Health planning for effective management / edited by William A. Reinke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reinke, William A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health planning.

Rural health services--Developing countries--Planning.

Rural health services.

Public health administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 288 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Extending the ideas presented in the highly successful Health Planning: Qualitative Aspects and Quantitative Techniques (1972), this book looks at practical aspects of implementing primary health care programmes. The book's three sections cover: the policy issues and conceptual framework for planning, implementation, and evaluation; essential methods of planning for effective implementation; and specific tools and techniques in programme management. Part I contains chapters on the planning process itself, as well as management, evaluation, and health systems research. Part II considers the economic, political, epidemiological, demographic, and other disciplinary components of planning that contribute methods for health needs assessment and resources allocation. Specific analytical techniques presented in Part III relate to decision analysis, network analysis, survey techniques, cost-effectiveness appraisal, and many other areas. This practical text, aimed at public health students and administrators, emphasizes the difficult task of providing essential health services to scattered rural populations, in developing countries with limited resources.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

I: The Integration of Planning with Action

1 The Process, Structure, and Functions of Planning

Planning Scope and Structure

Planning as an Educational Process

Stages of the Planning Process

2 Management Analysis

Recent Directions in Health Planning

Specific Management Issues

3 Health Systems Research in Relation to Planning

Scope and Features of Research

Illustrative Research Issues

Approaches and Methodology

Institutionalization of Research

4 Health Services Program Evaluation

Scope and Purpose of Evaluation

Main Features of Management Decision Making

Capturing the Dynamics of Evaluation

Evaluation Measures

Evaluation Principles and Practice

II: The Planning Process: Concepts, Methods, and Strategies

5 An Overview of the Planning Process

Conceptualization of the Health Services System

The Essence of Planning

The Information Base

6 Political Aspects of Planning

The Political Perspective

Consequent Difficulties in Planning

Implications of Political Issues for Planning

Summary

7 Economic Aspects of Health Planning

General Economic Concerns

Microeconomic Considerations

Macroeconomic Considerations

Health Care Financing

Some Concluding Observations

8 The Demographic Base for Health Planning

General Demographic Considerations

Sources of Demographic Data

Errors in Demographic Data

Specific Demographic Data Needed for Health Planning

9 Epidemiologic Base for Health Planning

Scope of Concern

Epidemiologic Measures

Indicators

Obtaining the Information

Concluding Observations

10 Health Personnel Planning

Supply Analysis

Demand Analysis

Productivity

Will Supply Match Demand? Recommendations to Effect a Balance

11 Planning Health Facilities

Scope and Importance.

Needs Assessment

Cost Analysis and Accounting

Focus on Implementation

12 Financial Analysis

Scope and Purposes

Organizational Implications

Organizational Arrangements

Financing Mechanisms

Timing of Program Expenditures

Budget Preparation and Analysis

13 Community Involvement

Historical Background

Justifications for New Concepts of Community Involvement

The Major Components of Community Involvement

Practical Process of Implementation

14 Organizational Structure and Process

Structural Considerations

Communications Networks

The Decision Process

III: Toward Plan Implementation: Analytic Techniques and Tactical Considerations

15 Tools for Improving the Process of Planning

Procedures for Obtaining Group Consensus

Logical Framework for Planning and Evaluation

Scheduling: Network Analysis

16 Sample Surveys

The Standard Error as a Measure of Imprecision

Methods and Timing of Data Collection

Considerations of Sample Size

Surveys for Comparative Analysis

17 Population Estimates and Projections

Preparing Forecasts

Changing Population Characteristics

Aggregated Effects of Changing Population Characteristics

18 Measurement of Health Needs and Services Utilization

Considerations and Constraints in Measurement

Economic Cost of Illness

Decisions on Screening

Analysis of Services Utilization

Provider-Initiated Services

19 Personnel Analysis

Macroanalysis

Microanalysis

Macro- and Microanalysis in Perspective

20 Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Health Programs

General Features of the Analysis

Special Considerations

Methodologic Issues

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Family Planning Programs: A Case Study

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

21 Synthesis of Health Needs and Resources

Translating Facts into Priorities

Compatibility Among Priorities and Objectives

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographies and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-44036-8

9786610440368

0-19-974868-3

1-60129-694-0

OCLC:

610965789