Implementing hospital reform in central and eastern Europe.
Abstract
This paper explores the experiences of attempts to restructure hospital systems in countries of central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It identifies a series of challenges that have often been addressed inadequately. These are a failure to take account of the specific context within which reform is taking place, an over reliance on market mechanisms to bring about change, insufficient recognition of the wide range of stakeholders involved, a failure to ensure that incentives and policies are aligned, and a lack of appropriate human resources to implement change.
Citation
Health Policy, 61 (1), 1-19 pp.
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Published 1 January 2002