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| Commissioning care: an American perspective on UK reforms | | Author(s) | Bradford L Kirkman-Liff |
| Corporate Author | Health Services Management Unit, University of Manchester; Centre for Health Care Planning and Management, Keele University |
| Publisher | University of Manchester, Manchester, 1996 |
| Pages | 42 pp |
| Source | HSMU, University of Manchester, Devonshire House, University Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. |
| Keywords | National Health Service ; Planning [admin] ; Grant allocation ; Policy ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This report focuses on the role of purchasing in a health care system. It gives an overview of the concepts of markets and purchasing in health care, and of managed care in the United States. The author gives a personal view of the NHS and commissioning, as observed during a five month visit to the UK, and suggests possible alternative commissioning processes and arrangements. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971007223 B |
| Classmark | L4: QA6: QCG: QAD: 7T |
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