strategic purchasing of health services Preker, Alexander S. 1951- World Bank ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. dcu Washington, D.C World Bank c2007 2007 monographic eng

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xvii, 414 p. : ill. Political economy of strategic purchasing / Alexander S. Preker and April Harding -- Policy design in strategic purchasing / Alexander S. Preker, John C. Langenbrunner, and Paolo C. Belli -- The organizational structure of purchasers / Alexander S. Preker ... [et al.] -- Institutional environment / by Hern�an L. Fuenzalida-Puelma, Reinhard R. Hasslinger, and Alexander S. Preker -- Stewardship, governance, and management / Alexander S. Preker ... [et al.] -- Agency theory and its applications in health care / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Doctors' and patients' utility functions / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Economic models of doctors' behavior / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Economic models of hospital behavior / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Motivation and performance-related pay / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Payment mechanisms and provider behavior / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Supplier-induced demand and unnecessary care / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- The organization of publicly financed health care services / William Jack -- Contracting for medical care: providing incentives and controlling costs / William Jack -- Measuring efficiency in purchasing / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills. edited by Alexander S. Preker ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. d------ Medical economics Developing countries Medical care, Cost of Developing countries Medical policy Developing countries RA410.5 .P795 2007eb 338.4/73621 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10176222 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10176222 CaPaEBR 060714 ebr10176222