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The future of health care in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq : toward an effective, high-quality system with an emphasis on primary care /

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At the request of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), RAND researchers undertook a yearlong analysis of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a focus on primary care. RAND staff reviewed available literature on the Kurdistan Region and information relevant to primary care...

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Main Authors: Moore, Melinda, M.D (Author), Anthony, C. Ross (Author), Lim, Yee-Wei (Author), Jones, Spencer S. (Author), Overton, Adrian (Author), Yoong, Joanne (Author)
Corporate Authors: RAND Health, Kurdistān (Iraq). Ḧikûmetî Herêmî Kurdistan-ʻÊraq, JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Health, 2014.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Primary care (Medicine) > Iraq > Kurdistān > Evaluation.
Medical care > Iraq > Kurdistān > Evaluation.
Delivery of Health Care.
Primary Health Care.
Iraq.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Medical care > Evaluation.
Primary care (Medicine) > Evaluation.
Iraq > Kurdistān.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Current Health Care System in the Kurdistan Region
  • Iraq and Vision for the Future
  • Projecting Future Health Care Utilization
  • Health Care Financing: Overview and Lessons
  • Organization and Management of Primary Care Services
  • Health Workforce
  • Health Information Systems
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • Appendix A: Graphs of Modeling Results from Chapter Three
  • Appendix B: Monitoring Progress in Health Service Delivery
  • Appendix C: Human Resource Indicators
  • Appendix D: KRG Health Care Congress Presentation: Financing
  • Appendix E: KRG Health Care Congress Presentation: Primary Care
  • Appendix F: KRG Health Care Congress Presentation: Quality.