2008
DOI: 10.1080/02813430802030090
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Family medicine in the Baltic countries

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“…Family medicine, as a discipline, used to be recognized only in Yugoslavia [26]. There was no patient choice of provider [41]. The CCEE that became members of the EU have introduced some form of social health insurance [24] and [42].…”
Section: Central and Eastern Europementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Family medicine, as a discipline, used to be recognized only in Yugoslavia [26]. There was no patient choice of provider [41]. The CCEE that became members of the EU have introduced some form of social health insurance [24] and [42].…”
Section: Central and Eastern Europementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, when a healthcare system is being established it must be decided what role hospitals will play—that is, the extent to which they will be used—and this decision has consequences not only for the system itself, but also for population health. For instance, if a country opts for hospitals to play a much smaller role in the treatment and recovery of those who are ill, then the onus ends up being placed on outpatient care facilities, especially on family physicians [ 5 ]. Countries with better access to non-hospital healthcare services, measured by health expenditure, or number of overall employed healthcare workers per 10,000 population, may experience lower hospitalization rates, as timely and effective healthcare intervention can prevent or manage health conditions before they become severe.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%