TY - JOUR
T1 - Creating an integrated health care system in Greece
T2 - A primary care perspective
AU - Souliotis, K.
AU - Lionis, C.
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - Over the past few years Greece has undergone several endeavors, aimed at modernizing and improving the national health care services. A Health Care Reform Act seeking quality improvement and coordination of outpatient and hospital services at the Regional level, through the enhancement of primary care, has been recently approved. This paper reports a proposal for integrated health system in the primary care system in Greece with a major focus on equity, quality, and outcomes. The equity and quality framework of this proposal will possess the main components focusing on the provision of essential services, and clinical and organizational standards.
AB - Over the past few years Greece has undergone several endeavors, aimed at modernizing and improving the national health care services. A Health Care Reform Act seeking quality improvement and coordination of outpatient and hospital services at the Regional level, through the enhancement of primary care, has been recently approved. This paper reports a proposal for integrated health system in the primary care system in Greece with a major focus on equity, quality, and outcomes. The equity and quality framework of this proposal will possess the main components focusing on the provision of essential services, and clinical and organizational standards.
KW - Greece
KW - Health policy
KW - Integrated health care
KW - Personal doctor
KW - Primary health care
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=17844400095&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10916-005-3006-6
DO - 10.1007/s10916-005-3006-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15931804
AN - SCOPUS:17844400095
SN - 0148-5598
VL - 29
SP - 187
EP - 196
JO - Journal of Medical Systems
JF - Journal of Medical Systems
IS - 2
ER -