Download or read book Public Procurement in Healthcare Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the EU, an average of 8.3% of GDP is spent on health services and medical goods. Purchasing of these goods and services often involves public procurement. Three Directives on public procurement and concessions adopted in 2014 have profoundly changed the way public authorities in the EU conduct public procurement. They are: Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement, Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors, Directive 2014/23/EU on the award of concession contracts.

Download or read book Operations Research Applications in Health Care Management written by Cengiz Kahraman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-08 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive reference guide to operations research theory and applications in health care systems. It provides readers with all the necessary tools for solving health care problems. The respective chapters, written by prominent researchers, explain a wealth of both basic and advanced concepts of operations research for the management of operating rooms, intensive care units, supply chain, emergency medical service, human resources, lean health care, and procurement. To foster a better understanding, the chapters include relevant examples or case studies. Taken together, they form an excellent reference guide for researchers, lecturers and postgraduate students pursuing research on health care management problems. The book presents a dynamic snapshot on the field that is expected to stimulate new directions and stimulate new ideas and developments.

Download or read book Public Procurement written by Louise Knight and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many countries and sectors, public procurement is developing from a functional orientation to an effective socio-economic policy lever. There is a great interest among managers and academics to learn from other countries’ and other sectors’ change initiatives and how they dealt with the challenges they encountered. This text provides such learning opportunities, presenting case studies of public procurement, covering diverse nations, sectors and issues. The cases are combined with editorial commentary and contextualizing chapters to assist the student reader in understanding this complex topic. The text combines descriptions of cases of public procurement with cross case analysis to draw out the key dimensions to enable further examination of the central themes. Each case study concludes with three questions to aid its use as a teaching and training text. Edited by a team of internationally recognised experts in the field this innovative text illustrates the strategies and innovations within public procurement on a global scale and highlights common problems that all countries encounter. Public Procurement is vital reading for anyone with an interest in this topical area.

Download or read book Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health EXPH written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, over 250,000 public authorities in the EU spend about 14% of GDP (about €2 trillion) on the purchase of services, works, and supplies. Many are in the health sector, a sector in which public authorities are the main buyers in many countries. When these purchases exceed certain thresholds, EU public procurement rules apply. In light of the rising healthcare costs in the EU as a whole, public procurement has increasingly been promoted as a tool for developing efficiency as well as contributing to better health outcomes. Public procurement Directives 2014/24/EU "on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC" and 2014/23/EU "on the award of concession contracts" provide an EU framework for public procurement in the EU. Its core principles are transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination. In this situation, the Expert Panel has been asked to consider the challenges that arise with public procurement and any potential solutions to them within healthcare systems. We have examined the tendering of pharmaceuticals, health technology, and e-Health. In each case we identify a series of challenges relating to the complexity of the procurement process, imbalances in power on either side of transactions, and the role of procurement in promoting broader public policy objectives. We then make a series of recommendations designed to strengthen the procurement process, stressing the importance of using procurement to promote the goals of the health system, and specifically the interests of patients, to promote the wider goals of public policy in the social, economic, and environmental spheres, and building capacity within organisations engaged in public procurement to ensure that they have the necessary skills and expertise. A further three recommendations relate to particular topics, highlighting the need to strengthen action on corruption at all stages of procurement in the health sector, improve public procurement during emergencies, and encourage cooperative procurement when appropriate.

Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Second Public Procurement Review of the Mexican Institute of Social Security IMSS Reshaping Strategies for Better Healthcare written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This review highlights achievements of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) in a number of areas – human resources, technological capacities and relations with suppliers – previously identified by the OECD as pivotal for the successful reform of IMSS

Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Public Procurement Review of the State s Employees Social Security and Social Services Institute in Mexico written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the 2008 OECD Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement and good practices of similar organisations in other OECD countries, the review provides a comprehensive assessment of ISSSTE's procurement strategies, systems and processes.

Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Improving ISSSTE s Public Procurement for Better Results written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OECD countries are increasingly attempting to achieve savings through their public procurement systems, in particular in healthcare. In 2012, the State’s Employees’ Social Security and Social Services Institute in Mexico (ISSSTE) asked the OECD to review the effectiveness and integrity...

