Creating financial transparency in public health: examining best practices of system partners.

摘要: Financial transparency is based on concepts for valid, standardized information that readily accessible and routinely disseminated to stakeholders. While Congress others continuously ask an accounting of public health investments, remains ignored concept. The objective this study was examine financial practices in other industries considered as part the system. Key informants, regarded experts operations hospitals, school systems, higher education, were a primary source information. Principal findings system partners have espoused some beginning early 20th century—signifying 80-year implementation gap health. Critical features promote accountability included data collection methods infrastructures, uniform quantitative analysis performance, credentialing management workforce. Recommendations are offered basis these aid close by framing movement toward transparency.