Research Article
Payment Reforms for Prehospital Care Services in a Middle Income Country: Assessing Implementation and Patient Outcomes Using a Mixed-Methods Approach
Table 2
List of themes and subthemes for guiding data gathering in focus-group or individual interview sessions.
| Themes | Subthemes |
| Governance | Structure and functions of provincial Health office | Functioning of the PHO in relation to NIEMS and other key actors in a province |
| Service delivery | Structure and functions of EMS agencies, EDC, and hospital emergency departments | Scope and volume of the services |
| Human resources | Staff mix, number of staffs, turn-over rate | Qualification and certification; capacity building | Compensation, welfare |
| Financing | Sources of revenues; cash flows; financial status | Direct experiences with the two systems | Reflections on principles of the two systems |
| Information | Structure and functions of information systems | Utilization of data and information to support functioning of other building blocks in EMS systems |
| Technology | Logistics for the delivery of EMS services: timeliness, relevance, adequacy |
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