Analysing health systems : a modular approach /

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Author / Creator:Ellencweig, Avi Yacar
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Description:xiv, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Oxford medical publications
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1318232
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ISBN:0192620851 (hbk.) : $52.50 (£35.00)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Concepts
  • 1. Determining the Rules: Definitions and Concepts at Stake
  • 2. Too Many Trees, Can't See the Woods: A Critical Analysis of Existing and Suggested Models
  • Part 2. The Modular Approach
  • 3. What Do We Need?: Population Needs and Their Measurement
  • 4. Resources at the System's Command: Analysis of Manpower, Physical Resources, and Socio-economic Development
  • 5. Getting Ready for the Process: Analysis of Health Care Organization
  • 6. The Hustle and Bustle of Health Care Delivery: What's it All About?
  • 7. Light at the End of the Tunnel: The Outcomes of the Health Process; Traditional Outcomes, Positive Health Outcomes
  • 8. New Horizons for Systems Outcomes: Issues of Effectiveness, Efficiency, Equity, and Quality
  • 9. Apples and Oranges: Limitations for Cross-national/Regional Comparisons of Health Systems; Discussion of Problems in Design Methodolgy and in Data Collection
  • Part 3. Applications
  • 10. Is the Blender Effective? Cross-National Correlations Between Input Factors and Determinants of Process and Outcome
  • 11. Can We Do the Puzzle?: Pros and Cons of Integrating the Modules into a Comprehensive Model
  • 12. A Modular Approach to Competitive Reform in Health Systems, David Chinitz
  • 13. The Sky is the Limit: Prospects for the Future