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There is little evidence publicly on how quality influences the financial health of institutions. As a result, hospitals often lack the resources they need to make data-based decisions about quality programs. In order to provide additional evidence, IFC launched the “Business Case for Healthcare Quality” contest. The goal: to present real-life cases from hospitals around the world that successfully used quality to improve their business.
Participating institutions that displayed a strong understanding of the business case for healthcare quality and provided a measurable impact collaborated with the IFC IQ-Health program to produce the 2023 Business Case for Healthcare Quality Highlights. IFC gleaned further insights by conducting interviews with top leadership, as well as the quality practitioners who implemented new programs.
About IFC IQ-Healthcare
Responding to global gaps in healthcare competence, IFC IQ-Healthcare —with the IQ standing for Improving Quality—helps health providers improve patient safety, align practices with global quality standards, and build safe health infrastructure. To date, the IFC IQ-Healthcare program has helped more than 130 hospitals and clinics in nearly 20 countries. Over 6,000 healthcare professionals benefited from IFC open resources: a webinar series and self-paced training on healthcare quality and patient safety.
Learn More at https://www.ifc.org/iqhealth
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There is little evidence publicly on how quality influences the financial health of institutions. As a result, hospitals often lack the resources they need to make data-based decisions about quality programs. In order to provide additional evidence, IFC launched the “Business Case for Healthcare Quality” contest. The goal: to present real-life cases from hospitals around the world that successfully used quality to improve their business.
Participating institutions that displayed a strong understanding of the business case for healthcare quality and provided a measurable impact collaborated with the IFC IQ-Health program to produce the 2023 Business Case for Healthcare Quality Highlights. IFC gleaned further insights by conducting interviews with top leadership, as well as the quality practitioners who implemented new programs.
About IFC IQ-Healthcare
Responding to global gaps in healthcare competence, IFC IQ-Healthcare —with the IQ standing for Improving Quality—helps health providers improve patient safety, align practices with global quality standards, and build safe health infrastructure. To date, the IFC IQ-Healthcare program has helped more than 130 hospitals and clinics in nearly 20 countries. Over 6,000 healthcare professionals benefited from IFC open resources: a webinar series and self-paced training on healthcare quality and patient safety.
Learn More at https://www.ifc.org/iqhealth
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how to sell pi coins in South Korea profitably.DOT TECH
Yes. You can sell your pi network coins in South Korea or any other country, by finding a verified pi merchant
What is a verified pi merchant?
Since pi network is not launched yet on any exchange, the only way you can sell pi coins is by selling to a verified pi merchant, and this is because pi network is not launched yet on any exchange and no pre-sale or ico offerings Is done on pi.
Since there is no pre-sale, the only way exchanges can get pi is by buying from miners. So a pi merchant facilitates these transactions by acting as a bridge for both transactions.
How can i find a pi vendor/merchant?
Well for those who haven't traded with a pi merchant or who don't already have one. I will leave the telegram id of my personal pi merchant who i trade pi with.
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What price will pi network be listed on exchangesDOT TECH
The rate at which pi will be listed is practically unknown. But due to speculations surrounding it the predicted rate is tends to be from 30$ — 50$.
So if you are interested in selling your pi network coins at a high rate tho. Or you can't wait till the mainnet launch in 2026. You can easily trade your pi coins with a merchant.
A merchant is someone who buys pi coins from miners and resell them to Investors looking forward to hold massive quantities till mainnet launch.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi vendor to trade with.
@Pi_vendor_247
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when will pi network coin be available on crypto exchange.DOT TECH
There is no set date for when Pi coins will enter the market.
However, the developers are working hard to get them released as soon as possible.
Once they are available, users will be able to exchange other cryptocurrencies for Pi coins on designated exchanges.
But for now the only way to sell your pi coins is through verified pi vendor.
Here is the telegram contact of my personal pi vendor
@Pi_vendor_247
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As of my last update, Pi is still in the testing phase and is not tradable on any exchanges.
However, Pi Network has announced plans to launch its Testnet and Mainnet in the future, which may include listing Pi on exchanges.
