Download or read book Strategic Contracting for Health Systems and Services written by Eric de Roodenbeke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the start of the new century, efforts to strengthen health systems focused solely on the public sector and health programs overseen by public bodies. The private sector was sidelined in certain countries and even banned in others. At the same time, some private-sector stakeholders readily adapted themselves to this special situation so as to avoid becoming part of a structured health system.This volume notes profound changes in health care around the world in two areas. The stakeholders involved in the health sector are increasing in number and diversifying as a result of the development of the private sector. They are also responding to a process of democratization and decentralization. These developments have been paralleled by greater functional differentiation. Various stakeholders are increasingly specializing in particular areas of the health system: service delivery, procurement, management, financing, and regulation.The interdependence of health stakeholders becomes more evident along with the increased complexity of delivery systems as these respond to changing demand. There is a compelling need to forge relationships. Such relationships are in fact emerging in developed countries and, more recently, in developing countries. They may be informal, but are increasingly organized and structured.
Download or read book Strategic Contracting for Health Systems and Services written by Eric de Roodenbeke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the start of the new century, efforts to strengthen health systems focused solely on the public sector and health programs overseen by public bodies. The private sector was sidelined in certain countries and even banned in others. At the same time, some private-sector stakeholders readily adapted themselves to this special situation so as to avoid becoming part of a structured health system.This volume notes profound changes in health care around the world in two areas. The stakeholders involved in the health sector are increasing in number and diversifying as a result of the development of the private sector. They are also responding to a process of democratization and decentralization. These developments have been paralleled by greater functional differentiation. Various stakeholders are increasingly specializing in particular areas of the health system: service delivery, procurement, management, financing, and regulation.The interdependence of health stakeholders becomes more evident along with the increased complexity of delivery systems as these respond to changing demand. There is a compelling need to forge relationships. Such relationships are in fact emerging in developed countries and, more recently, in developing countries. They may be informal, but are increasingly organized and structured.
Download or read book Managed Care Contracting written by William A. Garofalo and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1999-01-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's heath care marketplace is highly competitive, requiring managed care providers to contract with dozens of insurers to survive. Each of these contracts comes with their its unique terms and conditions-making the contracting process overwhelmingly complex and giving many health care executives major headaches. Written by three of the country's leading health care consultants and attorneys, Managed Care Contracting is the first book to offer executives with no legal background practical, step-by-step advice on how to create winning contracts between health care organizations, payers, and employers. In straightforward language, free of legalese and jargon, this much-needed resource demystifies managed care contracting and prescribes some critical advice for hospital and physician group practice executives. The authors present helpful guidelines for evaluating the various types of managed care contracts and explain the most significant terms and concepts executives are likely to encounter. A treasure trove of information for health care executives no matter what their experience level, Managed Care Contracting Examines how to develop a contracting strategy Reviews the fundamentals of negotiating the contract Frames the key steps in the contracting process Provides a managed care contract negotiations checklist Dissects sample hospital and physician contracts Analyzes the contract risk factors by the type of payment explores the implications of changing financial incentives Outlines the most up-to-date information in the regulatory environment Includes illustrative examples and helpful tables and chartsFor health care executives who are just beginning the complex contracting process and for the more experienced who require the most current information on the topic, Managed Care Contracting provides the knowledge and tools they need to succeed. "Managed Care Contracting is a very timely
Download or read book Defense Health Care written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " DOD operates a large and complex health care system that employs more than 150,000 military, civilian, and contract personnel working in military treatment facilities. Each military department operates its own facilities, and contracts separately for health care professionals to supplement care provided within these facilities. In fiscal year 2011, these contracts totaled $1.14 billion. In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Congress mandated that GAO review the military departments' acquisition of health care professional services. This report examines (1) the contracting practices used by the departments and their cost effectiveness; (2) the extent to which the departments consolidate health care staffing requirements; (3) the percentage and associated costs of contract health care professionals working at on-base facilities versus offbase; (4) the training requirements for and experience of medical services contracting personnel; and (5) the extent to which the departments' policies address legislated quality standards for contract civilian health care professionals and for staffing companies that provide these professionals. To conduct this review, GAO reviewed military health care policies, analyzed DOD's fiscal year 2011 procurement and staffing data, and interviewed DOD military health system officials. "
Download or read book Defense Health Care written by William T. Woods and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-14 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Defense (DOD) operates a large health care system that employs more than 150,000 military, civilian, and contract personnel working in military treatment facilities. Each military dept. operates its own facilities, and contracts separately for health care professionals to supplement care provided within these facilities. In FY 2011, these contracts totaled $1.14 billion. This report examines (1) the contracting practices used by the depts. and their cost effectiveness; (2) the extent to which the depts. consolidate health care staffing requirements; (3) the percentage and associated costs of contract health care professionals working at on-base facilities versus off-base; (4) the training requirements for and experience of medical services contracting personnel; and (5) the extent to which the depts.' policies address legislated quality standards for contract civilian health care professionals and for staffing companies that provide these professionals. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Physician s Managed Care Success Manual written by Scott Becker and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broad changes in the methods of paying for health care services have led to vast changes in the practice of medicine. This book provides the basic tools, including checklists, sample contracts, and key terms a physician needs to take charge of his or her future in the evolving health care system. It explains models and concepts that are available from market to market. More important, this book provides numerous tested strategies for responding to opportunities and the basic principles and means by which to judge situations and proposals. It will guide today's physicians through the managed care maze as they develop business plans and negotiate contracts. * Helps you take and maintain control over patient care by maximizing your autonomy. * Outlines differences in practice type and summarizes the pros and cons of your various options within the managed care environment. * Uses real-life examples throughout, discussing both successes and failures of other entrepreneurial physicians.
