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Developing health care quality indicators and improving the QOF program for the Thai Universal Health Coverage – Part 2
In Thailand, the National Health Security Office made a notable attempt to introduce the QOF under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) at the end of 2013. After the establishment of the QOF, the program was implemented nationwide. There are concerns that the quality indicators used in the Thai QOF have not been developed in a systematic, participat
Developing health care quality indicators and improving the QOF program for the Thai Universal Health Coverage – Part 1
In Thailand, the National Health Security Office made a notable attempt to introduce the QOF under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) at the end of 2013. After the establishment of the QOF, the program was implemented nationwide. There are concerns that the quality indicators used in the Thai QOF have not been developed in a systematic, participat
Developing and testing quality indicators for the Thai Quality and Outcomes Framework
Primary care serves as an entry point in the Thai health care system. Whilst effective interventions are provided in the primary care setting, the quality of the services have not been measured or tracked. A number of initiatives were undertaken to improve primary health care quality including the u
Designing the Free Drugs List in Nepal- A Balancing Act Between Technical Strengths and Policy Processes
As more countries provide free health care, pharmaceutical reimbursement lists are becoming a concern, especially in low- and middle-income countries. In 2007, Nepal decreed that health is a human right and began basic health coverage for a target group of the poor, destitute, elderly, and disabled.
Designing a decision frame for making health resource allocation decisions: a case study in Thailand
The abundance of various innovations in healthcare (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, interventions, individual and community health promotion and disease prevention as well as a social health policy) have been continuously used in the healthcare system, resulting in a higher demand for resources and budgets in disease prevention and healthcare. Th
DEFINING EARLY HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: BUILDING CONSENSUS USING DELPHI TECHNIQUE
In this paper we have reported a five-stage process, including a two-round Delphi survey that developed and reached consensus on a definition of early HTA, which is “a health technology assessment conducted to inform decisions about subsequent development, research and/or investment by explicitly ev
Deepening a newly formalized collaboration between Kenya’s Ministry of Health and Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health
Kenya’s President, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta has committed his government to attaining the “Big Four” agenda on 1) Food security, 2) Affordable housing, 3) Manufacturing, and 4) affordable healthcare for all by 2022. This agenda is linked to Kenya’s Vision 2030 which sought to achieve Universal
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