Key Policy Issues

Contracting is a tool which has only recently come into use in the field of health. Knowledge of the concepts, strategies and policies that underlie contracting will foster effective use of it. Whether you are an actor in the field or a policy-maker, contracting calls on concepts from the fields of law, economics, public health and administration. The purpose of this section is not to offer purely theoretical research but to propose the necessary conceptual elements for action by professionals. Both actors in the field and policy-makers will find here documents which may help them in their work. Rather than being guides to action, these documents describe the concepts underlying contractual arrangements.

• Performance Incentives for Health Care Providers
  pdf, 708kb
• Resolution: The Role of Contracting in Improving Health Systems Performance
  pdf, 105kb

• The Role of Contracting in Improving Health Systems Performance
  pdf, 912kb

• Consultation on Strategic Contracting in Health Sytems - the synthesis
  pdf, 215kb

• Technical Briefs for Policy-Makers
  pdf, 240kb
  * Application of contracting in developed countries

• Technical Briefs for Policy-Makers
  pdf, 245kb
  *Application of contracting in health systems:Key messages

• Technical Briefs for Policy Makers
  pdf, 216kb
  * TRENDS IN MECHANISMS FOR ALLOCATING FUNDING TO HEALTH-SERVICE PROVIDERS: PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS

• Learning Lessons on Implementing Performance Based Financing - a Multi-country Evaluation
  pdf, 642kb

• Review of the literature