Transposition of the Patients' Rights Directive 2011/24/EU

Transposition of the Patients' Rights Directive 2011/24/EU
Author: Goscinska, Daria
Publisher: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2014-07-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3798326738

The Directive on the application of patients´ rights in cross-border healthcare was adopted by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament on March 9th, 2011. In the context of the adoption deadline on October 25th, 2013, as well as considering the national positioning towards the Directive and the interpretational leeway, it is interesting to see how and to what extent national legislators transpose the Directives´ implications. This paper will focus on the process of transposition, specifically domestic public consultations. The analysis is a two-level comparison: on the one hand, it presents an intrastate study of the various stakeholders involved in the discourse during the transposition process, whereby a country-specific picture of diverse proposals, opinions and challenges can be drawn. On the other hand, the paper marks an inter-country comparison, offering a sample of European adaptational patterns. The healthcare systems of the analysed countries Germany, Poland and Austria are characterised by a Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) system, nevertheless they differ concerning systemic specifics of healthcare, their voting behaviours towards the Directive and initial situations regarding transposable provisions. The study of domestic discourses from an actor-centred perspective concludes on the most critical points of the Directive, which reflect on prior authorisation, reimbursement, information provision and National Contact Points, and on transposition patterns in the member states. Hypotheses on the goodness of fit, the scope of patients´ rights and difficult interpretational areas of the Directive were tested and partly verified. The intrastate study and cross-national comparison revealed considerable differences among a small sample of EU-states, with only some analogies regarding stakeholder and governmental behaviour. The contrast is visible in the number and type of stakeholders, timing of public consultations, the emphasis set in the discourse, frequency of discussed articles and accurateness of implementation. This results not only from the difficult and debated area of health policy, but also from country-specific characteristics. Overall, the analysis indicates how important the process of transposition, as part of EU law-making, is for the correctness and success of European policies. An emphasis on the implementation phase is required to closely understand, analyse and improve the functioning of the Acquis Communautaire. Die Richtlinie über die Ausübung der Patientenrechte in der grenzüberschreitenden Gesundheitsversorgung wurde vom Rat der Europäischen Union sowie dem Europäischen Parlament am 9. März 2011 verabschiedet. Im Kontext der Umsetzungsfrist am 25. Oktober 2013 sowie unter Berücksichtigung nationaler Positionen gegenüber der Richtlinie und dem zu Verfügung stehenden Interpretationsspielraum, gilt es zu erforschen, inwieweit die nationalen Gesetzgeber die Implikationen der Richtlinie umsetzen. Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Transpositionsprozess der Patientenrichtlinie 2011/24/EU, insbesondere mit den nationalen Konsultationen während der Umsetzungsphase. Die Analyse besteht aus einem zwei-Ebenen Vergleich: einerseits präsentiert sie eine innerstaatliche Studie über diverse, in den Transpositionsprozess involvierte Stakeholder, wodurch eine länderspezifische Skizze bezüglich verschiedener Umsetzungsvorschläge, Meinungen sowie Herausforderungen gezeichnet wird. Andererseits stellt die Studie einen zwischenstaatlichen Vergleich dar, durch welchen Europäische Transpositions- und Implementierungsmuster verdeutlicht werden. Die drei ausgewählten Staaten Deutschland, Polen und Österreich sind jeweils durch das Gesundheitssystem der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung gekennzeichnet, nichtsdestotrotz unterscheiden sie sich im Hinblick auf die systemischen Ausprägungen, ihr Abstimmungsverhalten zur Richtlinie im Rat der Europäischen Union sowie ihre Ausgangsposition der Transposition. Die Analyse der nationalen Diskurse aus einer Akteur-zentrierten Perspektive mündet in einer Zusammenstellung der kritischsten Aspekte der Richtlinie, welche die Vorabgenehmigung, Kostenerstattung, Informationsbeschaffung und die Nationalen Kontaktstellen beinhaltet. Gleichzeitig fasst die Studie die Transpositionsmuster der Mitgliedstaaten zusammen. Die Hypothesen zu "Goodness of fit", zur Reichweite der Patientenrechte sowie zu interpretativen Problemfeldern der Richtlinie wurden getestet und teilweise verifiziert. Sowohl der inner- wie auch zwischenstaatliche Vergleich zeigt die enormen Differenzen einer relativ geringen Staatenprobe auf, mit lediglich wenigen Analogien in Bezug auf die Stakeholder und das Verhalten der staatlichen Entscheidungsträger. Der Kontrast zeigt sich insbesondere hinsichtlich der Anzahl und des Typs der Akteure, der zeitlichen Koordinierung der öffentlichen Konsultationen, des Diskursschwerpunkts, der Häufigkeit der diskutierten Umsetzungsartikel sowie der Transpositionsgenauigkeit. Die hervorstechenden Differenzen sind nicht nur Ausdruck eines sensiblen und umstrittenen Politikfelds, sondern resultieren aus den staatenspezifischen Eigenschaften. Insgesamt zeigt die Analyse auf, wie wichtig der Transpositionsprozess als Teil der EU-Gesetzgebung für die Korrektheit und den Erfolg Europäischer Politik ist. Die Fokussierung auf die Implementierungsphase ist notwendig, um die Funktionsfähigkeit des Acquis Communautaire genau zu verstehen, analysieren und zu verbessern.

