On the 17-22 of August, 2003 delegation of officials from Republic Moldova visited Lithuania. Health Economics Centre together with Vilnius Territorial Patient Fund organized study visit and trainings for the representatives from health care system, Ministry of Finances and Presidency from this country.
Delegation members were introduced to the structure and financing issues of the health care system, experience of the implementation of the Health Insurance system in Lithuania.
Guests from Moldova Republic visited Vilnius and Panevezys Territorial patient Funds, State patient fund, inpatient and outpatient health care institutions.
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Themes of lectures and meetings:
- Health care organization and financing in Lithuania
- National budget: planning and administration
- PHC organization and financing
- PHC management (Visit to GP office)
- Financial management of the polyclinics (Visit to the polyclinic)
- Financial management of the hospital under health insurance (Visit to the hospital)
- Hospital management (Visit to district hospital)
- Financial management of the NHI: Budget; Territorial resource allocation; Payments methods
- TPF organization and functions. Contracting system. Information system SVEIDRA
- Round table on health care financing reforms in the Ministry of Health
Members of the delegation also visited State Patient fund and Territorial patient Funds, Vilnius and regional health care institutions
From the 1 of July, 2003 in one of the regions of the Moldova Republic pilot implementation of the Health Insurance system has started.
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