Employment policies should allow the free flow of skills and knowledge between regions. In some cases, highly specialized surgeons and caregivers should be available to patients in other regions as needed. In other words, one region can pay another for the services of its qualified human or physical resources that are required Regional bodies can collaborate in health planning. They can develop their strategic, commercial and budgetary plans cooperatively. Then they can modify their plans to adapt to the needs of their population. The main advantages of centralized planning will be greater transparency, responsibility and interoperability functionality. Mutual planning can reduce competition between regions and ensure that scare resources are used efficiently. In effect, the Ministry of Health can compare operational effectiveness and best practices in all regions and provide opportunities to strengthen operational or institutional efficiency.
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