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The paper attempts to provide an overview of the hospital sector in the Philippines with particular emphasis on hospitals being managed by the DOH. The paper begins with an overview of the hospital sector in the Philippines, describing the size, location, and utilization of hospital services. To assess the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery in DOH-retained hospitals, an analysis of resource management is undertaken by examining the sources of funds, planning and budgeting cycle, uses of funds, and monitoring set-up. The paper provides a critique of recent policies concerning hospitals as outlined in the Health Sector Reform Strategy. The last section concludes and provides some policy recommendations.

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Picazo, Oscar et.al, 2015 "A critical analysis of purchasing of health services in the Philippines: A case study of Philhealth" , Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Bontile, Honey Loveleen R, 2013 "Performance of DOH-retained hospitals in the Philippines" , Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Picazo, Oscar F. et.al, 2015 "A critical analysis of purchasing of health services in the Philippines: A case study of Philhealth" , Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Picazo, Oscar F. et.al, 2015 "A critical analysis of purchasing of health services in the Philippines: A case study of Philhealth" , Philippine Institute for Development Studies

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Philippine Institute for Development Studies

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Lavado, Rouselle F. Sanglay-Dunleavy, Abigail Barbara Matsuda, Yasuhiko Jimenez, Jeanette F.

Keywords

Philippines; health sector; health expenditures; health care; health facilities; hospitals; health care reform; health care financing; health management; health service delivery; health; health funds

How Are Government Hospitals Performing? A Study of Resource Management in DOH-retained Hospitals

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