Assistant professor Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management Health Economics (HE)
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
- Room
- J8-39
- bonfrer@eshpm.eur.nl
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Assistant Professor in Global Health Economics studying the effective use of **innovative incentives** to improve health care systems around the world. Dr. Bonfrer specifically aims to increase quality of care through **credible causal evidence** on what works. For a vlog about her publication in The BMJ on pay-for-performance under the Affordable Care Act i.e. "Obama Care" see [Youtube][] and for lessons that can be learnt from this for the Dutch health care system see [Zorgvisie][] (in Dutch). Dr. Bonfrer works closely with researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on the effectiveness of financial incentives in health care. Dr. Bonfrer has gained practical experience with the implementation of financial incentives in the Erasmus Medical Center and also has extensive experience with the evaluation of health care financing reforms in several African countries including Burundi, Kenya and Ghana. [Youtube]: https://youtu.be/LbDLaD1bElo [Zorgvisie]: https://www.zorgvisie.nl/belonen-betere-zorguitkomsten-niet-effectief
- IEJ (Igna) Bonfrer (2021) - Dying to know: does performance-based financing reduce mortality? - Health Policy and Planning - doi: 10.1093/heapol/czab125
- CM (Charlotte) Dieteren, Werner B.F. Brouwer & IEJ (Igna) Bonfrer (2021) - Overheidsmaatregelen om overgewicht tegen te gaan; "Effectief voor anderen, maar niet voor mij" - Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidswetenschappen
- Charlotte Dieteren & Igna Bonfrer (2021) - Socioeconomic inequalities in lifestyle risk factors across low- and middle-income countries - BMC Public Health, 21 (1) - doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11014-1
- Igna Bonfrer, E Poel, E Gustafsson-Wright & Eddy Doorslaer (2018) - Voluntary health insurance in Nigeria: Effects on takers and non-takers - Social Science & Medicine, 205, 55-63 - doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.03.035
- Igna Bonfrer, Jose Figueroa, Jie Zheng, John Orav & A Jha (2018) - The Impact of Financial Incentives on Early and Late Adopters among U.S. Hospitals: Observational Study. - BMJ-British medical journal, 360 (j5622) - doi: 10.1136/bmj.j5622 - [link]
- Igna Bonfrer & E Gustafsson-Wright (2016) - Health shocks, coping strategies and foregone healthcare among agricultural households in Kenya - Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 19, 1-22 - doi: 10.1080/17441692.2015.1130847
- Igna Bonfrer, L Breebaart & E Poel (2016) - The Effects of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme on Maternal and Infant Health Care Utilization - PLoS One (print), 11 (e01655623) - doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165623
- Igna Bonfrer, R Soeters, E Poel, O Basenga, G Longin, F Van de Looij & Eddy Doorslaer (2014) - Introduction of Performance Based Financing in Burundi associated with improvements in care and quality - Health Affairs, 33 (12), 2179-2188 - doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0081
- Igna Bonfrer, E Poel & Eddy Doorslaer (2014) - The effects of performance incentives on the utilization and quality of maternal and child care in Burundi - Social Science & Medicine, 123, 96-104 - doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.11.004
- Igna Bonfrer, E Poel, Michael Grimm & Eddy Doorslaer (2013) - Does the distribution of health care utilization match needs in Africa? - Health Policy and Planning, 29 (7), 921-937 - doi: 10.1093/heapol/czt074
- Igna Bonfrer, R Soeters, E Van de Poel, O Basenya, G Longin, F van de Looij & E van Doorslaer (2013) - The effects of performance-based financing on the use and quality of health care in Burundi: an impact evaluation [conference abstract] - The Lancet (Electronic Version), 381, S19
- M, Hendriks, FWNM Wit, MTL Roos, L Brewster, T Akande, IH de Beer, SG Mfinanga, AM Kahwa, P Gatongi, G van Rooy, W Janssens, J Lammers, B (Berber) Kramer, Igna Bonfrer, E Gaeb, T Wit, JMA Lange & C Schultsz (2012) - Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cross-Sectional Surveys in Four Rural and Urban Communities - PLoS One (print), 7 (3), 1-10 - doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032638
- Igna Bonfrer & Stefan Lipman (2020) - Opinie: Geef iedereen in frontlinie dezelfde bonus - Unknown
- Igna Bonfrer & Stefan Lipman (2020) - Geef alle zorgprofessionals dezelfde genereuze bonus - Het Parooltje, 18-18 - [link]
- Igna Bonfrer (2018) - Belonen betere zorguitkomsten niet effectief - Unknown
- J van Oostrum, Igna Bonfrer, A Wagelmans & G Kazemier (2009) - Requirements for a full service level agreement at an operating room department - a case study - In Applying mathematical models to surgical patient planning - Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Igna Bonfrer (2015) - Evaluating health care financing reforms in Africa - EUR
- Veerle van Engen, Igna Bonfrer, Kees Ahaus & Martina Buljac (2022) - Value-Based Healthcare From the Perspective of the Healthcare Professional - Frontiers in Public Health, 9 - doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.800702
- Igna Bonfrer (2015) - Performance Based Financing: main lessons from two recent scientific studies
- Igna Bonfrer (30 november 2020) - BNR - Zorgbonus wordt 800 miljoen duurder
- Igna Bonfrer (22 oktober 2020) - BNR - Zorgbonus ligt nog altijd op de plank
- Igna Bonfrer (16 oktober 2020) - BNR - Onderscheid tussen frontlinie en achterhoede is niet mogelijk
- Igna Bonfrer (4 januari 2018) - The Impact of Financial Incentives on Early and Late Adopters among U.S. Hospitals - Vlog
- Igna Bonfrer (2016) - Travel Fellowship Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Igna Bonfrer (2015) - Rubicon Fellowship
- Igna Bonfrer (2008) - Wellcome Trust Quota Award for Masters in History of Medicine
Academic Development & Skills
- Level
- bachelor 1
- Year
- 2021
- Year Level
- bachelor 1
- Course Code
- GWAVV-21
Global Health Economics
- Year
- 2021
- Year Level
- master, master, master, master
- Course Code
- GW4582M
Master HEPL-HE 2021-2022
- Year
- 2021
- Course Code
- GWMTTHEPL
Global Challenges in Health & Behaviour
- Level
- Bachelor 3
- Year
- 2021
- Year Level
- Bachelor 3
- Course Code
- GW307
Academic Development & Skills
- Level
- bachelor 1
- Year
- 2021
- Year Level
- bachelor 1
- Course Code
- GWAVV-20
