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Space Management
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Outline
Introduction
Major Functions
Mechanisms of Healthcare Financing
Healthcare Financial Management
Healthcare Financial Management in Ethiopia
Challenges
Healthcare Space Management
Challenges
Reference
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Objective
At the end of the presentation students will be able to understand
Basic concept of healthcare financial management
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Functions
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Mechanisms of Healthcare Financing
General Revenue (Single payer system)
Private Insurance
Community Financing
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Healthcare Financial Management
Healthcare financial management is the process of planning,
organizing, directing, and controlling the financial activities of
healthcare organizations to achieve financial goals while effectively
utilizing resources
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The healthcare environment today demands that managers consider
financial aspects when making operational choices
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Role of Healthcare Financial Management
Reducing risk and stability
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Budgeting and Financing: developing annual operating and capital
budgets as well as multi-year financial projections.
It serves as the financial framework and operations plan for the year.
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Cost-control and accounting: Cost control and cost accounting
involve very closely analyzing all of the costs involved in providing
healthcare
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Financial reporting: involves preparing regular reports (typically
monthly but sometimes more frequently) that analyze the
organization's financial data and performance over time
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Healthcare Financing in Ethiopia
Despite the Ethiopian Government’s goal of achieving UHC by 2030,
the health system faces significant hurdles. These include low
healthcare funding and high out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures for
healthcare services
Need for increased government budget allocation to the health sector, continued
(SHI)
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An HFM system consists of all the processes, institutions, and
policies that relate to how public funds are mobilized and used. The
PFM system ideally allocates resources in alignment with objectives,
ensures that the resources are spent effectively and efficiently, and
minimizes misuse.
Lack of community trust in cash collectors and moral hazards in utilizing health care
services
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Summary
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Healthcare space Management
Refers to how healthcare facilities plan, design, allocate, and utilize
their physical space. Some key aspects of healthcare space
management
Ensuring clear signage, maps, etc to guide patients and staff through
the building easily
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Techniques of Healthcare Space
Management
Space utilization tracking
Space Forecasting
Policy Development
Budget Oversight
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Healthcare Space Management in Ethiopia
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Here are some relevant standards and guidelines related to healthcare
space management in Ethiopia:
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Patient volume and primary quality of
care
Several studies have reported inadequate levels of quality of care in
the Ethiopian health system. Facility characteristics associated with
better quality remain unclear.
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Quality was low across all facilities ranging from only 18 to 56% with
a mean score of 38%. Outpatient volume varied from less than one
patient per day to 581. Among facilities
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National minimum standards for health
care facilities
The National Minimum Standards for Healthcare Facilities in Ethiopia
is a regulatory document that mandates both practitioners and health
institutions to comply with a minimum set of requirements.
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The national minimum standards constitute licensure requirements,
good governance practice standards, human resource management
standards, service providers’ and clients’ rights and
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Challenges
Many healthcare facilities in Ethiopia struggle with inadequate
infrastructure. Insufficient space for patient care, administrative
functions, and specialized services can hinder effective healthcare
delivery.
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Summary
Healthcare space management is essential in Ethiopia to efficiently use
limited resources. Overcrowding is common in facilities nationwide.
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References
Guimarães, L., Navarro, S., & Lievens, T. (2012). HEALTH FINANCING
Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa. www.opml.co.uk
Strengthening Public Finance Management (PFM) Improving Health
Facility Revenue Retention and Utilization (RRU). (n.d.).
Woldie M, Kassa M, Berman P, Kruk ME. Patient volume and quality of
primary care in Ethiopia: findings from the routine health information
system and the 2014 Service Provision Assessment survey. BMC Health
Serv Res. 2021 May 22;21(1):485. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06524-y.
PMID: 34022856; PMCID: PMC8140434.
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Thanks!
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