How to ensure quality of health accounts

Mosseveld, Cornelis Van; Hernández-Peña, Patricia; Aran, Daniel; Cherilova, Veneta; Mataria, Awad

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.03.009

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“…Lopez-Casasnovas et al (2015), in an analysis of factors that complicate international comparisons of HCE across countries, observe that such comparisons may involve very different health systems in OECD countries with differing levels of development, and may not be informed by a clear policy question. Van Mosseveld et al (2016) observed that the quality of Health Accounts reporting for the SHA had been a concern for both producers and users and that this had implications for policy, since Health Accounts are produced to support decision-making. Among proposals for improving quality was to make the process more transparent and thereby enhance the accessibility of reports and cooperation between stakeholders (Van Mosseveld et al, 2016).…”

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“…Van Mosseveld et al (2016) observed that the quality of Health Accounts reporting for the SHA had been a concern for both producers and users and that this had implications for policy, since Health Accounts are produced to support decision-making. Among proposals for improving quality was to make the process more transparent and thereby enhance the accessibility of reports and cooperation between stakeholders (Van Mosseveld et al, 2016). Mueller and Morgan (2017), while highlighting advances in the revised 2011 SHA accounting framework comprehensively implemented for the first time in 2016, acknowledged 'there is still some way to go to achieve full coverage and comparability of data' (Mueller and Morgan, 2017, p. 769).…”

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How does Irish Healthcare Expenditure compare internationally?

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How does Irish Healthcare Expenditure compare internationally?

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2020

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“…GHED data shows higher expenditure on health workers than our salary estimates from ILO indicate. Both the data published by the ILO and those obtained from the Global Health Expenditure Database are subject to measurement error, and they also both have numerous missing observations [26]. The GHED data includes expenditures that are not included in a more direct measurement of salary as drawn from ILOSTAT.…”

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Global health worker salary estimates: an econometric analysis of global earnings data

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Bertram

Brindley

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BackgroundHuman resources are consistently cited as a leading contributor to health care costs; however the availability of internationally comparable data on health worker earnings for all countries is a challenge for estimating the costs of health care services. This paper describes an econometric model using cross sectional earnings data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) that the World Health Organizations (WHO)-Choosing Interventions that are Cost-effective programme (CHOICE) has used to prepare estimates of health worker earnings (in 2010 USD) for all WHO member states.MethodsThe ILO data contained 324 observations of earnings data across 4 skill levels for 193 countries. Using this data, along with the assumption that data were missing not at random, we used a Heckman two stage selection model to estimate earning data for each of the 4 skill levels for all WHO member states.ResultsIt was possible to develop a prediction model for health worker earnings for all countries for which GDP data was available. Health worker earnings vary both within country due to skill level, as well as across countries. As a multiple of GDP per capita, earnings show a negative correlation with GDP—that is lower income countries pay their health workers relatively more than higher income countries.ConclusionsLimited data on health worker earnings is a limiting factor in estimating the costs of global health programmes. It is hoped that these estimates will support robust health care intervention costings and projections of resources needs over the Sustainable Development Goal period.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12962-018-0093-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…26 No. 7 -2020 an international standard framework that helps ensure consistency and comparability of results (7).…”

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Developing health accounts following SHA 2011: a situational analysis of countries in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

Nathan

Daştan

Mataria

2020

East Mediterr Health J

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Background: National health accounts provide data for health-financing policy analysis, reforms and strategies to attain national health development goals and objectives such as universal health coverage. However, in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region there are many challenges, making it difficult for health accounts teams to provide timely reports and for policy-makers to use them to inform policy change. Aim: To undertake a situational analysis of health accounts in the Region and assess the health accounts production process. Additionally, the study looked at challenges facing health accounts teams in institutionalizing the health accounts process. Methods: The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has been conducting country missions to its 22 countries to assist health accounts teams and assess the status of health accounts production and institutionalization. A survey administered at a regional training workshop in October 2018 examined the challenges and successes in health accounts production. Results: Three countries in the Region produce annual health accounts but most take several years between reports. Only 55% of the countries use System of Health Accounts (SHA) 2011 methodology while 27% still use SHA 1.0. The main challenges facing countries include a high turnover of employees involved in health accounts production, and time lag of data. Notable successes include policy changes based on health accounts findings. Conclusions: Few countries in the Region produce annual health accounts and many still use SHA 1.0. The commitment of a country's top management is vital to ensure successful health accounts production.

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How to ensure quality of health accounts

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

How does Irish Healthcare Expenditure compare internationally?

How does Irish Healthcare Expenditure compare internationally?

Global health worker salary estimates: an econometric analysis of global earnings data

Developing health accounts following SHA 2011: a situational analysis of countries in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

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