Competitiveness / Health Care
This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.
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Euro Health Consumer Index 2015: Czech Rep. 13th out of 35 countries - patient surveys, study
The Euro Health Consumer Index 2006 had France as the champion with 768 points out of 1000. In the EHCI 2015, the Czech Republic at that level of achievement is 13th among 35 countries. Top performance ten years ago has today become European average, says the study. Eight countries, all Western European, are scoring above 800 points of the maximum 1000. These are followed at some little distance by four other affluent countries (Denmark, Sweden, France and Austria) “not quite making it” for different reasons. The first CEE country, the Czech Republic, is closing in, now only 14 points behind Austria. So how do national health care systems perform in the eyes of consumers/patients? As for the Czech Republic, patients' responses have shown good access to care...
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Competitiveness: DVTV: VIDEO: Bohdan Pomahač: Face transplant? Few experts in the world capable of performing it
Bohdan Pomahač is a Czech plastic surgeon who explains that the hardest or unique thing about face transplant is to cut away the donor's tissue, remove the face. There are only two surgeons in the world capable of performing it, Mr Pomahač being one of them. Behind his success there is "a little b...
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Competitiveness: MEPs welcome the EC´s eHealth initiative
During its January plenary session, on 14 January, the European Parliament voted in favour of a resolution welcoming the European Commission´s eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020. The EC published the Action Plan on 6 December 2012 as part of continuing effort to promote high-quality efficient patient-ori...
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Competitivenss: Results of eHealth survey
The AmCham conducted the eHealth Survey. The results shows: 61% of respondents think, eHealth is very important for improving quality and consistency of health care in the Czech Republic and also 61% for achieving efficiencies in health care. Ministry of Health Care should establish the agency to ov...
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