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Current healthcare in Bulgaria: time for predictive diagnostics and preventive medicine

Since 1990 Bulgaria gradually moved from monopolistic to market regulated economy and healthcare. In 2007 the country became member of the European Union and started to adopt EU legislations. However, significant gaps between the average European and Bulgarian level of social, health and economic ef...

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Autor principal: Dimitrov, Dimiter V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23199114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13167-010-0051-0
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description Since 1990 Bulgaria gradually moved from monopolistic to market regulated economy and healthcare. In 2007 the country became member of the European Union and started to adopt EU legislations. However, significant gaps between the average European and Bulgarian level of social, health and economic efficiency remain to be narrowed. The major challenge is the demographic situation, where recent trends give alarming signals. Plans for reformation include transition towards out-patient palliative healthcare centers for the aging population as well as reduction of the costs with new electronic system of health insurance. The favorable location of the country at the Black Sea coast gives opportunities for medical tourism, which can provide quality health service for foreign customers. Finally, national platforms on prevention of major non-communicable diseases, such as obesity, cancer and diabetes, must be established as coordinated actions for the health and wellness of next generations.
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spelling pubmed-34053462012-07-27 Current healthcare in Bulgaria: time for predictive diagnostics and preventive medicine Dimitrov, Dimiter V. EPMA J Review Article Since 1990 Bulgaria gradually moved from monopolistic to market regulated economy and healthcare. In 2007 the country became member of the European Union and started to adopt EU legislations. However, significant gaps between the average European and Bulgarian level of social, health and economic efficiency remain to be narrowed. The major challenge is the demographic situation, where recent trends give alarming signals. Plans for reformation include transition towards out-patient palliative healthcare centers for the aging population as well as reduction of the costs with new electronic system of health insurance. The favorable location of the country at the Black Sea coast gives opportunities for medical tourism, which can provide quality health service for foreign customers. Finally, national platforms on prevention of major non-communicable diseases, such as obesity, cancer and diabetes, must be established as coordinated actions for the health and wellness of next generations. Springer Netherlands 2010-10-19 2010-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3405346/ /pubmed/23199114 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13167-010-0051-0 Text en © European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine 2010
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405346/
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