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ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Analysis of the Healthcare System in Romania: A Brief Review.

Ion Petre, Flavia Barna, Daniela Gurgus, Laurentiu Cezar Tomescu, Adrian Apostol, Izabella Petre, Cristian Furau, Miruna Lucia Năchescu, Anca Bordianu

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Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ion PetreDepartment of Functional Sciences, Medical Informatics and Biostatistics Discipline, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Flavia BarnaDepartment of Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timișoara, 16 Pestalozzi Street, 300115 Timisoara, Romania.
Daniela GurgusDepartment of Balneology, Medical Recovery and Rheumatology, Centre for Preventive Medicine, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq. Nr. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Laurentiu Cezar TomescuFaculty of Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900527 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1895-8167
Adrian ApostolDepartment VII of Internal Medicine, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6684-1759
Izabella PetreDepartment XII, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynecology III, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Cristian FurauDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Vasile Goldiş" Western University of Arad, 310025 Arad, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7158-2579
Miruna Lucia NăchescuFinance Department, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timisoara, 300223 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1179-0717
Anca BordianuDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery Bagdasar-Arseni, Emergency Hospital Bucharest, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", 010825 Bucharest, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This manuscript provides a brief review and analysis of the healthcare system in Romania. This study aims to comprehensively analyse the healthcare system in Romania, evaluating its strengths, weaknesses, and impact on the population's access to quality healthcare services. Within the framework of the Romanian healthcare system, a multitude of pressing challenges endure. These encompass insufficient funding, shortages of medical personnel, and ineffectiveness in the provisioning of services. These impediments substantially hinder the accessibility of healthcare services, particularly in outlying and pastoral regions, thereby rendering the system susceptible and underserving certain demographics. Our investigation presents three hypotheses. The opening conjecture proposes that inadequate funding has a negative impact on the availability and standard of healthcare facilities in Romania. In addition, another hypothesis assumes that insufficient medical staff plays a considerable role in inequalities in access to and delivery of healthcare. Moreover, the existence of inadequacies in service provision serves as a significant barrier, obstructing the timely and efficient delivery of healthcare to those who need it. Our research encompasses a comprehensive analysis of key aspects of the Romanian healthcare system, ranging from healthcare infrastructure and financing mechanisms to service delivery and healthcare outcomes. Through a blend of qualitative and quantitative data sources, including government reports, academic studies, and statistical data, we have endeavoured to provide an in-depth evaluation. The analysis encompasses various aspects, including healthcare infrastructure, financing mechanisms, service delivery, and healthcare outcomes. Romania has a mixed healthcare system with both public and private providers. The primary level of care is delivered by family doctors, while hospitals and specialised medical centres provide secondary and tertiary care services. This research underlines the criticality of significant alterations being implemented in the healthcare system of Romania to address the issues arising from insufficient funding, a shortage of medical personnel, and shortcomings in service delivery. It is vital to tackle the obstacles presented by insufficient funding, the dearth of healthcare staff, and inadequacies in service delivery to attain impartial and reachable healthcare. By implementing these essential transformations, Romania can pave the way towards a healthcare system that efficaciously caters to the diverse requirements of its populace and guarantees the provision of prompt and superior healthcare services.

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analysischallengesfinancinghealthcare systeminfrastructurereformsRomania

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PMID37510510
PMCPMC10379121

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