Services Included in Health Benefits Package (Including Primary Care)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Health benefits package defines a set of services to be financed from public sources that have been assessed for inclusion in the benefit package as part of a systematic, transparent process, including criteria on economic evidence and budget impact/cost-effectiveness.
Numerator
Binary reporting (yes/no)
Denominator
Total count of responses
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Type of service: e.g., prevention, promotion, treatment/rehabilitation, palliation Disease area/life-course need Delivery platform: e.g., (primary care (including community-based care), referral care, home care, long-term care, etc.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Preferred data source Qualitative assessment based on interview with key informant and/or desk review of country documents
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Primary health care measurement framework and indicators: monitoring health systems through a primary health care lens. Geneva: World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2022 iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/352205/9789240044210-eng.pdf
Technical Specifications
Web Annex. Technical specifications. In: Primary health care measurement framework and indicators: monitoring health systems through a primary health care lens. Geneva: World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2022 iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/352201/9789240044234-eng.pdf?sequence=1
Link to Measurement Tools
World Health Organization. Web Annex. Data collection template. In: The health financing progress matrix: country assessment guide. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020 (www.who.int/teams/healthx0002systems-governance-and-financing/health-financing/diagnostics/health-financing-progress-matrix, accessed 16 August 2021).