Download or read book Public Procurement for Innovation written by Charles Edquist and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on Public Procurement for Innovation. Public Procurement for Innovation is a specific demand-side innovation policy instrument. It occurs when a public organization places an order for a new or improved product to fulfill certain need

Download or read book Crossing the Global Quality Chasm written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-01-27 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2015, building on the advances of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals that include an explicit commitment to achieve universal health coverage by 2030. However, enormous gaps remain between what is achievable in human health and where global health stands today, and progress has been both incomplete and unevenly distributed. In order to meet this goal, a deliberate and comprehensive effort is needed to improve the quality of health care services globally. Crossing the Global Quality Chasm: Improving Health Care Worldwide focuses on one particular shortfall in health care affecting global populations: defects in the quality of care. This study reviews the available evidence on the quality of care worldwide and makes recommendations to improve health care quality globally while expanding access to preventive and therapeutic services, with a focus in low-resource areas. Crossing the Global Quality Chasm emphasizes the organization and delivery of safe and effective care at the patient/provider interface. This study explores issues of access to services and commodities, effectiveness, safety, efficiency, and equity. Focusing on front line service delivery that can directly impact health outcomes for individuals and populations, this book will be an essential guide for key stakeholders, governments, donors, health systems, and others involved in health care.

Download or read book Improving ISSSTE s Public Procurement for Better Results written by OECD and published by OCDE. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OECD countries are increasingly attempting to achieve savings through their public procurement systems, in particular in healthcare. In 2012, the State's Employees' Social Security and Social Services Institute in Mexico (ISSSTE) asked the OECD to review the effectiveness and integrity of its procurement system and to address bid-rigging. Many of the OECD's recommendations led to enduring reforms at ISSSTE. In 2015 the OECD conducted a new review focusing on planning and coordination of procurement activities, market research and improvement of medical services. This report presents the findings of the review and notes the ISSSTE's recent achievements. It also makes recommendations to support the alignment of the ISSSTE's procurement practices with the 2015 OECD Recommendation of the Council on Public Procurement and includes action plans for priority activities.

Download or read book EBOOK Purchasing to Improve Health Systems Performance written by Josep Figueras and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2005-03-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchasing is championed as key to improving health systems performance. However, despite the central role the purchasing function plays in many health system reforms, there is very little evidence about its development or its real impact on societal objectives. This book addresses this gap and provides: ·A comprehensive account of the theory and practice of purchasing for health services across Europe ·An up-to-date analysis of the evidence on different approaches to purchasing ·Support for policy-makers and practitioners as they formulate purchasing strategies so that they can increase effectiveness and improve performance in their own national context ·An assessment of the intersecting roles of citizens, the government and the providers Written by leading health policy analysts, this book is essential reading for health policy makers, planners and managers as well as researchers and students in the field of health studies. Contributors: Toni Ashton, Philip Berman, Michael Borowitz, Helmut Brand, Reinhard Busse, Andrea Donatini, Martin Dlouhy, Antonio Duran, Tamás Evetovits, André P. van den Exter, Josep Figueras, Nick Freemantle, Julian Forder, Péter Gaál, Chris Ham, Brian Hardy, Petr Hava, David Hunter, Danguole Jankauskiene, Maris Jesse, Ninel Kadyrova, Joe Kutzin, John Langenbrunner, Donald W. Light, Hans Maarse, Nicholas Mays, Martin McKee, Eva Orosz, John Øvretveit, Dominique Polton, Alexander S. Preker, Thomas A. Rathwell, Sabine Richard, Ray Robinson, Andrei Rys, Constantino Sakellarides, Sergey Shishkin, Peter C. Smith, Markus Schneider, Francesco Taroni, Marcial Velasco-Garrido, Miriam Wiley

Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Public Procurement Review of the Mexican Institute of Social Security Enhancing Efficiency and Integrity for Better Health Care written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This review provides a comprehensive assessment of Mexico's IMSS procurement strategies, systems and processes and proposes a roadmap for the reform of its procurement function.

