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Podstawowa opieka zdrowotna – rola w systemie ochrony zdrowia, mechanizmy wynagradzania świadczeniodawców
Primary health care – the role in the health care system, mechanisms of physicians’ remuneration

Author(s): Agnieszka Bem
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: primary health care; capitation; fee-for service

Summary/Abstract: Primary health care (POZ) is the most important element of the health care sys¬tem. The main task of the primary health care’s doctors is to ensure the health care services to specified population of patients and the regulation of access to benefits specialist. A typical form of remuneration is capitation, a complementary role meets the fee-for-service payment – each of these mechanisms generates different incentives for physicians.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 158
  • Page Range: 566-575
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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