Health Sector Reform in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq: Financing Reform, Primary Care, and Patient Safety

C. Ross Anthony ; Melinda Moore ; Lee H. Hilborne ; Andrew W. Mulcahy

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Health Care Financing;    The Kurdistan Region - Iraq;    Primary Care;    Patient Safety;    Global Health;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR490-1
ISBN  :  9780833085160
RP-ID  :  RR-490-1-KRG

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

In 2010, the Kurdistan Regional Government asked the RAND Corporation to help guide reform of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The overarching goal of reform was to help establish a health system that would provide high-quality services efficiently to everyone to prevent, treat, and manage physical and mental illnesses and injuries. This report summarizes the second phase of RAND's work, when researchers analyzed three distinct but intertwined health policy issue areas: development of financing policy, implementation of early primary care recommendations, and evaluation of quality and patient safety. For health financing, the researchers reviewed the relevant literature, explored the issue in discussions with key stakeholders, developed and assessed various policy options, and developed plans or approaches to overcome barriers and achieve stated policy objectives. In the area of primary care, they developed and helped to implement a new management information system. In the area of quality and patient safety, they reviewed relevant literature, discussed issues and options with health leaders, and recommended an approach toward incremental implementation.