Financial Health Affects Medical Outcomes; the Case of Some Mission Hospitals in Ghana
Abstract:
Health financing is a major pillar in
the delivery system. Health care services are financed by governments and non-governmental
organizations, all for the ultimate objective of ensuring the delivery of care.
Health facilities have the onus to create the enabling environment to ensure that
care is in continuum and at least efforts are made at the provision of quality care.
The financial healthiness of hospitals certainly affects medical outcomes since
it takes money to render every service in the healthcare industry. This study worked
on the assumption that financial health affects medical outcomes, and the data has
proven to be true that there was a positive/significant correlation (p<0.0001*)
of the topic.
Keywords: Clinical Indicators, Financial Health, Health Financing, Hospitals, Healthcare, Medical Outcomes.
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