Poland: Healthcare system and eHealth strategy
Healthcare system
Basic data
322,500 square km38.2m inhabitants
122 inhabitants per square km
Healthcare system
Mainly public task.Healthcare organisation
National Health Fund and 16 regional branches.Healthcare insurance system
One National Health Fund and its 16 regional branches.Number of general practitioners, dentists and hospitals Poland/Pomorian Region:
- medical doctors: 122,500 / 7,500
- dentists: 32,600 / 2,200
- hospitals: 767 / 27
Communication between different professionals concerning the single patient
Communication is mainly paper based.Link
European Commission report "eHealth priorities and strategies in European countries",see chapter Poland on page 53.
Contact
Andrzej Rynkiewicz (member of the Executive Steering Committee),E-Mail: arynk@amg.gda.pl