Legal framework to put health actions for disabled people in practice in the unique health system

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1007
Author(s):  
Evanira Rodrigues Maia ◽  
Eliana Gonçalves Nobre ◽  
Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
System Method ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Resource Transfers ◽  
Year 2000

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the documents from 1992 to 2008 of the Ministry of Health on the health assistance to disabled people in the Unique Health System. Method: reflexive study based on the ministerial decrees collected at the Virtual Healthcare Library and LEGIS SAÚDE. Results: most of the 84 decrees found were issued in the year 2000, when the National Health Policy for Disabled People was published. Resource transfers to cost health actions stood out as the main theme, followed by the creation of health care programs and policies for disabled people. The themes privileged the practice of care actions in cases of sensory, physical and mental disabilities. The content of the decrees aims to guarantee rights to health care in health promotion, prevention, rehabilitation and maintenance actions. Conclusion: the centralization of the federal government is evidenced with respect to the formulation of guidelines and the organization of services. These guidelines need to be disseminated among managers, health professionals and communities in order to promote access to the care possibilities they contain. Descriptors: disabled persons; health public Policy; legislation; Single Health System.RESUMO Objetivo: analisar os documentos do Ministério da Saúde de 1992 a 2008 sobre assistência à saúde da pessoa com deficiência no SUS. Método: estudo reflexivo a partir das portarias ministeriais coletadas na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde e LEGIS SAÙDE. Resultados: localizadas 84 portarias, a maioria data de 2000, ano de publicação da Política Nacional de Saúde da Pessoa com Deficiência. Sobressai o repasse de recursos para custeio, seguido pela criação de programas e políticas de atenção à saúde. Foram privilegiadas as ações de assistência nas deficiências sensoriais, físicas e mentais. Os documentos visam garantir os direitos de assistência à saúde nas ações de promoção, prevenção, reabilitação e manutenção da saúde. Conclusão: evidencia-se a centralização do governo federal quanto à formulação de diretrizes e organização dos serviços. Ressalte-se  necessária a divulgação dos documentos junto a gestores, profissionais de saúde e comunidade para promover o acesso às possibilidades de assistência nelas contidas. Descritores: pessoas com deficiência; políticas públicas de saúde; legislação; Sistema Único de Saúde. RESUMENObjetivo: analizar los documentos del Ministerio de Salud, de 1992 a 2008, acerca de la salud de las personas con discapacidad en el Sistema Único de la Salud (SUS). Método: estudio reflexivo a partir de las órdenes ministeriales recogidas en la Biblioteca Virtual en Salud y LEGIS SALUD. Resultados: fueron localizadas 84 ordenanzas, la mayoría de 2000, año de publicación de la Política Nacional de Salud para las Personas con Discapacidad. Sobresalió la transferencia de recursos para la financiación seguida por la creación de programas y políticas para la atención en salud. Fueron predominantes las acciones de asistencia en las deficiencias sensoriales, físicas y mentales. El objetivo de los documentos era garantizar los derechos de atención de salud en las acciones de promoción, prevención, rehabilitación y mantenimiento de salud. Conclusión: se percibió la centralización del Gobierno Federal mientras a la formulación de políticas y organización de servicios. Se destaca la necesidad de la divulgación de los documentos con los administradores, profesionales de salud y comunidad para promover el acceso a las posibilidades de asistencia que figuran en ellos. Descriptores: personas con discapacidad; políticas públicas de salud; legislación; Sistema Único de Salud.

scholarly journals The role of managers in improving the health care system in Serbia

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-148
Author(s):  
Jovana Aleksic ◽  
Ivan Stevanovic ◽  
Milena Gajic-Stevanovic
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health System ◽  
System Development ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Central Type ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Organization And Management

Health institutions have the most complex organization and management among all institutions. Unlike traditional management in organizational systems characterized by analytical and interdisciplinary approach, health institution management is characterized by trans-disciplinary approach to solving business problems. Introduction of quality improvement is a challenge for health care managers due to their responsibility to create an environment that will lead to quality improvement and safety of health services. New Health care Act (2005) has created a legal framework for defining quality indicators, and setting up various committees and bodies in order to improve the quality of health care. As the planning, management and quality control are the most important parameters of the health system development, health manager must be a leader with exceptional communication skills and able to apply his knowledge and skills in the management of resources. Top managers, central type and lower level managers must be the driving force of their institutions creating the basis for activities related to quality. They should have a proper education as well. New concept of management emphasizes people and their specialized knowledge. Past practice in Serbia did not show significant improvements in the management process through the knowledge and skills of managers, especially in terms of strategic decision-making in the operation and development of the health system.

