William C Newbrander
Biographic Data
| ID | 5541364 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William C Newbrander |
| GIVEN NAMES | William C |
| FAMILY NAME | Newbrander |
| SIGNATURE | NEWBRANDER W C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Alternatives for financing health services in Papua New Guinea
Over the past decade the health sector has maintained a budget share of over 8% which has accounted for 87.8% of total health care financing in Papua New Guinea. Recently, disappointing economic performance, and an annual population growth rate of 2.3% has led to a decline in the level of government funding available for health. As a result, the government is examining alternatives for providing the finances needed to maintain the existing level …
Computerizing a national health system in Papua New Guinea
The initial focus for the use of microcomputers has been on the development of the rural health information system. The establishment of this system has been undertaken at the same time as an ongoing management development programme which has concentrated on developing the new information system so it can be used to improve health management. Computerization of the rural health information system has been shown to be a valuable adjunct to health …
Papua New Guinea's expenditure on hospitals
Papua New Guinea has been committed, since pre-independence days, to basing the country's health system on primary health care. In support of this commitment, the government's stated policy has been to limit the resources provided to hospitals in order to maximize the resources available for primary health care. A review of financial trends since 1975 indicates the health sector has received favourable treatment. It has accounted for an ever incr…
Length-of-Stay Variations Within Icda-8 Diagnosis-Related Groups
The number of bed days per inpatient episode, the length of stay (LOS), is a major indicator of hospital performance and a basic measure of patients' resource consumption. Hospital reimbursement on the basis of treated cases requires a system for accurately identifying case categories. Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) have been proposed for this purpose. An initial study to analyze variations in length of stay and resource consumption within DRGs …
Alternatives for financing health services in Papua New Guinea
Over the past decade the health sector has maintained a budget share of over 8% which has accounted for 87.8% of total health care financing in Papua New Guinea. Recently, disappointing economic performance, and an annual population growth rate of 2.3% has led to a decline in the level of government funding available for health. As a result, the government is examining alternatives for providing the finances needed to maintain the existing level …
Length-of-Stay Variations Within Icda-8 Diagnosis-Related Groups
The number of bed days per inpatient episode, the length of stay (LOS), is a major indicator of hospital performance and a basic measure of patients' resource consumption. Hospital reimbursement on the basis of treated cases requires a system for accurately identifying case categories. Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) have been proposed for this purpose. An initial study to analyze variations in length of stay and resource consumption within DRGs …
Papua New Guinea's expenditure on hospitals
Papua New Guinea has been committed, since pre-independence days, to basing the country's health system on primary health care. In support of this commitment, the government's stated policy has been to limit the resources provided to hospitals in order to maximize the resources available for primary health care. A review of financial trends since 1975 indicates the health sector has received favourable treatment. It has accounted for an ever incr…
Computerizing a national health system in Papua New Guinea
The initial focus for the use of microcomputers has been on the development of the rural health information system. The establishment of this system has been undertaken at the same time as an ongoing management development programme which has concentrated on developing the new information system so it can be used to improve health management. Computerization of the rural health information system has been shown to be a valuable adjunct to health …
Alternatives for financing health services in Papua New Guinea
Over the past decade the health sector has maintained a budget share of over 8% which has accounted for 87.8% of total health care financing in Papua New Guinea. Recently, disappointing economic performance, and an annual population growth rate of 2.3% has led to a decline in the level of government funding available for health. As a result, the government is examining alternatives for providing the finances needed to maintain the existing level …
Health care (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · New guinea (3 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Government (linguistics) (2 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)