Health Care Spending in the New EU Member States : Controlling Costs and Improving Quality

The main objectives of this study, Health care spending in the new EU member states: controlling costs and improving quality, are to take stock of recent trends in health expenditure aggregates in the public sector and to identify specific areas of...

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Main Author: Chawla, Mukesh
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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spelling okr-10986-67712021-04-23T14:02:26Z Health Care Spending in the New EU Member States : Controlling Costs and Improving Quality Chawla, Mukesh ACUTE CARE AGED ALCOHOLISM CAPACITY BUILDING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CHRONIC DISEASES CITIES CLINICS COST-EFFICIENCY DAY CARE DECISION MAKING DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISSEMINATION DOCTORS DRUG ABUSE DUE DILIGENCE ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY PHYSICIAN FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION GENERAL PRACTICE GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE COSTS HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL CAPACITY HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL SECTOR HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYPERTENSION IMMUNODEFICIENCY INCOME GROUPS INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFORMAL PAYMENTS INSTITUTIONALIZATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL POPULATION MATERNAL MORTALITY MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE MODERNIZATION MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONALS NEEDS ASSESSMENT NURSES ORPHAN CHILDREN OUTPATIENT SERVICES PATIENT PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICES PENSIONS PHYSICIANS POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK POOR QUALITY CARE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRESS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY SERVICES REFERRALS REHABILITATION RESIDENTIAL CARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL AREAS SAFETY NETS SCREENING SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TUBERCULOSIS VICTIMS VIOLENCE VISITS VULNERABLE GROUPS WAR WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION The main objectives of this study, Health care spending in the new EU member states: controlling costs and improving quality, are to take stock of recent trends in health expenditure aggregates in the public sector and to identify specific areas of reform consistent with the objectives of consolidating the fiscal situation in these countries without adversely affecting the production, delivery and utilization of health services. The book begins with an introduction and the rest of this study is organized as follows: Chapter 2 discusses trends and structure of health expenditures in the EU8. Chapter 3 assesses the nature and extent of indebtedness in the health sectors. Chapter 4 discusses the key expenditure areas. Chapter 5 presents population ageing and proliferation of medical technology as the future spending pressure points in the health sector. Chapter 6 focuses on the management of health expenditures. Finally, Chapter 7 concludes. 2012-05-31T18:50:32Z 2012-05-31T18:50:32Z 2007 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8100124/health-care-spending-new-eu-member-states-controlling-costs-improving-quality 978-0-8213-7151-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6771 English en_US World Bank Working Paper No.113 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia
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topic ACUTE CARE
AGED
ALCOHOLISM
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CHRONIC DISEASES
CITIES
CLINICS
COST-EFFICIENCY
DAY CARE
DECISION MAKING
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DISABILITIES
DISABILITY
DISSEMINATION
DOCTORS
DRUG ABUSE
DUE DILIGENCE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FAMILY PHYSICIAN
FINANCIAL PROTECTION
FINANCIAL RISK
FINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION
GENERAL PRACTICE
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE COSTS
HEALTH CARE FINANCING
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SECTOR REFORM
HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL BEDS
HOSPITAL CAPACITY
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL SECTOR
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HYPERTENSION
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
INCOME GROUPS
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
INFORMAL PAYMENTS
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL POPULATION
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MEDICAL EDUCATION
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
MODERNIZATION
MORTALITY
NATIONAL HEALTH
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONALS
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NURSES
ORPHAN CHILDREN
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
PATIENT
PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICES
PENSIONS
PHYSICIANS
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POOR QUALITY CARE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUALITY CONTROL
QUALITY SERVICES
REFERRALS
REHABILITATION
RESIDENTIAL CARE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NETS
SCREENING
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SERVICE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS
SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TUBERCULOSIS
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
VISITS
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAR
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle ACUTE CARE
AGED
ALCOHOLISM
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CHRONIC DISEASES
CITIES
CLINICS
COST-EFFICIENCY
DAY CARE
DECISION MAKING
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DISABILITIES
DISABILITY
DISSEMINATION
DOCTORS
DRUG ABUSE
DUE DILIGENCE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FAMILY PHYSICIAN
FINANCIAL PROTECTION
FINANCIAL RISK
FINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION
GENERAL PRACTICE
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE COSTS
HEALTH CARE FINANCING
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SECTOR REFORM
HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL BEDS
HOSPITAL CAPACITY
HOSPITAL CARE
HOSPITAL SECTOR
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HYPERTENSION
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
INCOME GROUPS
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
INFORMAL PAYMENTS
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL POPULATION
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MEDICAL EDUCATION
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
MODERNIZATION
MORTALITY
NATIONAL HEALTH
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONALS
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
NURSES
ORPHAN CHILDREN
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
PATIENT
PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICES
PENSIONS
PHYSICIANS
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POOR QUALITY CARE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
PRIMARY CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
QUALITY CONTROL
QUALITY SERVICES
REFERRALS
REHABILITATION
RESIDENTIAL CARE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NETS
SCREENING
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SERVICE
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS
SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TUBERCULOSIS
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
VISITS
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAR
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Chawla, Mukesh
Health Care Spending in the New EU Member States : Controlling Costs and Improving Quality
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
relation World Bank Working Paper No.113
description The main objectives of this study, Health care spending in the new EU member states: controlling costs and improving quality, are to take stock of recent trends in health expenditure aggregates in the public sector and to identify specific areas of reform consistent with the objectives of consolidating the fiscal situation in these countries without adversely affecting the production, delivery and utilization of health services. The book begins with an introduction and the rest of this study is organized as follows: Chapter 2 discusses trends and structure of health expenditures in the EU8. Chapter 3 assesses the nature and extent of indebtedness in the health sectors. Chapter 4 discusses the key expenditure areas. Chapter 5 presents population ageing and proliferation of medical technology as the future spending pressure points in the health sector. Chapter 6 focuses on the management of health expenditures. Finally, Chapter 7 concludes.
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author Chawla, Mukesh
author_facet Chawla, Mukesh
author_sort Chawla, Mukesh
title Health Care Spending in the New EU Member States : Controlling Costs and Improving Quality
title_short Health Care Spending in the New EU Member States : Controlling Costs and Improving Quality
title_full Health Care Spending in the New EU Member States : Controlling Costs and Improving Quality
title_fullStr Health Care Spending in the New EU Member States : Controlling Costs and Improving Quality
title_full_unstemmed Health Care Spending in the New EU Member States : Controlling Costs and Improving Quality
title_sort health care spending in the new eu member states : controlling costs and improving quality
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8100124/health-care-spending-new-eu-member-states-controlling-costs-improving-quality
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