Issues of co-financing of drug provision for the population: international and Russian practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Vasiliy Ryazhenov ◽  
Victoriya Andreyeva ◽  
Elena Zakharochkina
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Russian President ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Vladimir Putin ◽  
Drug Provision

Russian President Vladimir Putin defined increase in life expectancy from 72.7 to 78 years by 2024 as a national aim in the Decree № 204 of May 7, 2018. Achievement of this aim depends on drug provision system among other factors. Strategy of drug provision for the population of the Russian Federation for the period until 2025 sets the goal of increasing availability of high quality, effective and safe medicines to meet needs of the population and the health system based on the formation of a rational and balanced system of drug provision for the population of the country with available resources. The health care system should expand the possibilities of using modern and effective mechanisms to ensure the financing of drug provision for the population.

scholarly journals How Public Trust in Health Care Can Shape Patient Overconsumption in Health Systems? The Missing Links

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3860
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Krot ◽  
Iga Rudawska
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Health Care Consumption ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Countries In Transition

Overconsumption of health care is an ever-present and complex problem in health systems. It is especially significant in countries in transition that assign relatively small budgets to health care. In these circumstances, trust in the health system and its institutions is of utmost importance. Many researchers have studied interpersonal trust. Relatively less attention, however, has been paid to public trust in health systems and its impact on overconsumption. Therefore, this paper seeks to identify and examine the link between public trust and the moral hazard experienced by the patient with regard to health care consumption. Moreover, it explores the mediating role of patient satisfaction and patient non-adherence. For these purposes, quantitative research was conducted based on a representative sample of patients in Poland. Interesting findings were made on the issues examined. Patients were shown not to overconsume health care if they trusted the system and were satisfied with their doctor-patient relationship. On the other hand, nonadherence to medical recommendations was shown to increase overuse of medical services. The present study contributes to the existing knowledge by identifying phenomena on the macro (public trust in health care) and micro (patient satisfaction and non-adherence) scales that modify patient behavior with regard to health care consumption. Our results also provide valuable knowledge for health system policymakers. They can be of benefit in developing communication plans at different levels of local government.

Access to health care and Informal Patient Payments for health care in Serbia

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Buch Mejsner ◽  
S Lavasani Kjær ◽  
L Eklund Karlsson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Access To Health

Abstract Background Evidence often shows that migrants in the European region have poor access to quality health care. Having a large number of migrants seeking towards Europe, crossing through i.e. Serbia, it is crucial to improve migrants' access to health care and ensure equality in service provision Aim To investigate what are the barriers and facilitators of access to health care in Serbia, perceived by migrants, policy makers, health care providers, civil servants and experts working with migrants. Methods six migrants in an asylum center and eight civil servants in the field of migration were conducted. A complementary questionnaire to key civil servants working with migrants (N = 19) is being distributed to complement the data. The qualitative and quantitative data will be analysed through Grounded Theory and Logistic Regression respectively. Results According to preliminary findings, migrants reported that they were able to access the health care services quite easily. Migrants were mostly fully aware of their rights to access these health care services. However, the interviewed civil servants experienced that, despite the majority of migrants in camps were treated fairly, some migrants were treated inappropriately by health care professionals (being addressed inappropriately, poor or lacking treatment). The civil servants believed that local Serbs, from their own experiences, were treated poorer than migrants (I.e. paying Informal Patient Payments, poor quality of and access to health care services). The interviewed migrants were trusting towards the health system, because they felt protected by the official system that guaranteed them services. The final results will be presented at the conference. Conclusions There was a difference in quality of and access to health care services of local Serbs and migrants in the region. Migrants may be protected by the official health care system and thus have access to and do not pay additional fees for health care services. Key messages Despite comprehensive evidence on Informal Patient Payments (IPP) in Serbia, further research is needed to highlight how health system governance and prevailing policies affect IPP in migrants. There may be clear differences in quality of and access to health care services between the local population and migrants in Serbia.

scholarly journals Searching for Elysium: teaching universal health care as a human right

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Souza ◽  
T C Garcia ◽  
M N Sayão
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Human Right ◽  
School Class ◽  
Federal Constitution ◽  
High School Class ◽  
Free Health Care ◽  
Care System

Abstract Background Brazil have a huge free health care system. Inspired on UK National Health System (NHS), the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS, that means Unified Health System) was consolidate as a right for all citizens after 1988's Brazilian Federal Constitution. Despite your spread, part of Brazilian citizens have an opposite opinions about SUS. So, the main question is: How to teach the relevance of a universal free health care system as a human right. Objectives The main aim of this work is teaching the recognize of SUS as a human right and ratified by Brazilian Federal Constitution in a High School class. In this sense, we used the cinema and debate for stimulate an effective comprehension of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and health promotion as a human right in a high school class. We used the movie Elysium (Neill Blomkamp, 2013) that show a dystopian world with two social class: citizen and non-citizen of Elysium (an artificial satellite of the Earth with high technology of cure for your citizens). Results The class has three Lessons: in first lesson we teaching about different notions about rights and the UDHR. In the second lesson we teaching about free health care systems in the world and a historical perspective about SUS. The third lesson we show the movie Elysium and proceed a debate. In debate we discuss about citizenship and rights, how the movie show two societies with different rights about work, transport and health, and how this aspects impact the quality of life of human being. Conclusions What options we have? The notion of free health care as a human right isn't an easy concept. So, efforts are needed for this comprehension and cinema can be used, followed by discussion, as a significant teaching tool for achieving humanistic educational objectives about free health care system as a human right in the high school curriculum. Key messages Health care is a human right and free health care system is a concretization of this right. Cinema can be used for stimulate a critical evaluation and effective understanding of rights in a high school classroom.

