Healthcare system decentralisation, namely the transfer of
around 370 hospitals from the management of the Health Ministry
into that of local and county councils, the main move the Ministry
plans during this period, is raising more doubts than certainties
among hospital managers, while some local authorities are already
drawing up reorganisation plans and plans to pour tens of million
euros into hospitals. On the other hand, the private companies that
supply medical equipment to hospitals believe system
decentralisation is a “very good” idea and say this will have a
positive impact over their businesses. “It is a very good idea. The
private sector will respond by capitalising accumulated experience.
(…) I expect a competitive environment to emerge, with patients
standing to gain foremost. I also expect real private health
insurance to appear against this background of infrastructure and
implicitly service quality improvement,” said Marian Ghinescu, head
of the Healthcare unit of Siemens.

Subiecte #decentralisation#Hospital