The current method for selling pi coins involves exchanging them with a pi vendor who purchases pi coins for investment reasons.
If you want to sell your pi coins, reach out to a pi vendor and sell them to anyone looking to sell pi coins from any country around the globe.
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Anywhere in the world, including Africa, America, and Europe, you can sell Pi Network Coins online and receive cash through online payment options.
Pi has not yet been launched on any exchange because we are currently using the confined Mainnet. The planned launch date for Pi is June 28, 2026.
Reselling to investors who want to hold until the mainnet launch in 2026 is currently the sole way to sell.
Consequently, right now. All you need to do is select the right pi network provider.
Who is a pi merchant?
An individual who buys coins from miners on the pi network and resells them to investors hoping to hang onto them until the mainnet is launched is known as a pi merchant.
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Is corruption good for your health?
1. Is corrup)on good for your
health?
Guilherme
Lichand
Marcos
Lopes
Marcelo
Medeiros
Harvard
University
CEPESP/FGV
PUC-‐Rio
FighBng
CorrupBon
in
Developing
and
TransiBon
Countries
–
SITE
Conference,
September,
1st
2. Every
dollar
that
a
corrupt
official
or
a
corrupt
business
person
puts
in
their
pocket
is
a
dollar
stolen
from
a
pregnant
woman
who
needs
health
care.
In
the
developing
world,
corrup&on
is
public
enemy
number
1”
“
3. Even
in
the
case
of
peQy
bribery
or
extorBon,
it
is
relevant
to
ask,
what
is
the
alterna&ve?”
“
4. What are the causal effects of corrup)on?
• Experiments:
• Bertrand,
Djankov,
Hanna
and
Mullainathan
(2004);
Zamboni
and
Litschig
(2013)
• Natural
experiments:
• Reinikka
and
Svensson
(2004);
DiTella
and
Schargrodsky
(2003)
5. This paper
• Assesses
the
impacts
of
the
introducBon
of
a
random-‐audits
program
in
Brazil
on
the
incidence
of
corrupBon
within
Health
transfers;
• Assesses
how
such
impacts
were
transmiQed
to
Health
outputs
and
outcomes.
6. Preview of findings
• Random-‐audits
program
significantly
reduced
procurement
problems;
• Outputs
and
outcomes
become
worse.
• Mismanagement
increased
one-‐to-‐one
with
the
decrease
in
corrupBon.
• Sharp
decrease
in
spending
points
to
procurement
staff
being
paralyzed
by
the
risk
of
misprocuring.
7.
8. Audit reports
[Ghost
firm]
“When
evalua+ng
the
procurement
process
to
purchase
two
mobile
health
units
in
2002
by
the
municipal
government
of
Dourados,
auditors
found
evidence
of
fraud.
The
only
public
outbidder,
Santa
Maria
Comércio
e
Representações
Ltda.,
did
not
legally
exist
according
to
the
local
branch
of
the
Federal
Revenue
Secretariat
in
Cuiabá,
State
of
Mato
Grosso
do
Sul.
Despite
this
fact,
the
municipal
government
has
concluded
the
public
bid
and
paid
the
company
the
agreed-‐upon
amount.”
9. Audit reports
[Over-‐invoicing]
“When
analyzing
a
procurement
process
to
purchase
medical
supplies
in
2004,
auditors
found
that
the
municipal
government
of
Poloni
had
paid
higher
prices
for
medica+on
than
the
one
agreed
upon
the
public-‐bid
contract.
For
example,
according
to
receipt
number
115655
(Procurement
number
2004/01696),
the
correct
price
150
mg
of
the
medica+on
Rani+dine
was
R$
0.18
per
tablet,
but
the
municipality
paid
R$
0.28
per
tablet.
No
further
documenta+on
was
presented
by
the
municipal
government,
and
the
outbidder
Empresa
Soquímica
Laboratórios
Ltda.
embezzled
the
resources.”