Improving Healthcare Quality in Europe Characteristics, Effectiveness and Implementation of Different Strategies

Improving Healthcare Quality in Europe Characteristics, Effectiveness and Implementation of Different Strategies
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2019-10-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9264805907

This volume, developed by the Observatory together with OECD, provides an overall conceptual framework for understanding and applying strategies aimed at improving quality of care. Crucially, it summarizes available evidence on different quality strategies and provides recommendations for their implementation. This book is intended to help policy-makers to understand concepts of quality and to support them to evaluate single strategies and combinations of strategies.

Building European Reference Networks in Health Care

Building European Reference Networks in Health Care
Author: Willy Palm
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9789289002769

Under the European Directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border health care, the development of European reference networks was promoted as one of the prime areas for cross-border cooperation among Member States. These networks are meant to improve access to and provision of high-quality health care to all patients who have conditions requiring a concentration of specialized resources or expertise. At the same time they could act as focal points for medical training and research, information dissemination and evaluation, especially for rare diseases. The idea of pooling resources in order to better address medical conditions that are rare or require very specialized expertise or equipment, corresponds with moves towards concentration of specialized health care services, often motivated by common health systems challenges like tightening financial constraints, workforce shortages and growing attention for quality and safety. This book examines the different ways in which the concept of reference networks has been implemented in European countries, and what kind of medical conditions or interventions it covers in various countries. It also looks at the motivations behind the establishment of such networks, the regulatory and administrative processes for identifying and designating them, as well as the financial arrangements needed for their proper functioning. This study outlines the key policy implications and challenges for developing the concept of reference networks at national and European levels. Ultimately we aim to provide a better understanding of the issues that may be encountered when implementing the Directive.

Achieving Person-Centred Health Systems

Achieving Person-Centred Health Systems
Author: Ellen Nolte
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108803725

The idea of person-centred health systems is widely advocated in political and policy declarations to better address health system challenges. A person-centred approach is advocated on political, ethical and instrumental grounds and believed to benefit service users, health professionals and the health system more broadly. However, there is continuing debate about the strategies that are available and effective to promote and implement 'person-centred' approaches. This book brings together the world's leading experts in the field to present the evidence base and analyse current challenges and issues. It examines 'person-centredness' from the different roles people take in health systems, as individual service users, care managers, taxpayers or active citizens. The evidence presented will not only provide invaluable policy advice to practitioners and policymakers working on the design and implementation of person-centred health systems but will also be an excellent resource for academics and graduate students researching health systems in Europe. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Assuring the Quality of Health Care in the European Union

Assuring the Quality of Health Care in the European Union
Author: Helena Legido-Quigley
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2008
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9289071931

People have always travelled within Europe for work and leisure, although never before with the current intensity. Now, however, they are travelling for many other reasons, including the quest for key services such as health care. Whatever the reason for travelling, one question they ask is "If I fall ill, will the health care I receive be of a high standard?" This book examines, for the first time, the systems that have been put in place in all of the European Union's 27 Member States. The picture it paints is mixed. Some have well developed systems, setting standards based on the best available evidence, monitoring the care provided, and taking action where it falls short. Others need to overcome significant obstacles.

