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On the 1-14 of June, 2003 Delegation of the representatives from Ministry of Health, other health care authorities, Ministry of Finances and Presidency from the Republic of Tajikistan visited Lithuania and participated in a 2 weeks training seminar organized by Health Economics Centre.
Guests from Tajikistan were introduced to the Lithuanian health care structure and financing system, as well as some other health care systems in Europe and the experience of the implementation of the Health Insurance system.
Members of the delegation were trained essentials of health economics and at the end of the courses participants were issued certificates. Trainings were financed by World Bank project.
Members of the delegation also visited Parliament (The Seimas) of Lithuanian Republic; Health Affairs Committee and National Health Board, State Patient Fund and Vilnius Territorial Patient Fund, Vilnius health care institutions (Cardio Surgery Clinic, Vilnius University Santariskes Clinics, private GP office, Centras polyclinic
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Themes of lectures and meetings:
- Health financing systems
- Sources of revenue for health care financing
- National health insurance, social insurance and private insurance
- Development of Health Care systems in Transition Countries
- Health care reforms in Lithuania
- Resource allocation. Equity and effectiveness criteria. Ethical aspects. Territorial resource allocation.
- National Health Accounts. Lithuanian experience
- Discussion: Accounting and control of health care resources.
- Planning and assessment of health programs
- Setting and administration of the national health budget in Lithuania
- Provider payment systems. Discussion: provider payment
- WB project in Lithuania.
- Role and functions of municipalities in health field. Primary health care development in Lithuania
- Introduction to health insurance in Lithuania.
- State Patient Fund budget planning
- Management of State Patient Fund. Territorial resource allocation
- Evaluation of providers’ performance (control), services pricing.
- Contracting and payment for services
- Ambulance care reforms
- Business planning
- Investment decisions
- TPF organization and functions. Contracting system, monitoring
- Information system SVEIDRA: registration of population
- Quality of services: Management, regulation and implementation lessons.
- Providers planning. Providers ownership (legal status)
- Basic package of services. Set up of priorities.
- Costing & pricing of services.
- Round table on reforms agenda
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Copyright: SEC, 2003.07.31
Last updated: 2004.11.22
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