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New Medical Management Trends and Policies throughout Central and Eastern Europe
New Medical Management Trends and Policies throughout Central and Eastern Europe

Author(s): Cristina Teodora Neagu
Subject(s): Welfare systems, Social development, Management and complex organizations, Health and medicine and law
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: managerial medical trends; medical policies; reforms in health system;

Summary/Abstract: Most east-European countries in post-communist era were obligated to adopt a new medical care system, a system based upon polyclinics and other medical care institutions that would have provided special extensive health services, from the first level contact. All countries in East and Central Europe have expressed their wish to totally change their health system. The changes in these countries are as it is: -introducing market economy mechanisms in the health system; -concentrating intensively over population’s health needs when planning the system base, and finally, -making possible the introduction of a more general care health system from the first contact.

  • Issue Year: 12/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 197-207
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English