Voluntary Health Insurance in Europe: Country Experience

Voluntary Health Insurance in Europe: Country Experience
Author: Sagan A.
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2016-07-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9289050373

No two markets for voluntary health insurance (VHI) are identical. All differ in some way because they are heavily shaped by the nature and performance of publicly financed health systems and by the contexts in which they have evolved. This volume contains short structured profiles of markets for VHI in 34 countries in Europe. These are drawn from European Union member states plus Armenia Iceland Georgia Norway the Russian Federation Switzerland and Ukraine. The book is aimed at policy-makers and researchers interested in knowing more about how VHI works in practice in a wide range of contexts. Each profile written by one or more local experts identifies gaps in publicly-financed health coverage describes the role VHI plays outlines the way in which the market for VHI operates summarises public policy towards VHI including major developments over time and highlights national debates and challenges. The book is part of a study on VHI in Europe prepared jointly by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and the WHO Regional Office for Europe. A companion volume provides an analytical overview of VHI markets across the 34 countries.

Global Developments in Healthcare and Medical Tourism

Global Developments in Healthcare and Medical Tourism
Author: Paul, Sudip
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2019-11-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1522597883

The outbreak of global health issues due to rapid urbanization, industrialization, and changing climatic conditions are severely impacting health and lifestyle. Yet, healthcare and medical services continue to increase in cost in developed nations. This can result in medical tourism, wherein patients travel across countries in order to benefit from medical treatment that might not be accessible in the traveler’s nation of origin. Developing countries are prepared to capitalize on this growing industry by offering multi-specialty healthcare hospitals, cost-effective treatments, and the promotion of online medical consultancy. Global Developments in Healthcare and Medical Tourism provides innovative insights into issues impacting healthcare services, healthcare service providers, government policies, and initiatives for health reforms and explores low-cost medical tourism destinations and practices. The book additionally seeks to deliver high-quality, cost-efficient smart healthcare applications. The content within this publication examines global health, wellness tourism, and global business and is designed for students, researchers, academicians, policymakers, government officials, medical practitioners, and industry professionals.

Digital Health Care outside of Traditional Clinical Settings

Digital Health Care outside of Traditional Clinical Settings
Author: I. Glenn Cohen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2024-04-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1009373250

Health care delivery is shifting away from the clinic and into the home. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telehealth, wearable sensors, ambient surveillance, and other products was on the rise. In the coming years, patients will increasingly interact with digital products at every stage of their care, such as using wearable sensors to monitor changes in temperature or blood pressure, conducting self-directed testing before virtually meeting with a physician for a diagnosis, and using smart pills to document their adherence to prescribed treatments. This volume reflects on the explosion of at-home digital health care and explores the ethical, legal, regulatory, and reimbursement impacts of this shift away from the 20th-century focus on clinics and hospitals towards a more modern health care model. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

From Innovation to Implementation - EHealth in the WHO European Region

From Innovation to Implementation - EHealth in the WHO European Region
Author: Centers of Disease Control
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2016-06-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 928905137X

"The principal authors were Carrie Beth Peterson (Consultant in eHealth and Innovation, WHO Regional Office for Europe), Clayton Hamilton (Editor-in-chief and Unit Leader, eHealth and Innovation in the Division of Information, Evidence, Research and Innovation, WHO Regional Office for Europe) and Per Hasvold (WHO Collaborating Centre for eHealth and Telemedicine at the Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, Troms, Norway)."--Page viii.