Javni zdravstveni sistem, ki prekaša zasebnega

| 30. avgust 2006 | Svet | Jure

Združenje ameriških veteranov upravlja največji integrirani zdravstveni sistem v ZDA. In, kar je v času vse pogostejših klicev za privatizacijo slovenskega zdravstva še posebej zanimivo: ta vladni sistem pri najpomembnejših kazalcih (stroški nege, zadovoljstvo bolnikov, rast stroškov, preventiva…) potolče zasebne konkurente.

The VA runs the largest integrated health-care system in the country, with more than 1,400 hospitals, clinics and nursing homes employing 14,800 doctors and 61,000 nurses. And by a number of measures, this government-managed health-care program–socialized medicine on a small scale–is beating the marketplace. For the sixth year in a row, VA hospitals last year scored higher than private facilities on the University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction Index, based on patient surveys on the quality of care received. The VA scored 83 out of 100; private institutions, 71. Males 65 years and older receiving VA care had about a 40% lower risk of death than those enrolled in Medicare Advantage, whose care is provided through private health plans or HMOs, according to a study published in the April edition of Medical Care. Harvard University just gave the VA its Innovations in American Government Award for the agency’s work in computerizing patient records.

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