FEE SCHEDULE
FEE-FOR-SERVICE
FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS
FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENTS
FINANCIAL CONTROL
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE BUSINESSES
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH CARE QUALITY
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH FINANCING
HEALTH INFORMATION
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPECIALIST
HEALTH STRATEGY
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTH WORKERS
HEALTHCARE
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
HEALTHCARE SERVICES
HOSPITAL ADMISSION
HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES
HOSPITAL AUTONOMY
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
HOSPITAL MANAGERS
HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
HOSPITAL REGULATIONS
HOSPITAL SERVICES
HOSPITAL STAFF
HOSPITAL UTILIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOSPITALS PUBLIC
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INDUCED DEMAND
INFORMAL TRAINING
INPATIENT ADMISSION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
JOB SECURITY
LACK OF CAPACITY
LARGE CITIES
LARGE POPULATION
LEASING
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MARKET PLACE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL RECORDS
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
MEDICINES
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HOSPITAL
MENTAL HOSPITALS
MINISTRIES OF HEALTH
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MOBILITY
MODERNIZATION
MORTALITY
OCCUPANCY
OCCUPANCY RATES
OUTPATIENT CARE
OVERCROWDING
PATIENT
PATIENT SATISFACTION
PATIENTS
PHARMACIES
POLICY MAKERS
PREGNANCIES
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE PHARMACIES
PROVIDER PAYMENT
PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
QUALITY OF CARE
QUALITY OF SERVICES
QUALITY SERVICES
REGIONAL HOSPITAL
REGIONAL NETWORKS
RESOURCE USE
RESPECT
RETAIL PHARMACIES
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOSPITALS
SAFETY
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE
SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
SPORTS MEDICINE
SURGERY
TECHNICAL CAPACITY
TELEVISION
TERTIARY LEVEL
TREATMENT SERVICES
UNIONS
UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
USE OF HEALTH SERVICES
USE OF RESOURCES
USER FEES
WASTE
WORKERS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle ABILITY TO PAY
ABUSE
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
BACK PAIN
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
BEDS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CERTIFICATION
CITIES
CITIZENS
CLINICAL CARE
CLINICAL GUIDELINES
CLINICAL PRACTICE
CLINICAL RECORDS
CLINICAL SERVICES
CLINICAL STAFF
CLINICIANS
CLINICS
DECISION MAKING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
DIRECT COSTS
DOCTORS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYMENT
ENGINEERS
EQUITY IN ACCESS
ESSENTIAL DRUGS
ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES
ETHICAL CONDUCT
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURES
FEE SCHEDULE
FEE-FOR-SERVICE
FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS
FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENTS
FINANCIAL CONTROL
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE BUSINESSES
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH CARE QUALITY
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH FINANCING
HEALTH INFORMATION
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPECIALIST
HEALTH STRATEGY
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTH WORKERS
HEALTHCARE
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
HEALTHCARE SERVICES
HOSPITAL ADMISSION
HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES
HOSPITAL AUTONOMY
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
HOSPITAL MANAGERS
HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
HOSPITAL REGULATIONS
HOSPITAL SERVICES
HOSPITAL STAFF
HOSPITAL UTILIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOSPITALS PUBLIC
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INDUCED DEMAND
INFORMAL TRAINING
INPATIENT ADMISSION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
JOB SECURITY
LACK OF CAPACITY
LARGE CITIES
LARGE POPULATION
LEASING
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MARKET PLACE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL RECORDS
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
MEDICINES
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HOSPITAL
MENTAL HOSPITALS
MINISTRIES OF HEALTH
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MOBILITY
MODERNIZATION
MORTALITY
OCCUPANCY
OCCUPANCY RATES
OUTPATIENT CARE
OVERCROWDING
PATIENT
PATIENT SATISFACTION
PATIENTS
PHARMACIES
POLICY MAKERS
PREGNANCIES
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE PHARMACIES
PROVIDER PAYMENT
PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
QUALITY OF CARE
QUALITY OF SERVICES
QUALITY SERVICES
REGIONAL HOSPITAL
REGIONAL NETWORKS
RESOURCE USE
RESPECT
RETAIL PHARMACIES
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOSPITALS
SAFETY
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE
SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
SPORTS MEDICINE
SURGERY
TECHNICAL CAPACITY
TELEVISION
TERTIARY LEVEL
TREATMENT SERVICES
UNIONS
UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
USE OF HEALTH SERVICES
USE OF RESOURCES
USER FEES
WASTE
WORKERS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Vietnam Ministry of Health
Health Strategy and Policy Institute
World Bank
World Health Organization
Lessons for Hospital Autonomy : Implementation in Vietnam from International Experience
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Vietnam
description The Government of Vietnam sees hospital autonomy policy as important and consistent with current development trends in Vietnam. It is based on government policies as laid out in government Decree on financial autonomy of revenue-generating public service entities; and to 2006, it is replaced by decree on professional, organizational, human resource management and financial autonomy of revenue-generating and state budget-financed public service entities. These policies apply to public service entities in all sectors, including the health sector and hospitals. This policy is an important element of public administration reform in Vietnam, helping service entities survive and develop under the socialist-oriented market mechanism. It aims to help hospitals in fulfilling assigned professional tasks by allowing them to restructure their organization and staffing. The government has also allowed public service entities to mobilize private capital and joint ventures to organize activities and services responding to social and people's needs. This study will show that since the implementation of decrees, a number of improvements have been demonstrated within hospitals with respect to physical facilities, service provision, medical techniques, service quality and staff incomes, thus creating stability and satisfaction among hospital workers. But it also describes the international evidence that implementation of hospital autonomy comes with a risk of unintended outcomes driven by powerful financial incentives from the market place to increase revenue. These include supply induced demand, cost escalation, inappropriate care. There are some indications that such risks may be emerging in Vietnam as well, although these would need further research. Fortunately, there is also international evidence about policies that can mitigate such risks, and these are also described in this report. This report will inspire further studies and encourage policymakers to think about continuous improvement of policies.
