title: [Initial results of privatization of primary health services in the area of Pozega].
abstract: Privatization of the primary health care in the Pozega region has been going on gradually since 1992, when 30 general practice teams and 27 dentist teams provided care for 71,745 inhabitants. Up to 1998, 17 general practices with the contract with the Croatian Institute of Health Insurance (HZZO) for 36,714 insured, 15 dentist offices with the contract with the HZZO for 39,715 insured, one orthodontist office, and one for home care, underwent privatization. Another three dentist offices, one gynecological, and one ophthalmological practice were privatized without the contract with the HZZO. As it turned out, the successful privatization requires good knowledge of the project devised by the Ministry of Health, positive attitude of the county authorities and the administration of health care centres, as well as flexibility during the implementation of the project. On the basis of the conducted poll and other objective indices, it is concluded that the initial positive results of the privatization of the primary care are numerous and encouraging. However, there are also some negative ones which should be eliminated.
authors.affiliation: Opća zupanijska bolnica Pozega.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Glavić
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majnarić
mesh_terms: D017523:Croatia; D003813:Dentistry; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011332:Privatization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Prvi rezultati privatizacije primarne zdravstvene zastite na primjeru Pozege.