The Republic of Indonesia health system review

The Asia Pacific Observatory on HealthSystems and Policies (the APO) is acollaborative partnership of interestedgovernments, international agencies,foundations, and researchers that promotesevidence-informed health systems policyregionally and in all countries in the AsiaPacific region. The APO collaborativelyidentifies priority health system issues acrossthe Asia Pacific region; develops andsynthesizes relevant research to support andinform countries' evidence-based policydevelopment; and builds country and regionalhealth systems research andevidence-informed policy capacity.

An input and process evaluation of Internet-based distance learning education for hospital managers in Indonesia.

An evaluation study was carried out to describe the input and process of internet-based distance learning graduate education program for hospital managers in indonesia. The main research question addressed in the study was whether the program supported quality learning among students who were working full time and could not leave their jobs for the whole study period. The results of the study indicated that the program benefited those who lived in remote areas and women who could not leave their family for long period of time. The study suggests that interactions between students and their peers or tutors motivated better learning processes. Variability of performances were observed among students who were not equally supported by technological helps and with different learning motivations. It needs another year to evaluate whether the internet-based program is no less effective and efficient or even better than the in-class programs.