scholarly journals Health care network for chronic conditions: an intervention and evaluation in the health system

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
C S Cardoso ◽  
N R Baldoni ◽  
C F Melo ◽  
L O Rezende ◽  
K Noronha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Care Network ◽  
Health Care Network

Abstract Background Health assessments are necessary for the (re) formulation of effective public policies and to guarantee the quality of care offered. This study aim to evaluate the perception of health professionals concerning the institutional capacity of the health system to care for Chronic Conditions (CC) after intervention in a medium-sized municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods It is a panel study with evaluation before, during and after an intervention in the health system with a focus on three CC, i.e., i) diabetes; ii) hypertension; and iii) pregnant women. Health care professionals from primary and specialized care units were interviewed using the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (ACIC) scale, which was applied in nine focal groups organized by health care unit. Results A total of 240 professionals participated of this evaluation, being 94, 63 and 82 participants in 2013, 2015 and 2018 respectively. The ACIC scores showed an positive evolution in the capacity of the health system to care for CC over the years. In the first wave the global score was 5.40 (basic capacity), while in the third wave the score was 9.38 (optimal capacity), with a significant increase in the scores (p < 0.01). Conclusions An important gain in the institutional capacity of the municipality was evidenced for the care of chronic conditions after intervention in the health system. Such an enhancement of the health system to operate in the CC might be sustainable over the time. Furthermore, its impact may directly reflect on the health indicators of the population. Key messages The results showed a strengthening of the local health system. These findings can subsidize other municipalities with a similar reality in the organization of the health care network and, consequently improve the care provided to chronic conditions.

Health Care in the Year 2000

JAMA ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 257 (11) ◽  
pp. 1472
Author(s):  
Alexander E. Kuehl
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Year 2000

The legal framework applicable to insecurity and violence affecting the delivery of health care in armed conflicts and other emergencies

2013 ◽  
Vol 95 (889) ◽  
pp. 83-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Breitegger
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Delivery Of Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Care Providers

AbstractEnsuring respect for, and protection of, the wounded and sick and delivery of health care to them were at the origin of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, as well as the development of international humanitarian law (IHL). In today's armed conflicts and other emergencies, the problem is not the lack of existing international rules but the implementation of relevant IHL and international human rights law (IHRL) which form a complementary framework governing this issue. Against the backdrop of the different manifestations of violence observed by the ICRC in the field and expert consultations held in the framework of the Health Care in Danger Project, this article identifies commonalities between the two legal regimes, including with respect to obligations to provide and facilitate impartial health care; prohibitions of attacks against wounded and sick and health-care providers; prohibitions to arbitrarily obstruct access to health care; prohibitions to harass health-care personnel, in violation of medical ethics; or positive obligations to ensure essential medical supplies and health-care infrastructure and protect health-care providers against violent interferences by others. The article concludes by indicating certain areas where implementation of existing IHL and IHRL is needed, including in domestic normative frameworks, military doctrine and practice, as well as training of health-care personnel on these international legal frameworks and medical ethics.

Interventions for Improving Health Care Workers’ Retention in Epidemics – a Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Zarei Jelyani ◽  
Sadra Valiee ◽  
Mohammad Kia ◽  
Ali jajarmizadeh ◽  
Sajad Delavari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Health System ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
The United States ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Care Workers

Abstract Introduction: Generally, in Epidemics, such as COVID-19, health care workers (HCWs) faces many problems which lead to a shortage and weakening of human resources in the health system. Therefore, using effective strategies to retain human resources is one of the most important issues during outbreaks. This study aims to collect and classify the proposed interventions to strengthen human health resources and their sustainability during epidemics through scoping review.Methods: In this scoping review study, 2300 studies were retrieved through searching international databases –PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Web of Science. The retrieved studies were screened, and finally, 50 studies were included for analysis. The strategies were classified using inductive qualitative content analysis.Results: Most of the studies were conducted in the United States and the United Kingdom. The target population in 39 studies was all health workers; five studies were on physicians, five studies on nurses, and only one study on dentists. The proposed interventions were classified into five categories: preparation, protection, support, treatment, and feedback. Discussion: Most studies focused on providing interventions in one or two dimensions of human resources, but these interventions were summarized and categorized in this review. Therefore, this study has a holistic view of various dimensions of strengthening and maintaining human health resources during epidemics by providing a thematic map. Considering that human beings are multidimensional, policymakers and managers of the health system should use a set of interventions that simultaneously cover different aspects of their needs to strengthen and maintain HCWs.

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