World Bank2014-09-112014-09-112014-01-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20077This technical assessment has been carried out as part of the preparation of the Health Program-for-Results (PforR) operation in Croatia. The primary focus of the assessment is on the Government's Program, and the National Health Care Strategy 2012-2020, and serves as the policy framework for this operation. The needs that Croatia's health system must address have changed as a consequence of the demographic and epidemiological transition in the country. The disease burden in Croatia has shifted from being dominated by maternal and child health and communicable diseases to being dominated by chronic and non-communicable conditions. The Government of Croatia's National Health Care Strategy sets out development directions for the health sector and is the framework for making policy and operational decisions, including the distribution of budgetary resources. The development of emergency medical services and investment planning project supported technical assistance to develop a hospital rationalization master plan, and this will enable the Ministry of Health to develop specific proposals for funding that can be submitted to European Union (EU) structural funds. The hospital rationalization plan will be completed only in December 2013. In the interim, however, the Ministry of Finance has expressed its commitment to support the Ministry of Health to meet interim funding needs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADMINISTRATIVE COSTSADULT POPULATIONAGE STRUCTUREAGEDAGINGALCOHOL CONSUMPTIONALCOHOLISMAMBULATORY CAREAMBULATORY SERVICESAMBULATORY SURGERYANESTHESIABEDSBREAST CANCERBUDGETARY RESOURCESBURDEN OF DISEASECAPITATIONCERTIFICATIONCHEMOTHERAPYCHILD HEALTHCHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTSCLINICAL GUIDELINESCLINICAL PRACTICECLINICSCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMMUNITY SERVICESCOMPLICATIONSCONTRIBUTION RATECOST CONTROLCOST-EFFECTIVENESSCOST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSISCOST-EFFICIENCYDAY CAREDEATH RATESDEATHSDECISION MAKINGDELIVERY SYSTEMSDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONDIABETESDIETDIGESTIVE SYSTEMDISEASE CONTROLDOCTORSDRUG ABUSEEATING HABITSECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIES OF SCALEELDERLYELDERLY POPULATIONEMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESEPIDEMICSEPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITIONEXISTING CAPACITYEXPENDITURESFAMILY MEMBERSFINANCIAL CONTROLFINANCIAL INCENTIVESFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTGENERAL PRACTITIONERSHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE COSTSHEALTH CARE EXPENDITUREHEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONSHEALTH CARE MANAGEMENTHEALTH CARE SECTORHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CARE SYSTEMHEALTH CARE WORKERSHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH CONDITIONSHEALTH COSTSHEALTH DATAHEALTH ECONOMISTSHEALTH EXPENDITUREHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH FINANCINGHEALTH FOR ALLHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INFORMATIONHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH INSURANCE FUNDHEALTH INSURANCE MARKETHEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEMHEALTH INSURERSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH NEEDSHEALTH ORGANIZATIONHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH PLANNINGHEALTH PLANSHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH PROVIDERSHEALTH RESOURCESHEALTH RESULTSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SECTOR REFORMHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICE DELIVERYHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH STATUSHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHIGH BLOOD PRESSUREHIV/AIDSHOME CAREHOSPITALHOSPITAL ACCREDITATIONHOSPITAL ADMISSIONSHOSPITAL BEDSHOSPITAL CAPACITYHOSPITAL CAREHOSPITAL COSTSHOSPITAL MANAGEMENTHOSPITAL SECTORHOSPITAL SERVICESHOSPITALSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCES IN HEALTH CAREILLNESSINCENTIVES IN PAYMENT METHODSINCOMEINCOME GROUPSINFANTINFANT DEATHSINFANT MORTALITYINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFLUENZAINFORMAL PAYMENTSINJURIESINPATIENT CAREINTEGRATED HEALTH CAREINTEGRATIONINTERSECTORAL COOPERATIONINTERVENTIONLEADING CAUSE OF DEATHLEADING CAUSESLEADING CAUSES OF DEATHLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTHLIVE BIRTHSLONG-TERM CAREMANAGED CAREMATERNITY LEAVEMEDICAL ECONOMICSMEDICAL EQUIPMENTMEDICAL LABORATORIESMEDICAL SUPPLIESMEDICINESMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORBIDITYMORTALITYMORTALITY RATENATIONAL HEALTHNUMBER OF PEOPLENURSESNURSINGNURSING CARENURSING HOMESOBESITYOUTPATIENT SERVICESPALLIATIVE CAREPATIENTPATIENT CHOICEPATIENT OUTCOMESPATIENTSPHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURESPHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRYPHARMACEUTICAL SECTORPHYSICIANSPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLLUTIONPOPULATION DIVISIONPOPULATION GROWTHPREGNANT WOMENPRESCRIPTION PRACTICESPRIMARY CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICESPRIVATE INSURANCEPROGNOSISPROVIDER PAYMENTPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURESPUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONSPUBLIC HEALTH SPENDINGPUBLIC HOSPITALSPUBLIC SPENDINGQUALITY CONTROLQUALITY OF CAREQUALITY OF HEALTHQUALITY OF HEALTH CARERADIOLOGYREHABILITATIONRISK FACTORRISK FACTORSSMOKERSSMOKINGSOCIAL AFFAIRSSOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCESOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL WELFARESTERILIZATIONSURGERYVACCINATIONVIOLENCEWASTEWELLNESSWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWORLD POPULATION10.1596/20077