Analysing Health Systems

Part I. Concepts
1: Determining the Rules: Definitions and Concepts at Stake
2: Too Many Trees, Can't See the Woods: A Critical Analysis of Existing and Suggested Models
Part II. The Modular Approach
3: What Do We Need?: Population Needs and Their Measurement
4: Resources at the System's Command: Analysis of Manpower, Physical Resources, and Socio-economic Development
5: Getting Ready for the Process: Analysis of Health Care Organization
6: The Hustle and Bustle of Health Care Delivery: What's it All About?
7: Light at the End of the Tunnel: The Outcomes of the Health Process; Traditional Outcomes, Positive Health Outcomes
8: New Horizons for Systems Outcomes: Issues of Effectiveness, Efficiency, Equity, and Quality
9: Apples and Oranges: Limitations for Cross-national/Regional Comparisons of Health Systems; Discussion of Problems in Design Methodolgy and in Data Collection
Part III. Applications
10: Is the Blender Effective? Cross-National Correlations Between Input Factors and Determinants of Process and Outcome
11: Can We Do the Puzzle?: Pros and Cons of Integrating the Modules into a Comprehensive Model
12: A Modular Approach to Competitive Reform in Health Systems, David Chinitz
13: The Sky is the Limit: Prospects for the Future