Sub-national and district management: Organization and implementation of health services
Contracting
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The Role of Contracting in Improving Health Systems Performance
Jean Perrot, 2004, EIP/FER/DP.E.04.1
Contractual arrangements, types of agreements, roles, regulations, examples
(65 pages, pdf 892kb) -
Contracting and Performance Management in the Health Sector: Some Pointers on How to do it
Roger England, 2000, UK Department for International Development
Processes, purchasing, problems, provider autonomy and competition, contract content, model contract
(47 Pages, pdf 155kb) -
The Contractual Approach: Guidelines
Medicus Mundi International, 2003
Definitions; stages in contracting;choice of approach; feasibility; risks; declaration of commitment; negotiation; implementation; monitoring; case studies
(Web page with links to 2 volumes of guidelines, each in English and French: scroll down to find the document, then click on the volume required)