Determinants analysis of outpatient service utilisation in Georgia: can the approach help inform benefit package design?

Determinants analysis of outpatient service utilisation in Georgia: can the approach help inform benefit package design?

Abstract Background The healthcare financing reforms initiated by the Government of Georgia in 2007 have positively affected inpatient service utilisation and enhanced financial protection, especially for the poor, but they have failed to facilitate outpatient service use among chronic patients. Non...

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Main Authors: George Gotsadze, Wenze Tang, Natia Shengelia, Akaki Zoidze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Health Research Policy and Systems
Subjects:
Non-communicable diseases
Outpatient service utilisation
Behavioural model
Benefits package
Determinants of service use
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12961-017-0197-5

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