Quality management in health care
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Qual Manag Health Care · Jan 1997
Privatizing health services: alternative models and emerging issues for public health and quality management.
Concerns about the cost, quality, and efficiency of services provided within public sector health care systems are leading policy makers and health care administrators to reinvent government and develop alternative methods for the delivery of services traditionally offered in the public sector. Privatization structures that incorporate strong quality management principles, both through formal accountability systems and through financial risk-sharing arrangements, appear to hold the greatest promise for achieving quality and efficiency goals.
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Qual Manag Health Care · Jan 1997
Privatizing maternal and child health services in Texas: reinventing Title V programs.
In November 1994, the Texas Department of Health embarked upon a major initiative to "reinvent" maternal and child health services funded through the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant and related state general revenue. This article describes the rationale, planning process, and implementation issues associated with the initiative to redefine the fundamental roles and priorities of the department and traditional public health entities in the delivery of maternal and child health services.