Naslov
Preventive Healthcare and its Economic Implications

Autori
Cerović, Ljerka ; Dukić Samaržija, Nikolina ; Prša, Lidija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Economy of Eastern Croatia - Vision and Growth / Mašek Tonković, A. - Osijek : Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, 2016, 732-743

Skup
5th International Scientific Symposium "Economy of Eastern Croatia - Vision and Growth"

Mjesto i datum
Osijek, Hrvatska, 02.06.2016. - 04.06.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Health ; Prevention ; Resource Scarcity ; Public Health System ; Efficiency

Sažetak
Economically speaking, health is our most valuable possession. Almost every country in the world has a publicly funded healthcare system designed with the aim of preserving and promoting human health. The common issues of healthcare systems around the world are limited resources, ensuring equitable resource allocation and the awareness that healthcare is very expensive, as evidenced by a growth in national health expenditures in almost all countries of the world. Rapidly increasing incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases imposes additional burden on healthcare systems and national economies. This implies inefficient use of public health services, increased costs associated with clinical treatment of diseases and the cost of lost productivity due to inability of work and absenteeism. In view of the above, the aim of this paper is to underline the importance of the development and implementation of preventive healthcare programs at the national level and to confirm that prevention is several times more cost-effective than clinical treatment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

Napomena
Zbornik indeksiran u EBSCO, Thomson Reuters Web of Science, EconPapers

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