Medical rehabilitation in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulatory and organizational issues Cover Image

Świadczenia rehabilitacji medycznej w Polsce w czasie pandemii COVID-19. Zagadnienia regulacyjne i organizacyjne
Medical rehabilitation in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulatory and organizational issues

Author(s): Magdalena A. Mrożek-Gąsiorowska
Subject(s): Public Administration, Security and defense, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; medical rehabilitation; National Health Fund; pandemic; spa treatment;

Summary/Abstract: The medical rehabilitation system in Poland includes various rehabilitation services, financed by various institutions, including the NFZ, ZUS, KRUS, PFRON and local governments. The aim of the study is to identify the most important problems and limitations of this system, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The most important issues to be solved and proposed reforms of the medical rehabilitation system in Poland presented in recent years were identified. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this system, providing rehabilitation services and problems related to the implementation of further legal regulations in the first months of the pandemic were discussed. One of the most important recommended changes is the implementation of the comprehensive care model and the activities aimed at coordinating various elements and levels of rehabilitation.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 165-175
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish