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Perspectives on Purchaser-Provider Co-Operation in the Local Welfare Regimes in Finland

Perspectives on Purchaser-Provider Co-Operation in the Local Welfare Regimes in Finland

Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen, Sami Fredriksson, Juhani Lehto
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 2155-6423|EISSN: 2155-6431|EISBN13: 9781466631007|DOI: 10.4018/ijpphme.2013010102
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Tynkkynen, Liina-Kaisa, et al. "Perspectives on Purchaser-Provider Co-Operation in the Local Welfare Regimes in Finland." IJPPHME vol.3, no.1 2013: pp.17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijpphme.2013010102

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Tynkkynen, L., Fredriksson, S., & Lehto, J. (2013). Perspectives on Purchaser-Provider Co-Operation in the Local Welfare Regimes in Finland. International Journal of Public and Private Healthcare Management and Economics (IJPPHME), 3(1), 17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijpphme.2013010102

Chicago

Tynkkynen, Liina-Kaisa, Sami Fredriksson, and Juhani Lehto. "Perspectives on Purchaser-Provider Co-Operation in the Local Welfare Regimes in Finland," International Journal of Public and Private Healthcare Management and Economics (IJPPHME) 3, no.1: 17-32. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijpphme.2013010102

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Abstract

This paper presents a baseline picture of the co-operation between service purchasers and private elderly care and primary health care providers both at the national level and at the level of local welfare regimes in Finland. Data from two national surveys and from interviews conducted in six municipalities are analysed. The perceptions of the co-operation during the contractual period differed substantially between the private providers and the municipalities. The differences were evident especially between the for-profit providers and the municipalities. In general the private providers would be willing to work together with the municipalities, but to them it seems that the municipalities lack interest in this. The municipalities, in turn, considered that contracting is mostly a tool to reduce administrative responsibilities. However, in order to be able to gain benefits from contracting, to avoid excessive transaction costs and to co-ordinate the network of different service providers, the municipalities should invest in contract management and also be active during the contractual period.

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