Technical Areas
Completed/Cancelled
| Product/Service | Deliverables | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Greece Providing policy options for a continuous and sustainable increase of public funding for PHC including through the re allocation of funds within the sector and their pooling at regional level in line with available good practices in the region | Policy Brief on ensuring financial sustainability of the PHC sector in short- and long-term |
Completed |
| Greece Developing new contractual arrangements for the PHC teams increasing their autonomy and moving from a salary based payment towards a mixed system taking into consideration the population served and its needs | Policy brief on optimizing contracting arrangements for the PHC sector, including suggestions on pay-for-performance mechanisms and indicators |
Completed |
| Greece Supporting implementation of pay for performance mechanisms in PHC to reflect the individual and group efforts in the teams and to address priority risk factors for public health with focus on major risk factors for NCDs including key performance i | Policy brief on optimizing contracting arrangements for the PHC sector, including suggestions on pay-for-performance mechanisms and indicators |
Completed |
| Greece Improving referral mechanisms and integration of services at community level by creating clear pathways | Policy brief on improving the referral mechanisms at community level. Action plan for the integration of services in a pilot region. |
Completed |
| Greece Conducting patient experience user satisfaction survey within the network of the community based PHC services and providing policy recommendations for the adjustments and further improvement of the model | Survey report with policy recommendations and updated guidance for managers of health care facilities on conducting user satisfaction surveys. Increased level of population satisfaction with community-based PHC services |
Completed |
| Greece Continuing policy dialogue with stakeholders at central and regional levels on the PHC reform and generate support for a further roll out | "Short video on improved access to PHC services at community level, to be used during the policy dialogue events with stakeholders on the PHC reform. Regional workshop on Integrating Health and Social Care in Ioannina, 15-16 Oct-18. Policy dialogue involving the whole network of newly created local health units (TOMYs), 7-8 Dec-18 " |
Completed |
| Greece Improving referral mechanisms within the PHC network and beyond by creating clear pathways | Policy brief with recommendations on referral mechanisms in PHC |
Completed |
| Greece Providing policy options for a continuous and sustainable increase in public funding for PHC and for improving contractual arrangements with PHC providers in order to increase performance and effectively address priority risk factors for public hea | Policy brief with recommendations on improving PHC financing and contracting PHC providers. Suggested list of performance indicators for PHC. |
Completed |
| Greece Continuing policy dialogue with stakeholders on PHC reform and generating support for further roll out and improving quality of services | Policy event, dedicated to 2 years anniversary of the TOMY network, with focus on financing/contracting of PHC services and referral mechanisms in PHC |
Completed |
