Health System Innovations in Central America : Lessons and Impact of New Approaches

Health Systems Innovations in Central America reports on how these experiences fared -- a hospital in Panama, a nutrition program in Honduras, primary care extension in Guatemala, a subset of hospitals and primary care units in Costa Rica and a soc...

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Other Authors:	La Forgia, Gerard M.
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY AGRICULTURE BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BASIC SERVICES CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CENTRAL AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICAN CERTIFICATION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION DATA COLLECTION DATA SET DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DIPHTHERIA DONOR AGENCIES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES EXCLUDED GROUPS EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL DEBT FIELD RESEARCH FINANCES GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CENTER HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH DELIVERY HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POSTS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PROBLEMS INCOME INCOME POPULATIONS INCOME QUINTILES INDIGENOUS GROUPS INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES INTERVENTION LATIN AMERICAN LIFE EXPECTANCY MALNUTRITION MANAGED CARE MANAGED HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY MANAGERS MARKET ECONOMY MEASLES MORTALITY NATIONAL AVERAGE NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIP PATIENT SATISFACTION PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLICY CONTEXT POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLIOMYELITIS POPULATION GROUPS PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC SECTOR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENCE SAFE WATER SCREENING SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS VACCINATION VACCINATIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6077624/health-system-innovations-central-america-lessons-impact-new-approaches http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7253

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Summary:	Health Systems Innovations in Central America reports on how these experiences fared -- a hospital in Panama, a nutrition program in Honduras, primary care extension in Guatemala, a subset of hospitals and primary care units in Costa Rica and a social security-managed health care program in Nicaragua. The studies report on the performance of the innovations, the policy environment in which they were developed as well as nuts-and-bolts features and processes incorporated into their design and implementation.

Health System Innovations in Central America : Lessons and Impact of New Approaches

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