Perazzo, AlfredoCarpio, CarmenSotomayor, Renzo2016-06-072016-06-072015-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24448Verification differentiates results-based financing (RBF) from other health-financing mechanisms, and it is considered an important process of RBF program design and implementation. Despite the vital role it plays in RBF, not much has been written about verification as a process, and information about different elements of the process, frequency, cost, and direct and indirect effects among others, is scarce. Panama’s Health Protection for Vulnerable Populations Program (PSPV) uses an RBF mechanism to deliver health services to the country’s rural poor. As in many RBF schemes, a major component of the PSPV is the verification of results. This study focuses on PSPV’s verification process, highlights its results and their application, and identifies lessons learned. Such information is useful to policy makers and technical experts interested in or designing RBF mechanisms.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWASTEDATA ENTRYQUALITY OF SERVICESPEOPLEVACCINATIONFINANCINGFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFORMATION SYSTEMANTENATAL CAREINCOMEUNDER-FIVE MORTALITYLAWSLIVE BIRTHSMORBIDITYBASIC HEALTH SERVICESINFORMATIONMONITORINGHEALTH CARELEGAL STATUSCOPYRIGHTINCENTIVESHEALTHHEALTH PROFESSIONALSBREAST CANCERHIGH BLOOD PRESSUREVERIFICATIONVERIFICATIONSHYPERTENSIONREGISTRYHEALTH FACILITIESMATERNAL MORTALITYKNOWLEDGETRANSLATIONCAPITATIONDIABETESDATAMINISTRY OF HEALTHCOSTSIRONPATIENTPATIENTSPERFORMANCE INDICATORSHEALTH INDICATORSTARGETSTECHNICAL EXPERTSHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH MANAGEMENTVULNERABLE POPULATIONSACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESDISSEMINATIONMEDICAL CARESERVICE PROVISIONMORTALITY RATEMATERIALTUBERCULOSISFOLIC ACIDHEALTH ORGANIZATIONSCREENINGDATABASESDISPARITIES IN HEALTHMORTALITYHEALTH PROMOTIONTELEPHONEHEALTH INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYEQUITYINFANT MORTALITYTRANSACTIONINFANTHEALTH SERVICE PROVISIONGENERAL POPULATIONAGEDPATIENT SATISFACTIONSOFTWARERESULTSCAREPOLICY MAKERSLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTMEDICAL SERVICESHEALTH OUTCOMESFAXINTERNAL PROCESSFAMILY PLANNINGPROTOCOLSPREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICESNUTRITIONPOPULATIONSQUALITY CONTROLQUERIESCHECK–UPSPOLICYPRIMARY HEALTH CAREINTERNETADMINISTRATIONHEALTH RESULTSRESULTDEMANDSWEIGHTPHYSICIANSPREGNANT WOMENCHILDRENLICENSESNETWORKEVALUATIONHUMAN RESOURCESHEALTH EXPENDITUREINTEGRATIONPERFORMANCEADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSESSOFTWARE SOLUTIONINNOVATIONMANAGEMENT OF PATIENTSPOPULATIONPROFITPROTOCOLPRACTITIONERSMATERNAL MORTALITY RATESTRATEGYGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEFLOW OF INFORMATIONREGISTRATIONDATABASEHEALTH INTERVENTIONSCERTIFICATIONHEALTH SERVICEINFANT MORTALITY RATEHEALTH SERVICESIMPLEMENTATIONPREGNANCYTARGETHUMAN DEVELOPMENTWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/24448