This study presents a comparative analysis of inpatient care data from six countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Croatia, Estonia, and the Republic of Korea). It uses diagnosis related groups (DRGs) as...
This study measured the magnitude, trends, and distribution of potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPHs) in Vietnam, defined as inpatient admissions for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs)...
Vietnam is a young country on the cusp of a dramatic aging of the population that is taking place at a faster pace and at an earlier level of development than most other countries in the world. Though...
Vietnam is a young country on the cusp of a dramatic aging of the population that is taking place at a faster pace and at an earlier level of development than most other countries in the world. Though...
Vietnam is a young country on the cusp of a dramatic aging of the population that is taking place at a faster pace and at an earlier level of development than most other countries in the world. Though...
Vietnam is a young country on the cusp of a dramatic aging of the population that is taking place at a faster pace and at an earlier level of development than most other countries in the world. Though...
This analysis aims to assess the association between commune health station (CHS) service availability and readiness and health service utilization. Data from the 2015 Vietnam District and Commune Health...
The Vietnam Health Insurance Law permits the health insurance fund to pay providers using three different mechanisms. These are case-based payments, fee-for-service (FFS) and capitation. Although FFS is...
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important diagnostic technology that helps to ensure high-quality healthcare provision. Since the introduction of the first MRI machine in 1987, the number of MRIs...
Vietnam aims to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 but still faces many challenges in accurately and rapidly diagnosing people with TB. Testing of presumptive cases of TB using GeneXpert, included to...
Vietnam is changing rapidly economically, with parallel shifts in epidemiology and demographics. There have also been significant policy shifts in recent years, including in the health sector. The combined...
This analysis aims to assess the association between commune health station (CHS) service readiness and health service utilization to inform the design of a World Bank project and policies to strengthen...
This book examines how nine different health systems – United States (U.S.) Medicare, Australia, Thailand, Kyrgyz Republic, Germany, Estonia, Croatia, China (Beijing), and the Russian Federation have transitioned...
This report reviews the current provider payment arrangements and policies of the Philippines, and the extent to which they have contributed to the achievement of the HFS goals. It focuses on the pillars...
Taking the Philippines Health Financing Strategy (HFS) 2010–2020 objective of ‘sustaining membership in PhilHealth for all Filipinos’ as its point of departure, this report assesses the expansion of health...
Vietnam is regarded as a development success story. Political and economic reforms (“Doi Moi”) launched at the end of the 1980s have transformed the country from one of the poorest in the world to a lower...
Universal Health Coverage is a powerful framework for a nation aiming to protect their population against health risks. However, countries face multiple challenges in implementing, achieving and sustaining...
With the movement toward universal health coverage gaining momentum, the global health research community has made significant efforts to advance knowledge about the impact of various schemes to expand...
This paper exploits the staggered rollout of Vietnam’s hospital autonomization policy to estimate its impacts on several key health sector outcomes including hospital efficiency, use of hospital care...