10. What is corrup)on?
Table A1 – List of irregularities
Panel A: Corruption
Category Irregularity
Procurement Irregular receipts
Procurement Evidence for ghost firms
Procurement Contracts not signed or falsified signatures
Procurement Favored vendor
Procurement Lack of publicity
Procurement Documents set with different dates
Procurement Other procurement problems
Procurement Irregular class
Procurement No realization
Resource diversion Over-invoicing
Resource diversion Off-the-record invoice
12. Challenges
• An
anB-‐corrupBon
program,
right
at
the
mid-‐point
of
mayors’
term,
but…
• What
about
pre-‐treatment
data?
• What
about
a
control
group?
• Novel
dataset
with:
• Pre-‐treatment
data:
• Auditors
follow
transfers’
paper
trail,
usually
3
years
(but
someBmes
more)
prior
to
the
Bme
of
the
audit.
• Very
detailed
informaBon
about
each
transfer:
• In
parBcular,
extent
to
which
there
are
heterogeneous
opportuniBes
for
embezzlement.
13. Procurement-‐intensity
• We
code
the
share
of
acBons
listed
under
Health
Ministry’s
descripBon
of
the
transfer
involving
procurement-‐related
terms,
such
as:
• AcquisiBon;
• Purchase;
• ModernizaBon;
• Enlargement;
• ConstrucBon.
• High
procurement-‐intensity
transfers
have
higher
opportuniBes
for
embezzlement.
26. Results: Z-‐scores
(1) (2) (3)
[2001-2004] [1997-2007] [1997-2007]
Post-2003 x -0.309*** -0.494*** -0.495***
High procurement-intensity [0.107] [0.0948] [0.103]
High proc. intensity x 0.00140
Audit within 100 km in previous year [0.0977]
Audit within 100 km in previous year -0.109
[0.0897]
Municipality fixed-effects Yes Yes Yes
Year fixed-effects Yes Yes Yes
Term fixed-effects No Yes Yes
Observations 1,870 2,699 2,699
R-squared 0.556 0.513 0.514
27. Mechanism
(1) (2) (3)
Corruption Mismanagement Compliance
Post-2003 x -0.150*** 0.153*** -0.00262
High procurement-intensity [0.0346] [0.0446] [0.0294]
Audit within 100 km in t-1 x -0.0424** 0.0247 0.0177
High proc. intensity [0.0187] [0.0253] [0.0199]
Audit within 100 km in t-1 0.136** -0.116 -0.0198
[0.0652] [0.0734] [0.0314]
Municipality fixed-effects Yes Yes Yes
Year fixed-effects Yes Yes Yes
Observations 7,072 7,072 7,072
R-squared 0.245 0.251 0.301
Robust standard errors in brackets
*** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1
28. Mismanagement categories
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Resource
diversion
Health
council
problems
Performance
problems
Infrastructure
and stock
problems
Human
resources
problems
Documentation
problems
Post-2003 x -0.0614** 0.0289* -0.0404 0.156*** 0.0169 0.0906**
High procurement-intensity [0.0260] [0.0162] [0.0324] [0.0280] [0.0147] [0.0360]
High proc. intensity x -0.0328* 0.0042 0.0188 0.0106 0.0079 0.0414*
Audit within 100 km in t-1 [0.0175] [0.00875] [0.0250] [0.0251] [0.0147] [0.0235]
Audit within 100 km in t-1 -0.0346 -0.0142 -0.0215 0.0398 -0.00578 -0.0915**
[0.0385] [0.0221] [0.0456] [0.0482] [0.0222] [0.0424]
Municipality fixed-effects Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Year fixed-effects Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Observations 7,072 7,072 7,072 7,072 7,072 7,072
R-squared 0.237 0.125 0.136 0.21 0.124 0.165
Robust standard errors clustered at the municipal level in brackets
*** p<0.01, ** p<0.05, * p<0.1
32. “Big ideas”
• Procurement
mistakes
might
be
interesBng
to
incorporate
in
a
model
Ø
Capacity-‐building
intervenBons;
Ø
SelecBve
monitoring:
larger
transfers,
where
incenBves
to
embezzle
are
much
higher;
Ø
InteracBon
with
asymmetric
punishments.
• “Cap
and
trade”
for
corrupBon
Ø
Different
ciBes
have
different
costs
of
reducing
corrupBon.