Chapter 11 Efficiency in Government-Funded Health Care Services: The Use of Non-Health Sector Mechanisms to Encourage Efficiency

Abstract

Increasing the productivity of publicly funded infrastructure and human capital is an imperative faced by every nation, especially in the health sector, where most nations are struggling with almost continuous increases in the proportion of national budgets spent each year on health and health care. Efficiency is one aspect of the broader issue of productivity within the health sector. This case study examines how a generic Government-funded body, with no specific health or health care mandate, can stimulate improvements in efficiency in Government-funded hospitals and healthcare and thereby contribute to improved productivity in these vital services.

Citation

Bloom, A.L. (2007), "Chapter 11 Efficiency in Government-Funded Health Care Services: The Use of Non-Health Sector Mechanisms to Encourage Efficiency", Blank, J.L.T. and Valdmanis, V.G. (Ed.) Evaluating Hospital Policy and Performance: Contributions from Hospital Policy and Productivity Research (Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, Vol. 18), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 191-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0731-2199(07)00011-8