Download or read book The Adaption of Public Procurement in the Health Care Sector in the Case of Medical Devices and Equipment written by Dhafer Al Ahmari and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public procurement in the medical device sector is complex; it is characterised by dynamism, innovativeness, health and safety, and issues can be politicised quickly. Thus, this sector is different from other sectors that are dominated by price and precise specifications of quality measures. Moreover, public procurement in general is an important political tool for achieving a nation's objectives. However, political pressures institutionalise unique public procurement practices and rationale to achieve intended and unintended outcomes. These outcomes are also partly due to the nature of the medical device industry. This research aims to develop a framework in which to portray the role of the political and legal environment in shaping the procurement of medical devices outcomes in a European (i.e., Ireland) and an Arabic (i.e. Saudi Arabia) country. An analytical framework was developed to set the theoretical connections between the political and legal environment and the outcomes of the public procurement of medical devices. To understand these connections three models - legal, communication, and award were developed. A qualitative comparative case study approach was adopted which was augmented by in-depth semi-structured interviews with key healthcare procurement experts and secondary analysis. The research identified significant differences and similarities between both countries' procurement outcomes. Despite efforts made by both policymakers, the institutional logic in practice focuses mainly on efficiency. While, Saudi uses the lowest-cost approach, the Irish system uses MEAT which is supposed to give significant weight to quality and socioenvironmental factors. In fact, both countries eventually focused on cost, with little emphasises on other elements. The theoretical contribution comes from mapping procurement practices in two different contexts. This study expands the scope of existing procurement management knowledge. It also provides an original analysis of the institutional logic in tackling the challenges that pervade the procurement processes. The main implication of this research is that the two systems, although set in different political contexts, have relatively similar outcomes, and both systems require creative solutions to enable socio-environmental factors, quality, and innovation to be reflected and persist. In other words, political pressures, in these two cases seem to be ineffective in mobilising institutionalised practice to achieve the desired outcomes for medical device.

Download or read book Health Care Supply Chain Management Elements Operations and Strategies written by () (Jerry) R. R. R. Ledlow and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2016-06-09 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ledlow BCC Supplies currently account for up to 45% of a healthcare organization’s annual operating expense. The supply chain ensures that the technology of care is available to the health care professional at the right time, at the right place and in sufficient quantity and quality for superior health outcomes for patients within the health system. As such, a clear understanding of the workings of the healthcare supply chain is vital to successful healthcare management today. Health Care Supply Chain Management examines supply chain management within the unique context of healthcare services delivery. The authors, with over 60 years combined experience in healthcare administration, supply chain, and academia, examine the critical topics of sourcing, logistics, security and compliance, purchasing, storage and inventory management, distribution, vendor management, as well as future challenges in health care. Students of health administration, public administration, public health, nursing and other allied health professions will learn the most current and effective methods for the management of the supply chain that will contribute to success in the delivery and financing of healthcare services. Key Features: • Offers an overview of the elements of the healthcare supply chain • Examines both the operational and the strategic aspects of supply chain management • Includes a discussion of the integration of the supply chain with the clinical delivery of care • Provides a sound basis of knowledge for students so that healthcare supply chain improvements can be achieved for the mutual benefit of the healthcare industry

Download or read book Buying Green written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book WHO guideline on country pharmaceutical pricing policies written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, high prices of pharmaceutical products have posed challenges in high- and low-income countries alike. In many instances, high prices of pharmaceutical products have led to significant financial hardship for individuals and negatively impacted on healthcare systems' ability to provide population-wide access to essential medicines. Pharmaceutical pricing policies need to be carefully planned, carried out, and regularly checked and revised according to changing conditions. Strong, well-thought-out policies can guide well-informed and balanced decisions to achieve affordable access to essential health products. This guideline replaces the 2015 WHO guideline on country pharmaceutical pricing policies, revised to reflect the growing body of literature since the last evidence review in 2010. This update also recognizes country experiences in managing the prices of pharmaceutical products.

Download or read book International Handbook of Public Procurement written by Khi V. Thai and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 947 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1990s, government at all levels is under increasing pressure to do more with less. However, despite the U.S. government spending about 15 to 20 percent of its GDP on contracts for goods and services, there is a paucity of reference books for public procurement officials and very few textbooks for courses on the subject. Filling this void, the International Handbook of Public Procurement provides the knowledge necessary to understand how procurement works and how to improve the cost-effectiveness of procurement systems. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the book focuses on the managerial, economic, political, and legal aspects of this topic. It begins with a conceptual framework and highlights various reforms occurring in certain countries. By examining these improvements, readers are able to apply this knowledge to their own strategies. The next section presents selected cases that illustrate the public procurement process, examining systems in various nations including Germany, China, South Africa, Cambodia, Uganda, and Estonia. The book also discusses the rise of electronic procurement systems (E-procurement) and reviews the benefits of these efficient systems. Other topics presented in this comprehensive volume include practical discussions on contract negotiations, bidding, price strategies and cost analysis, and an insightful chapter on the market’s response to contract award announcements. A virtual encyclopedia from numerous international experts, this book was assembled by Khi V. Thai, Professor at Florida Atlantic University and Editor of the Journal of Public Procurement. Dr. Thai has provided technical assistance in the area of public procurement to governments across the world. Empowering those on all sides of the issue, this volume dispenses advice valuable to government officials and contractors, as well as providing a comprehensive text for public administration students.