Economic crisis and primary care reform in Greece: Driving the wrong way?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 598, 2012, Pages 264-265

  Kondilis, Elias ^a   Smyrnakis, Emmanouil ^a   Gavana, Magda ^a   Giannakopoulos, Stathis ^a   Zdoukos, Theodoros ^a   Iliffe, Steve ^b   Benos, Alexis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GREECE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL SECURITY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FORECASTING; GREECE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 84861126121     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X641546     Document Type: Review

References (20)

1. Friedman T.A cultural revolution. France: International Herald Tribune, 2011.
2. Karamanoli E. Debt crisis strains Greece's ailing health system.Lancet 2011; 378(9788): 303-304.
3. Abel-Smith B, Calltorp J, Dixon M, et al.Report on the Greek health services. Athens: Pharmetrica, 1994.
4. World Health Organization.Health care systems in transition: Greece. Copenhagen:World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 1996.
5. Tsalikis G. Foundation of (anti)social insurance in Greece (1840-1940). In: Kyriopoulos J, Liaropoulos L, Boursanidis C, et al, (eds.).Social health insurance in Greece. Athens: Themelio, 2001: 19-47.
6. Carpenter M. On the edge: The fate of progressivemodernization in Greek health policy. International Political Science Review 2003; 24(2): 257-272.
7. Mossialos E, Allin S. Interest groups and health systemreformin Greece.West Eur Polit 2005; 28(2): 420-444. (Pubitemid 40771717)
8. Tragakes E, Polyzos N. The evolution of health care reforms in Greece: charting a course of change. Int J Health PlannManage 1998; 13(2): 107-130. (Pubitemid 28336952)
9. Matsaganis M. Fromthe North Sea to the Mediterranean? Constraints to health reformin Greece. Int J Health Serv 1998; 28(2): 333-348. (Pubitemid 28222044)
10. Lionis C, Symvoulakis EK,Markaki A, et al. Integrated primary health care in Greece, a missing issue in the current health policy agenda: a systematic review. Int J Integr Care 2009; 9: e88.
11. Tountas Y.Health services in Greece (1996-2006). Athens: Center for Health Services Research, 2008.
12. Oikonomidou E, Anastasiou F, Dervas D, et al. Rural primary care in Greece: working under limited resources. Int J Qual Health Care 2010; 22(4): 333-337.
13. Kontodimopoulos N, Moschovakis G, Aletras VH, Niakas D. The effect of environmental factors on technical and scale efficiency of primary health care providers in Greece.Cost Eff Resour Alloc 2007; 5: 14.
14. Pierrakos G, Yfantopoulos J. Factors that influence the evaluation of primary health care services.Arch HellMed 2007; 24(6): 578-582. (Pubitemid 351224236)
15. Ministry of Health,Welfare and Social Security. Study on the planning and organization of health services. Athens:Ministry of Health,Welfare and Social Security, 1994.
16. Tountas Y, Lopatatzidis A, Houliara L. Degree of satisfaction among IKA beneficiaries concerning primary health care services offered.Arch Hell Med 2003; 20(5): 497-503. (Pubitemid 38084117)
17. Kondilis E.Private health sector in Greece: development features, comparative quality evaluation, recent trends and perspectives. Thessaloniki: Aristotles University of Thessaloniki, 2009.
18. Kyriopoulos J, Lionis C, Dimoliatis I, et al. Primary health care as a cornerstone for health reformin Greece.Protovathmia Frontida Ygeias 2000; 12(4): 169-188.
19. Souliotis K, Lionis C. Creating an integrated health care systemin Greece: a primary care perspective. JMed Syst 2004; 28(6): 643-652. (Pubitemid 39388732)
20. Benos A. Primary health care by 2000. latrika Themata 1999; 16: 12-15.