Medical services management in physicians’ clinics

Abstract

Changes introduced in health care sector, particularly marketization of health care and intro- ¬duction of new financing schemes led to necessity of adjustment to demands of market economy. The perception of health services’ quality has changed and the patients’ expectations have increased. In health sector, similarly to every other area of business, certification systems are introduced to achieve higher quality of services delivered. The issue of quality in health care is important for all the stakeholders, including patients, medical staff, government administration and third-party payers. In the clinic assessed, for the purpose of achieving higher quality, external system of quality management consistent with requirements of ISO series norms was introduced. The purpose of the paper was to present selected results of the research focusing on quality of services rendered in physicians’ clinic based on clinic patients’ opinions. 220 respondents filled the questionnaires correctly. The patients were informed about the purpose of the research, the anonymity of the questionnaire and the synthetic results description. The database for calculations was prepared in Excel. The research shows that in the clinic assessed the quality issue is situated in entity’s management system, it encompasses each level of organizational structure and each workplace. The quality of services delivered by the clinic encourage majority of the patients to recommend the provider to others. The opinions collected among patients allowed for conclusion that the clinic could improve the relationships between staff and patients. The respondents were not satisfied with waiting times and point to need of increase in volume of services delivered.