Category „Health” and „Disease” and their Implications for a Healthcare System Management

Abstract

The issue under research is essentially important considering changes in modern reality. First of all it must be pointed out that although we experience a unique civilization change, take a chance that was unachievable for earlier generations and observe technological progress, we still struggle with fundamental challenges specified by accessibility of services which are directly connected with healthcare and life preservation. It must be stressed that social health constitutes a strategic field, and creation of right order in the field should be treated as strategic aim of public policy. Healthcare system constitutes a field that is very difficult to be efficiently managed, and changing interpretation of basic categories for the system: “health” and “disease” are one of the first met problems. Especially, these changes result in troubles in a state healthcare system by increasing its instability. An aim of the study is to indicate problems in defining categories “health” and “disease” as the essential ones to efficiently manage a healthcare system. In the study we make an assumption that perception, understanding and defining categories “health” and “disease” contain a way of perceiving reality which determines basics to systemic solutions for healthcare and influence ability to finance a healthcare system.