Hospital Performance and Health Quality Improvements in São Paulo (Brazil) and Maryland (USA)

Hospitals are the most essential and most costly component of health systems. They account for up to two-thirds of health spending. As a result, they greatly influence the overall quality of health care. As governments search for the best ways to monitor and evaluate hospital performance, policy-makers must identify the best ways to maximize hospital outcomes, patient satisfaction, and operational efficiency. Recent increases in healthcare costs have generated a number of proposals for the organization of publicly financed hospitals. These include new management models, new payment systems and clinical guidelines and disease treatment protocols inspired by evidence-based guidelines.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Medici, Andre, Murray, Robert
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-06
Subjects:	ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS, ACCOUNTING, BREAST CANCER, C SECTIONS, CITIZENS, CLINICAL GUIDELINES, CLINICAL INFORMATION, CLINICIANS, COMPLICATIONS, DIAGNOSIS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, EXPENDITURES, FINANCIAL RISK, HEALTH COVERAGE, HEALTH INFORMATION, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH REFORM, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTHCARE, HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, HOSPITAL AUTONOMY, HOSPITAL CARE, HOSPITAL COST, HOSPITAL COSTS, HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL MANAGERS, HOSPITAL PATIENTS, HOSPITAL RATES, HOSPITAL SERVICES, HOSPITALS, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY OF CARE, INCOME, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INNOVATIONS, INPATIENT ADMISSION, INTERVENTION, LEGAL STATUS, LOCAL HEALTH COUNCILS, MEDICAL SERVICES, MORTALITY, NURSES, PATIENT, PATIENT SATISFACTION, PHYSICIANS, POLICY MAKERS, POOR HEALTH, PROGRESS, PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC HOSPITALS, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, QUALITY OF HEALTH, QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE, RESOURCE USE, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, SOCIAL PARTICIPATION, SUPPLIERS, TEACHING HOSPITALS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/12810539/hospital-performance-health-quality-improvements-sao-paulo-brazil-maryland-usa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10179
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