<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Primary health care (PHC) represents one of the most important parts of any health system, and consists of first-contact medical services (preventive, curative and rehabilitation) for the patients. Our study analyses the family physicians' opinions related to a series of measures that could improve Romania's healthcare system through an online survey.We identified three components, first one related to control over spendings, increase of medicine market efficiency and transparency in using public funds, second one related to standardization of care processes, accreditation, implementation of guidelines and control over utilization of specialty services and component number three related to type of insurance houses, with competition among them, better decentralization and integrated provision of medical services.The conclusions of the survey emphasize the fac that primary care health is affected by sub optimal financing, with a need of better support for its development through investments in health promotion, services integragion and human resources as means of increasing general health status of the population.</abstract>

Primary health care (PHC) represents one of the most important parts of any health system, and consists of first-contact medical services (preventive, curative and rehabilitation) for the patients. Our study analyses the family physicians' opinions related to a series of measures that could improve Romania's healthcare system through an online survey.We identified three components, first one related to control over spendings, increase of medicine market efficiency and transparency in using public funds, second one related to standardization of care processes, accreditation, implementation of guidelines and control over utilization of specialty services and component number three related to type of insurance houses, with competition among them, better decentralization and integrated provision of medical services.The conclusions of the survey emphasize the fac that primary care health is affected by sub optimal financing, with a need of better support for its development through investments in health promotion, services integragion and human resources as means of increasing general health status of the population.

Family Physicians' Opinion: A Survey on Possible Measures for Improving Healthcare in Romania

ARS Medica Tomitana

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Primary health care (PHC) represents one of the most important parts of any health system, and consists of first-contact medical services (preventive, curative...

Family Physicians' Opinion: A Survey on Possible Measures for Improving Healthcare in Romania

Published Online: Dec 11, 2019

Page range: 82 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2019-0018

Keywords
family physicians, healthcare system, actions, resources

© 2018 Chirila Sergiu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Family Physicians' Opinion: A Survey on Possible Measures for Improving Healthcare in Romania

Published Online: Dec 11, 2019

Page range: 82 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2019-0018

Keywordsfamily physicians, healthcare system, actions, resources

© 2018 Chirila Sergiu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
family physicians, healthcare system, actions, resources