ROLE OF MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN UNITS OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENT

Klara Scuka (), Isabella Belic () and Miroslav Jaric ()
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Klara Scuka: Brod- Posavina County, Republic of Croatia
Isabella Belic: Brod- Posavina County, Republic of Croatia
Miroslav Jaric: Brod- Posavina County, Republic of Croatia

Interdisciplinary Management Research, 2014, vol. 10, 752-762

Abstract: The role of primary care is of great importance for the proper functioning of the health system. Social transformation in the last twenty year resulted in a fall of the interest of health care professionals to work in this segment of health care. At the same time, as a result of improving communications and increasing the available information, interested of individuals for their own health is growing. The first contact with an individual health care is in primary care segment, which must be equally accessible to all residents of Croatia, regardless of whether they live in rural or urban areas. Due to the reduced number of medical professionals who choose to work in primary health care, negative transformation of the health system and disconnect segments of primary health care that are organized through health centers, group practice or independent dealers, health care is not at the level of availability that is expected because the organization primary health care system has been left to the individual - doctor. Primary health care system lacks organization, which can be achieved by establishing health management at the level of regional governments.

Keywords: health care; primary health care; management; regional governments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I11 R51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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