Działania władz publicznych w zakresie zwalczania pandemii COVID-19 w wybranych krajach europejskich
Maciej Furman
Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie, Tom 18, Numer 2, 2020, s. 176-184
https://doi.org/10.4467/20842627OZ.20.017.12770Activities of public health authorities to combat COVID-19 in selected European countries
The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to great changes in the functioning of modern societies, not just in the medical dimension. The perception of the health care system and its employees has also changed.
The aim of the article is to analyze the approach of public authorities to combat the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the following countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and Poland. The research material was information available on the website of the European Observatory of Health Systems and Policies (EOHSP) in a special section dedicated to issues related to the prevention of coronavirus pandemic (https://www.covid19healthsystem.org/mainpage.aspx).
The obtained results indicate that the crisis situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic forced all countries to undertake diversified, non-standard efforts, i.e. the use of their own pharmaceutical sector for the production of disinfectants or acceleration of obtaining licenses by medical practitioners. In terms of financing one of activity was generation of additional funds for healthcare systems that were financially heavily burdened in the pandemic era.
Maciej Furman
Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie, Tom 18, Numer 4, 2020, s. 247-258
https://doi.org/10.4467/20842627OZ.20.028.14272Identification of key actors involved in the implementation of a regional functional model for hospital evaluation
The concept of Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment (HB-HTA) is conducive to the rationalization of decisions made by the hospital management regarding the implementation of innovative medical technologies in hospital units.
This type of HTA is a bottom-up hospital initiative, but usually it is also supported systemically and involves other entities, such as: the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tariff System, the payer, or regional authorities. Providing support to the hospital in making the final decision on the implementation of innovative medical technology may include such aspects as: obtaining necessary funding for the implementation of technology, identification of the competitive potential of the planned project, or following the HB-HTA methodology in reporting.
The process of decentralization of hospital management in Poland induces scholars to carry out research and draw conclusions about the involvement of regional authorities, mainly voivodeship offices and their departments responsible for health issues, in the HB-HTA process.
The primary objectives of this paper are to present the results of research and analysis of the development and popularization of HB-HTA in Poland. These will be discussed in relation to the implementation of a regional functional model for hospital evaluation of innovative medical technologies and the creation of rules of cooperation between important institutions of sectoral (health) policy to support and develop HB-HTA at the regional (voivodeship) level, as well as the dissemination of knowledge, popularization of HB-HTA, and promotion of good practices.