Performance-based contracting for health services in developing countries A toolkit
Publisher: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank
Publication date: 2008
Number of pages: 226 p
Language: English
Overview
“Performance-based contracting is a form of contracting that explicitly includes a clear defi nition of a series of objectives and indicators by which to measure contractor performance, collection of data on the performance indicators, and consequences for the contractor based on performance such as provision of rewards (such as performance bonuses or public recognition) or imposition of sanctions (such as termination of the contract or public criticism).
Many different types of health services have been contracted, including offering primary health care (PHC) services in rural or urban areas, providing HIV prevention services among high-risk groups, establishing health insurance systems, acting as an intermediary with many for-profit providers to strengthen the management of tuberculosis patients, managing hospitals, and operating diagnostic services within health facilitie.”
Content
- Summary of the Toolkit
- What Is Performance-Based Contracting?
- How to Contract
- Step 1: Conduct Dialogue with Stakeholders
- Step 2: Define the Services
- Step 3: Design the Monitoring and Evaluation
- Step 4: Decide How to Select Contractors and Establish the Price
- Step 5: Arrange for Contract Management and Develop a Contract Plan
- Step 6: Draft the Contract and Bidding Documents
- Step 7: Carry Out the Bidding Process and Manage the Contract
- Checklist for Contracting
- Whether to Contract
- Appendix A: Example of a Contracting Plan (or Manual) Strengthening Primary Health Care Services in Country X
- Appendix B: World Bank Procurement Approach to Contracting for Health Services
- Appendix C: Description of Evaluated Contracting Experiences
- Appendix D: Terms of Reference for a Third-Party Evaluation of the Contracting Effort in Country X
- Appendix E: Terms of Reference Examples
- References /Index