TY - BOOK ID - 35697844 TI - Guide to producing national health accounts : with special applications for low-income and middle-income countries. AU - World Health Organisation AU - World Bank PY - 2003 SN - 9241546077 0585492646 9786610115990 1280115998 9240680489 PB - Geneva : World Health Organization, DB - UniCat KW - Health planning KW - Medical care, Cost of KW - Medical economics KW - Medical policy KW - Cost of medical care KW - Health care costs KW - Health care expenditures KW - Medical care KW - Medical costs KW - Medical expenses KW - Medical service, Cost of KW - Medicine KW - Medical savings accounts KW - Comprehensive health planning KW - Health care planning KW - Health services planning KW - Medical care planning KW - Public health KW - Planning KW - Health services administration KW - Methodology KW - Costs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:35697844 AB - National health accounts are a powerful and practical tool for policy-makers interested in evaluating and restructuring their nation's health care financing and in developing and assessing financial interventions to improve people's health. This Guide to producing national health accounts, with special applications for low-income and middle-income countries, provides practical help in developing this socioeconomic information. Jointly sponsored by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the United States Agency for International Development, the Guide pulls together the experience and expertise of long-time practitioners in the field to help the reader lay out the framework for a set of accounts. It walks the reader through the process of acquiring and evaluating data and provides step-by-step examples of how to turn raw numbers into information useful for policy analysis and development. Be they first-time health accountants looking for guidance or experienced practitioners looking for a good reference manual, readers will find the Guide to be a welcome addition to their toolkit. ER -