Challenges in Assessment of Health Systems Decentralization: The Role of Path Dependence and Choice of Indicators Comment on "The Effects of Health Sector Fiscal Decentralisation on Availability, Accessibility, and Utilisation of Healthcare Services: A Panel Data Analysis"

• Published in: International journal of health policy and management Vol. 12; no. Issue 1; pp. 7427 - 4
• Main Author: Sarti, Flavia Mori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Kerman University of Medical Sciences 01.01.2023
• Subjects: decentralization; health system; healthcare; outcome indicator; path dependence; public health; Decentralization; Healthcare; Path Dependence; Public Health; Health System; Outcome Indicator

Optimal resource allocation within national health systems represents the ultimate challenge in diverse countries worldwide. Major part of the literature points that health systems decentralization potentially address the challenge. The present commentary focuses on the debate referring to effects o...