HRH Global Resource Center - Estonia

Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Physicians in Estonia

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:09:08 +0000

The objective of this study was to assess attitudes towards clinical practice guidelines, as well as the barriers and facilitators to their use, among Estonian physicians. The study was conducted to inform the revision of the clinical practice guideline development process and can provide inspiration to other countries considering the increasing use of evidence-based medicine. [from abstract]

Payment for Performance (P4P): International Experience and a Cautionary Proposal for Estonia

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:23:51 +0000

Incentives such as P4P can be very powerful in their effects. Caution in their design and deployment is essential. However, ignoring their potential would be unwise, as they offer the possibility of improving value for money for taxpayers and patients. The first section of the paper will review evidence of common provider problems in all health care systems and their implications for introducing a P4P system. This will be followed by a review of P4P reforms in the United Kingdom and United States in particular. [from author]

Inter-Country Comparison of Unofficial Payments: Results of a Health Sector Social Audit in the Baltic States

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:34:33 +0000

This article presents the results of a 2002 social audit of the health sector of three Baltic States. Comparisons were made of perceptions, attitudes and experience regarding unofficial payments in the health services of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The findings can serve as a baseline for interventions and to compare each country’s approach to health service reform in relation to unofficial payments. [adapted from abstract]