Includes bibliographical references and index.

Buying quantity of services -- Verification of the quantity of services -- Measuring and verifying quality -- Setting the unit price and costing -- Addressing equity -- Health facility autonomy and governance -- Health facility financial management and the indice tool -- Performance frameworks for health administration : incentivizing regulatory tasks -- Investments to help start health facilities -- Improving health facility management -- Governance issues and structures -- Data gathering and dissemination -- Data analysis and learning -- PBF technical assistance and training -- Designing and updating a PBF manual -- Pilot testing PBF -- Evaluations of PBF and frequently asked questions.

Description based on print version record.