3. Lack of Funding: Reduced Medicaid reimbursements and other governmental funding have placed enormous financial pressure on these establishments. 4. Competition: Alternative care options, such as home healthcare, assisted living communities and adult day centers, are emerging as strong competitors. The...
Prospective payment systems under which hospitals are paid a fixed price dependent on the type of case are used in the US for Medicare and Medicaid patients, in 13 European countries including the UK, Australia, and in Korea, and New Zealand (Cyclus and Irwin, 2010, Paris et al., 2010)....
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a broad term that covers ST-elevation myocardial infarction, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction and unstable angina, which are very common in Poland and around the world [1]. The comprehensive care model after myocardial infarction (CCMI, in Polish: KOS-...