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Health systems in transition Hungary
2 Organization and governance: provides an overview of how the health
system in the country is organized, governed, planned and regulated, as
well as the historical background of the system; outlines the main actors
and their decision-making powers; and describes the level of patient
empowerment in the areas of information, choice, rights, complaints
procedures, public participation and cross-border health care.
3 Financing: provides information on the level of expenditure and the
distribution of health spending across different service areas, sources of
revenue, how resources are pooled and allocated, who is covered, what
benefits are covered, the extent of user charges and other out-of-pocket
payments, voluntary health insurance and how providers are paid.
4 Physical and human resources: deals with the planning and distribution of
capital stock and investments, infrastructure and medical equipment; the
context in which IT systems operate; and human resource input into the
health system, including information on workforce trends, professional
mobility, training and career paths.
5 Provision of services: concentrates on the organization and delivery
of services and patient flows, addressing public health, primary care,
secondary and tertiary care, day care, emergency care, pharmaceutical
care, rehabilitation, long-term care, services for informal carers, palliative
care, mental health care, dental care, complementary and alternative
medicine, and health services for specific populations.
6 Principal health reforms: reviews reforms, policies and organizational
changes; and provides an overview of future developments.
7 Assessment of the health system: provides an assessment based on the
stated objectives of the health system, financial protection and equity
in financing; user experience and equity of access to health care; health
outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care; health system
efficiency; and transparency and accountability.
8 Conclusions: identifies key findings, highlights the lessons learned from
health system changes; and summarizes remaining challenges and future
prospects.
9 Appendices: includes references, useful web sites and legislation
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writing and editing process, which involves multiple iterations. They are then
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