Biography
Global Health Economist evaluating health care reforms worldwide to inform policy makers about what does and what doesn't work on the path towards Universal Health Coverage. Dr. Bonfrer specifically aims to increase quality of care through credible causal evidence.
Currently working among others on supporting pregnant women in India through a smartphone intervention: https://youtu.be/0bBNsm6t3Tc
For a vlog about her publication in The BMJ on pay-for-performance under the Affordable Care Act i.e. "Obama Care" see https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.j5622
Dr. Bonfrer works 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
Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management
- bonfrer@eshpm.eur.nl
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
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Work
- Veerle van Engen, Igna Bonfrer, Kees Ahaus & Martina Buljac (2023) - Identifying consensus on activities that underpin value-based healthcare in outpatient specialty consultations, among clinicians - Patient Education and Counseling, 109 (107642), 1-16 - doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107642 - [link]
- C. M. Dieteren, I. Bonfrer, W. B.F. Brouwer & J. van Exel (2022) - Public preferences for policies promoting a healthy diet: a discrete choice experiment - European Journal of Health Economics - doi: 10.1007/s10198-022-01554-7 - [link]
- Barak D. Richman, Robert S. Kaplan, Japees Kohli, Dennis Purcell, Mahek Shah, Igna Bonfrer, Brian Golden, Rosemary Hannam, Will Mitchell, Daniel Cehic, Garry Crispin & Kevin A. Schulman (2022) - Billing and insurance related administrative costs: A cross national analysis - Health Affairs, 41 (8), 1098-1106 - doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00241 - [link]
- I. Bonfrer (2022) - Dying to know: does performance-based financing reduce mortality? - Health Policy and Planning, 37 (3), 416-417 - doi: 10.1093/heapol/czab125 - [link]
- Veerle van Engen, Igna Bonfrer, Kees Ahaus & Martina Buljac (2022) - Value-Based Healthcare From the Perspective of the Healthcare Professional: A Systematic Literature Review - Frontiers in Public Health, 9 - doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.800702 - [link]
- CM (Charlotte) Dieteren, Owen O'Donnell & Igna Bonfrer (2021) - Prevalence and inequality in persistent undiagnosed, untreated, and uncontrolled hypertension: Evidence from a cohort of older Mexicans - PLOS Global Public Health - doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000114
- 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 - [link]
- Igna Bonfrer & Stefan Lipman (2020) - Geef alle zorgprofessionals dezelfde genereuze bonus - Het Parooltje, 18-18 - [link]
- Igna Bonfrer & Stefan Lipman (2020) - Opinie: Geef iedereen in frontlinie dezelfde bonus - Unknown - [link]
- 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
Master Thesis Eu-HEM
- Level
- master
- Year Level
- master
- Year
- 2022
- Course Code
- GW4560M
Global Challenges in Health & Behaviour
- Level
- Bachelor 3
- Year Level
- Bachelor 3
- Year
- 2022
- Course Code
- GW307
Health and Economic Development
- Year Level
- master, master, master, master
- Year
- 2022
- Course Code
- GW4584M
Master HEPL-HE 2022-2023
- Year
- 2022
- Course Code
- GWMTTHEPL
Academic Development & Skills
- Level
- bachelor 1
- Year Level
- bachelor 1
- Year
- 2022
- Course Code
- GWAVV-22
Director Rotterdam Global Health Initiative
- Start date approval
- januari 2021