Waiting Time for Health Care Services in Poland and Selected OECD Countries
The main purpose of the article is a critical evaluation of Poland’s past experience in reducing waiting times for health care services financed by public funds. Moreover, good practices undertaken by selected OECD countries are identified. Selected medical interventions across 43 areas of medicin...
| Published in: | Problemy Zarządzania |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
2017-09-01
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| Online Access: | https://pz.wz.uw.edu.pl/resources/html/article/details?id=170063 |
| Summary: | The main purpose of the article is a critical evaluation of Poland’s past experience in reducing waiting
times for health care services financed by public funds. Moreover, good practices undertaken by selected
OECD countries are identified. Selected medical interventions across 43 areas of medicine in Poland have
been analyzed. The time range in the article covers the years 2012–2016 and is based on the statistics
contained in the WHC Foundation reports, the OECD Health Data and the NHF data. The advantages and
disadvantages of the solutions across OECD countries are pointed out on the basis of the literature review.
Overall, the waiting time for medical services tends to increase. This fact proves the lack of effective actions,
which is seen as one of the most serious defects in the health care system in Poland. Actions taken to
reduce waiting times for guaranteed medical services are chaotic, inconsistent and do not contribute to
improving accessibility. As a good practice in selected countries (e.g. Great Britain), it is recommended
to take coordinated action on both the demand and supply side, preceded by a reliable system diagnosis. |
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| ISSN: | 1644-9584 2300-8792 |