TY - JOUR TI - Medical rehabilitation in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulatory and organizational issues AU - Mrożek-Gąsiorowska, Magdalena A. TI - Medical rehabilitation in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulatory and organizational issues AB - The medical rehabilitation system in Poland includes various rehabilitation services, financed by various institutions, including the NFZ, ZUS, KRUS, PFRON and local governments. The aim of the study is to identify the most important problems and limitations of this system, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The most important issues to be solved and proposed reforms of the medical rehabilitation system in Poland presented in recent years were identified. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this system, providing rehabilitation services and problems related to the im­plementation of further legal regulations in the first months of the pandemic were discussed. One of the most important recommended changes is the implementation of the comprehensive care model and the activities aimed at coordinating various elements and levels of rehabilitation. VL - 2020 IS - Volume 18, Issue 2 PY - 2020 SN - 1731-7398 C1 - 2084-2627 SP - 165 EP - 175 DO - 10.4467/20842627OZ.20.016.12769 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/article/swiadczenia-rehabilitacji-medycznej-w-polsce-w-czasie-pandemii-covid-19-zagadnienia-regulacyjne-i-organizacyjne KW - COVID-19 KW - coronavirus KW - medical rehabilitation KW - National Health Fund KW - pandemic KW - spa treatment