title: The Systemic Changes to Improve Efficiency in Polish Primary Health Care.
abstract: Primary health care is an important part of any health care system. In highly developed countries it secures the population's most elementary health needs, with particular emphasis on preventive care and early intervention. Polish PHC model is currently undergoing a thorough transformation, associated with the need to adapt to standards designated based on the WHO's criteria, and with reference to the experience of other European countries. The paper describes the process of changes being carried out, in the context of previous experiences of reform relating to the sphere of organization, processes and efficiency. A review and systematization has been made, with regard to the undertaken activities in the field of deregulation and change of legal provisions, which are aimed at achieving the improvement of the efficiency of treatment and resource allocation. A set of recommendations based on expert's discourse have also been provided, with respect to future directions of Polish PHC transformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Economics and Health Management, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Bytom, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Holecki
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Bytom, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romaniuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woźniak-Holecka
keywords: Poland; efficiency; health care reform; health management; primary health care