Pokrycie finansowe tzw. pakietu onkologicznego przez publicznego płatnika a sytuacja ekonomiczna szpital
Financial cover of co-called oncological package by the public payer vs. economic situation of hospitals

Summary/Abstract: The oncological package, i.e. a process approach to the treatment of the patient after the detection of neoplastic lesions to the last medical intervention, was aimed at accelerating the adoption of appropriate treatment, and thereby increasing its effectiveness to the patient. In discussions on a package far less space was devoted to issues of financing all activities related to it. This article aims to assess the impact of the introduction of the oncological package on the economic situation of hospitals on the example of selected, big medical facilities in Lower Silesia. The analysis of survey data in the article shows the negative effects of the changes on the economic situation of hospitals, which suggests the need to re-study the issue and propose additional sources of financing of therapeutic entities activities.

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