La Forgia, Gerard M.Couttolenc, Bernard F.2012-05-292012-05-292008978-0-8213-7358-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6516This book combines a comprehensive overview of the Brazilian hospital sector with in-depth analyses of the key elements of interest in promoting and ensuring excellence in hospital performance. It does so in an accessible manner and within the organizational and financial context of Brazil. Thus, the book can offer specific recommendations that go to the heart of the problem, as well as suggest what kinds of approaches work in that context. The recommendations themselves are based on what works in Brazil while drawing on international experiences relevant to the Brazilian context to broaden the policy options. But the authors go a step further by providing recommendations on implementation, specifically highlighting the need to strengthen governance arrangements, improve accountability, and sharpen resource management.en-USCreative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGOACUTE CAREACUTE CARE HOSPITALSADVERSE EVENTSALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCYAMBULATORY CAREAPPLICABLE LAWBEDSBLINDBURDEN OF DISEASEBYPASS SURGERYCAPACITY BUILDINGCARDIOLOGYCENTRAL AMERICACERTIFICATIONCHRONIC DISEASESCITIZENSCLINICAL CARECLINICAL GUIDELINESCLINICAL INFORMATIONCLINICAL MANAGEMENTCLINICAL PRACTICESCOMPETENCIESCOST OF SERVICESDEATHSDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIAGNOSESDIAGNOSISDIAGNOSTICSDISABILITYDISEASE PATTERNSDISEASESDISPARITIES IN HEALTHDISSEMINATIONEFFECTIVE USEEMPLOYMENTFEE SCHEDULEFEE-FOR-SERVICEGLOBAL BUDGETSGOVERNMENT INITIATIVESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE DELIVERYHEALTH CARE MANAGEMENTHEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONSHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CARE SYSTEMHEALTH ECONOMICSHEALTH EXPENDITUREHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH PLANSHEALTH POLICIESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SECTOR REFORMHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SPECIALISTHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH TRENDSHEALTHCAREHMOHOSPITALHOSPITAL ACCREDITATIONHOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORSHOSPITAL ADMISSIONSHOSPITAL AUTONOMYHOSPITAL BEDSHOSPITAL CAPACITYHOSPITAL CAREHOSPITAL CONVERSIONHOSPITAL COSTHOSPITAL COSTSHOSPITAL FINANCEHOSPITAL MANAGEMENTHOSPITAL MANAGERSHOSPITAL OWNERSHIPHOSPITAL SERVICESHOSPITAL SYSTEMSHOSPITALIZATIONHOSPITALIZATION] AVERAGEHOSPITALSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTHUMAN RESOURCESINCOMEINEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTIONINEQUITIESINFECTIONINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINPATIENT CAREINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMSINSURANCEINSURERSISOLATIONLACK OF INFORMATIONLATIN AMERICANLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL STATUSLEGISLATORSLIFE YEARSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGMARKETINGMATERNITY SERVICESMEDICAL ASSOCIATIONMEDICAL CAREMEDICAL DISCIPLINESMEDICAL EDUCATIONMEDICAL EQUIPMENTMEDICAL MALPRACTICEMEDICAL PRACTICEMEDICAL PROFESSIONALSMEDICAL RECORDSMEDICAL RESEARCHMEDICAL SCHOOLMEDICAL SCHOOLSMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIESMEDICINEMINISTRY OF HEALTHMINORITYMODERNIZATIONMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMRIMUNICIPAL AUTHORITIESNATIONAL CAPACITYNATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL GROUPSNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL STRATEGYNCDNEEDS ASSESSMENTNONPROFIT HOSPITALSNURSEOBSTETRICSPATIENTPATIENT INFORMATIONPATIENT SATISFACTIONPATIENTSPHYSICIANPHYSICIANSPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY MAKERSPPMPRIMARY CAREPROGRESSPROVIDER PAYMENTPROVISION OF SUPPORTPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HOSPITALSQUALITY CAREQUALITY CONTROLQUALITY IMPROVEMENTQUALITY OF CAREQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREFERRAL SYSTEMSREGIONAL INITIATIVESREGIONAL NETWORKSREGULATORY AGENCIESRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESOURCE USERESPECTRURAL AREASSCARCE RESOURCESSCREENINGSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICE QUALITYSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL WELFARESURGERYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTEACHING HOSPITALSTREATMENTTREATMENTSUNIVERSAL ACCESSUSE OF RESOURCESWASTEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7358-3