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Determinanty rozvoja jednodňovej zdravotnej starostlivosti na Slovensku
Determinants of Day Health Care Development in Slovakia

Author(s): Beáta Gavurová, Eduard Hyránek
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Ekonomický ústav SAV a Prognostický ústav SAV
Keywords: day health care (DHC); day surgery; healthcare system; performance risk in day health care; performance efficiency in day health care; development barriers in day health care

Summary/Abstract: In Slovakia day health care (DHC) has been used only for a decade. The usage of DHC is differently perceived by health insurance companies that radically reduce the financial resources. On the other hand, the usage of DHC is differently perceived by hospitals which are permanently indebted. The reduced payment for DHC performance in comparation with payments for finished hospitalization aggravates the conditions of hospitals. The reason is improperly adjusted and economically demotivated system that causes the significant lagging behind the European average. In Slovakia no studies declare usage, determinants, riskiness, utilization barriers of the DHC in regions and price strategies of health insurance companies. The contribution presents research output focused on DHC development in order to increase an efficiency of healthcare system in Slovakia, and also presents the pilot study in this field.

  • Issue Year: 61/2013
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 134-154
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Slovak