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Nezbytnost soustavného rozvoje rozsáhlého systému péče o zdraví

Title in English Necessity of continuous health system development
Authors

HOLČÍK Jan

Year of publication 2010
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Vnitřní lékařství - časopis České internistické společnosti a Slovenskej internistickej spoločnosti
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Public health care, social medicine
Keywords Health; health care system; financing of health care; rationing; health literacy
Description Increasing number of chronic diseases and accelerating costs of health care are important problems of health services system. Article presents four main methods of solving these difficulties: (a) more money to the system, (b) better effectiveness and efficiency of health services, (c) rationing, and (d) improvement of population health. The first three methods are limited, but increasing level of health is almost without any boundaries. The health education and professional training focused on better health literacy are important prerequisites of good health care system.
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