Contracting Medical Services-Experiences from Selected European Countries
Abstract
The main aim of this article is to show experiences from Selected European Countries in Contracting Medical Services. In this study the mechanisms involved in the formation of the payments of medical doctors employed on permanent and civil contracts have been identified. The theoretical part is illustrated with examples drawn from the practice of closed health care units (hospitals) and open health care units (health care centres) located in Poland. The method of direct interview including the participation of experts was applied in order to realise the above goal 10 experts representing closed health care (hospitals) and 14 heads of the outpatient clinics. The results of the conducted expert interviews have been presented in this paper.
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Keywords: Medical doctors' remunerations, Wage formation mechanism, Plasticisation of payments, Contracting medical services, Types of remuneration in hospitals.
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