format Policy Note
author Vietnam Ministry of Health
Health Strategy and Policy Institute
World Bank
World Health Organization
author_facet Vietnam Ministry of Health
Health Strategy and Policy Institute
World Bank
World Health Organization
author_sort Vietnam Ministry of Health
title Lessons for Hospital Autonomy : Implementation in Vietnam from International Experience
title_short Lessons for Hospital Autonomy : Implementation in Vietnam from International Experience
title_full Lessons for Hospital Autonomy : Implementation in Vietnam from International Experience
title_fullStr Lessons for Hospital Autonomy : Implementation in Vietnam from International Experience
title_full_unstemmed Lessons for Hospital Autonomy : Implementation in Vietnam from International Experience
title_sort lessons for hospital autonomy : implementation in vietnam from international experience
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/402601468126885051/Lessons-for-hospital-autonomy-implementation-in-Vietnam-from-international-experience
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27800
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spelling okr-10986-278002021-04-23T14:04:42Z Lessons for Hospital Autonomy : Implementation in Vietnam from International Experience Vietnam Ministry of Health Health Strategy and Policy Institute World Bank World Health Organization ABILITY TO PAY ABUSE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY BACK PAIN BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BEDS CAPACITY BUILDING CERTIFICATION CITIES CITIZENS CLINICAL CARE CLINICAL GUIDELINES CLINICAL PRACTICE CLINICAL RECORDS CLINICAL SERVICES CLINICAL STAFF CLINICIANS CLINICS DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS DIRECT COSTS DOCTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERS EQUITY IN ACCESS ESSENTIAL DRUGS ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES ETHICAL CONDUCT EXERCISES EXPENDITURES FEE SCHEDULE FEE-FOR-SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENTS FINANCIAL CONTROL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE BUSINESSES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE QUALITY HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPECIALIST HEALTH STRATEGY HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HEALTHCARE SERVICES HOSPITAL ADMISSION HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES HOSPITAL AUTONOMY HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL MANAGERS HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF HOSPITAL PATIENTS HOSPITAL REGULATIONS HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITAL STAFF HOSPITAL UTILIZATION HOSPITALS HOSPITALS PUBLIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCES INCENTIVE PAYMENTS INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INDUCED DEMAND INFORMAL TRAINING INPATIENT ADMISSION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS JOB SECURITY LACK OF CAPACITY LARGE CITIES LARGE POPULATION LEASING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET PLACE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL RECORDS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES MEDICINES MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HOSPITAL MENTAL HOSPITALS MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH MOBILITY MODERNIZATION MORTALITY OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY RATES OUTPATIENT CARE OVERCROWDING PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PATIENTS PHARMACIES POLICY MAKERS PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE PHARMACIES PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITATIVE INFORMATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF SERVICES QUALITY SERVICES REGIONAL HOSPITAL REGIONAL NETWORKS RESOURCE USE RESPECT RETAIL PHARMACIES RURAL AREAS RURAL HOSPITALS SAFETY SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SPORTS MEDICINE SURGERY TECHNICAL CAPACITY TELEVISION TERTIARY LEVEL TREATMENT SERVICES UNIONS UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION USE OF HEALTH SERVICES USE OF RESOURCES USER FEES WASTE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION The Government of Vietnam sees hospital autonomy policy as important and consistent with current development trends in Vietnam. It is based on government policies as laid out in government Decree on financial autonomy of revenue-generating public service entities; and to 2006, it is replaced by decree on professional, organizational, human resource management and financial autonomy of revenue-generating and state budget-financed public service entities. These policies apply to public service entities in all sectors, including the health sector and hospitals. This policy is an important element of public administration reform in Vietnam, helping service entities survive and develop under the socialist-oriented market mechanism. It aims to help hospitals in fulfilling assigned professional tasks by allowing them to restructure their organization and staffing. The government has also allowed public service entities to mobilize private capital and joint ventures to organize activities and services responding to social and people's needs. This study will show that since the implementation of decrees, a number of improvements have been demonstrated within hospitals with respect to physical facilities, service provision, medical techniques, service quality and staff incomes, thus creating stability and satisfaction among hospital workers. But it also describes the international evidence that implementation of hospital autonomy comes with a risk of unintended outcomes driven by powerful financial incentives from the market place to increase revenue. These include supply induced demand, cost escalation, inappropriate care. There are some indications that such risks may be emerging in Vietnam as well, although these would need further research. Fortunately, there is also international evidence about policies that can mitigate such risks, and these are also described in this report. This report will inspire further studies and encourage policymakers to think about continuous improvement of policies. 2017-08-14T20:48:47Z 2017-08-14T20:48:47Z 2011-07 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/402601468126885051/Lessons-for-hospital-autonomy-implementation-in-Vietnam-from-international-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27800 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Vietnam