Download or read book Defense Health Care written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-08 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DEFENSE HEALTH CARE: Department of Defense Needs a Strategic Approach to Contracting for Health Care Professionals
Download or read book Managed Care Contracting written by Reed Tinsley and published by American Medical Association Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides thorough guidance on how to successfully negotiate both discounted fee-for-service and capitated managed care contracts and offers strategies designed to improve managed care contracting relationships.
Download or read book The Managed Care Contracting Handbook written by Maria K. Todd and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed care contracting is a process that frustrates even the best administrators. However, to ignore this complexity is to do so at your own expense. You don‘t necessarily need to bear the cost of overpriced legal advice, but you do need to know what questions to ask, what clauses to avoid, what contingencies to cover ... and when to ask a lawyer
Download or read book Managed Care Contracting written by Douglas A. Conrad and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: However, successful managed care contracting is a daunting challenge, requiring a range of skills from creating an organizational vision and strategy to pricing specific services. Managed Care Contracting provides all the necessary tools to meet the challenge of managed care contracting.
Download or read book Strategic Management of the Health Care Supply Chain written by Eugene S. Schneller and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2006-02-17 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic Management of the Health Care Supply Chain provides students, faculty, managers, and researchers with a clear understanding of the health care supply chain and its role in health care strategy. It builds on fundamental concepts including sourcing of materials, forecasting demand, selecting and employing distribution models, and assessing risks, showing how they aid in the pursuit of supply management excellence in the health sector. Strategic Management of the Health Care Supply Chain is filled with in-depth interviews with leaders in exemplary organizations and presents best practices in progressive supply chain management from many exemplary institutions. Praise for Strategic Management of the Health Care Supply Chain "Based on Schneller and Smeltzer's recent empirical research, and drawing on contemporary cases, this book presents compelling arguments for the value-added through effective supply chain performance and for repositioning the supply chain function to a strategic position within organizational structures." —Howard Zuckerman, senior advisor, Center for Health Management Research "This book reveals insights into possibilities for rapid, meaningful, and measurable improvements to the health care supply chain. It provides a futuristic view of the possibilities of the health care supply chain and provides workable solutions for improvement and market-based approaches for health care executives. This is a must read." —Mark McKenna, president, Novation
Download or read book The Managed Care Contracting Handbook written by Maria K. Todd and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed care contracting is a process that frustrates even the best administrators. However, to ignore this complexity is to do so at your own expense. You don‘t necessarily need to bear the cost of overpriced legal advice, but you do need to know what questions to ask, what clauses to avoid, what contingencies to cover ... and when to ask a lawyer
Download or read book Managed Care Contracting written by Wendy Knight and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides physician executives and medical group managers with a 'next generation' reference on the managed care contracting process. This handbook will educate health care providers about managed care contracting: how the contracting process works, what a standard practice contract looks like and why certain provisions are included, what questions to ask and how to evaluate a capitation rate. Provides pertinent information from professionals in the field.
Download or read book Private sector landscape in mixed health systems written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preferred Provider Organization Contracting Manual written by Hospital Council of Southern California and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 OECD Reviews of Health Systems Latvia 2016 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This review aims to support Latvia in continuing reform of its health system, informed by international best practice.