A carefully developed provider payment system can be a powerful instrument for making progress toward universal health coverage. Effectively monitoring this system is an integral part of the process. Countries can draw on the collective experience presented in this toolkit to create an...
This workbook is a companion to the practical guide titled Assessing Health Provider Payment Systems. It contains a set of sample data tables and interview tools to be adapted and used by the Analytical Team to assemble key background data and information, conduct interviews, and carry out the...
All payment mechanisms involve trade-offs and may lead to unintended consequences. As a result, practitioners and policymakers struggle to assess which specific payment mechanisms can achieve health systems goals. There is very little existing documentation to help guide policymakers and...
Developed by the JLN Costing Collaborative, the Costing Toolkit serves as an accompaniment to the Costing of Health Services for Provider Payment: A Practical Manual. The Manual provides tools and templates (found in the Costing Toolkit) based on the day-to-day experiences of a network of...
This is the first resource on costing that bridges theory with practical step-by-step guidance on how to address challenges related to costing for provider payment in low-and middle-income countries. The manual is accompanied by a workbook with comprehensive tools and templates and an...
This paper address key implementation questions raised by countries on the journey toward universal health coverage, and provides concrete data so that policymakers and information technology professionals alike may understand the ramifications of the provider payment choice on the IT systems...
