Public Sector Publications

It is becoming increasingly evident that healthcare systems around the developed world are facing many similar challenges - higher quality for less cost. To share some practical insights from healthcare organizations around the world that have successfully tackled productivity and efficiency challenges, KPMG selected ten industry best practice examples and presents the findings in this study.

Date: 07/08/2010 | Size: 2854,23kB

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Publication in German

Date: 02/23/2010 | Size: 1285,86kB

Following President Obama's speech to Congress on September 9 and with the ongoing debates in Washington and elsewhere, we want to keep you informed about various reform-related matters including key points in the President's address; legislation under consideration including the option of nonprofit insurance cooperatives; coverage of the uninsured. read more!

Date: 09/30/2009 | Size: 410,10kB

New research commissioned by KPMG International and conducted in cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit, The Changing Face of Infrastructure: Frontline Views from Private Sector Infrastructure Providers, highlights the rising imperative for governments and the private sector to work together more effectively to solve infrastructure challenges.

Date: 08/01/2009 | Size: 1370,37kB

Since supervisory board members and auditors regularly come under scrutiny in the event of a crisis, we have devoted this brochure to the tasks performed by both of these groups when auditing the financial report. We have decided to take the largest economic stimulus package in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany as an opportunity to address the challenges of investing in infrastructure.

Publication in German

Date: 08/01/2009 | Size: 696,09kB

This edition explains the control and management of public companies and analyzes the effectiveness of public corporate governance codes, considering in particular the features specific to public companies.

Publication in German

Date: 07/07/2009 | Size: 908,92kB

Erik Willems, Sector Head Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, and Miriam Thomas, leader of the Health Care department of KPMG in Switzerland, talk about the big areas needing improvement and the future of the Swiss Health Care system in their interview.   

Date: 06/17/2009 | Size: 90,51kB

This report includes the perspectives of consumers, employers, health plans, hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, and government. Healthcare delivery and financing in the United States are costly, complex, and widely misunderstood. Problems are quickly identified and widely known-high cost, uneven quality, and the uninsured.

Date: 04/16/2009 | Size: 4779,10kB

It's not a secret that accounting and reporting standards don't read like a novel, and if English is not your native tongue, the original version can be even harder to understand. This official, authorized translation of the IPSAS standards offers interested German-speakers working in the public sector the opportunity to read the standards in their native language.

The publication is available in German only. Please order your copy directly at Schulthess.

Date: 03/30/2009

As recently as a few years ago, buzzwords like "new public management” and "impact-oriented administration management” were dominating the debate on managing public offices and government authorities with a focus on business efficiency. Since then, these aspects have been refined.

Publication in German

Date: 02/10/2009 | Size: 90,16kB

Financial management in government is in transition. Reporting, accounting and auditing are changing in several fundamental ways.

Date: 02/09/2009 | Size: 266,36kB

This white paper - based on a major international survey and in-depth interviews with senior civil servants - reviews how governments in Australia, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US are working to improve their operational efficiency. It examines what the priorities are, where the main obstacles lie, and what strategies work best to overcome them.

Date: 02/08/2009 | Size: 436,35kB

In this issue, the discussion focuses on multiple management methods that were originally developed for the private sector and quickly found their way into the public sector as well.

Publication in German

Date: 02/07/2009 | Size: 764,67kB

The purpose of this paper is to examine the case for increasing the role played by 'user charges' (such as road tolls, university fees, social care insurance and health charges) in the provision of public services in this country.

Date: 07/01/2008 | Size: 1289,74kB

Quarterly magazine which contributes to the public sector reform debate.

Date: 06/01/2008 | Size: 954,61kB

Interview with Armin Haymoz, KPMG Switzerland, Director and Sector Head Public Sector.

Publication in German

Date: 05/01/2008 | Size: 83,94kB

The public sector is currently undergoing a radical transformation. In its modern form, at a time when quality and efficiency are more in demand than ever before, creativity rather than administration is the order of the day.

Publication in German

Date: 01/01/2008 | Size: 168,72kB

We have outlined some really effective tools and techniques we have developed to help your organization deliver and manage change.

Date: 01/01/2008 | Size: 253,00kB

With the greater independence and financial freedom of Foundation Trust (FT) status comes the Monitor requirement to operate more commercially.

Date: 01/01/2008 | Size: 304,14kB

Bringing innovation, driving improvement and providing assurance. We have set out in this document a summary of the breadth and depth of KPMG's experience in assisting healthcare organizations, through a range of services, to meet their aim of providing the best care for their patients. 

Date: 01/01/2008 | Size: 158,85kB

This document presents the highlights of the input KPMG received primarily from Directors of Finance and their deputies across the NHS. We have also included relevant findings from the private sector survey and added insights from our own experience of working with NHS finance functions across the UK.

Date: 01/01/2008 | Size: 962,15kB

Closing the gap between their private and public sector service experience has created a modernization agenda for governments worldwide.

Date: 12/01/2007 | Size: 131,96kB