The effect of early-life exposure to malaria on disability and work level in old age has been rarely studied. This study investigates this less explored question over the past one and a half century. First, using longitudinal lifetime records of Union Army veterans, I estimate that exposure to a...

The article contains measures aimed at deepening health care reform. It is necessary to turn to program-target management of this sector, improve the quality of functioning of medical organizations. In order to make medical services more affordable it is expedient to develop telemedicine net,...

Healthcare is a very important, and at the same time difficult element of each state’s policy. For many countries, the issue of financing the healthcare system is a delicate matter, while at the same time one of the basic economic and social issues. Nevertheless, decisions concerning the...

We evaluate the impact of a health information intervention implemented through mobile phones, using a clustered randomized control trial augmented by qualitative interviews. The intervention aimed to improve sexual health knowledge and shift individuals towards safer sexual behavior by...

The medical services market in Poland is financed mainly with funds from national health insurance, yet year by year, an increasing importance of private resources in financing health services can be noticed. Apart from common (national) health insurance, medical care is primarily financed...

This paper describes the properties and components of integrated hospital IT systems, and the correlations of those comprehensive systems with the use of tools supporting financial management of the units. The first part discusses the essence of Integrated IT Systems and attempts to apply the...

Defining legally permitted financing sources is fundamental for each medical entity. The act on medical activity of 15th April 2011introduced many changes for medical service suppliers also as concerns the permitted financing sources. This paper aims to present the types of medical entities and...

Healthcare is a very important, and at the same time difficult element of each state’s policy. For many countries, the issue of financing the healthcare system is a delicate matter, while at the same time one of the basic economic and social issues. Nevertheless, decisions concerning the...

The medical services market in Poland is financed mainly with funds from national health insurance, yet year by year, an increasing importance of private resources in financing health services can be noticed. Apart from common (national) health insurance, medical care is primarily financed...

Le malattie rare, che colpiscono pochi pazienti nei Paesi sviluppati nonché quelle dimenticate del Terzo Mondo, rappresentano la nuova frontiera della ricerca biomedica, una delle sfide più pressanti alla globalizzazione dei diritti dei malati, e anche un'importante occasione di crescita...