Activity of the EU Project "Health Financing and
Management in Ukraine"
1-10 June 2006 |
In the framework of Project
implementation a special
Study Tour to France was organized to
study the national healthcare system
|
29 May 2006 |
The fourth meeting of Regional Project
Steering Committee in Kharkiv pilot
region took place
|
28 May 2006 |
Project participated the Europe day
celebration in Kharkiv
|
22 May 2006 |
The fourth meeting of Project Task Force
Group was organized in the Project office.
During the meeting winners of
Journalist contest were announced
|
20 May 2006 |
Project took part in the celebration of
Europe Day on Khreschatyk
|
20-21 April 2006 |
The two-day seminar “Setting up an independent provider of healthcare” was held
in Koncha-Zaspa.
|
20 April 2006 |
The 13th videoconference session “The Project recommendations on effective
implementation of PR campaign on the national level” for healthcare managers
was organized by the Project.
|
6 April 2006 |
The 6th meeting of the National Project Steering Committee was held.
|
4-5 April 2006 |
The Roll-out Training Module “Review analysis of new ‘roll-out’ rayons with
visiting to the Project pilot region” was held in Kharkiv.
|
4 April 2006 |
The 12th session was held in the framework of distance learning course on the
basis of KMAPO, NASA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr Oblast Diagnostic Center.
|
30 March 2006 |
The 13th session was held in the framework of distance learning course on the
basis of KMAPO, NASA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr Oblast Diagnostic Center.
|
30-31 March 2006 |
The Roll-out Training Modules 4 and 5 were held in Zhytomyr.
|
23-24 March 2006 |
The Project took part in the Exhibition of EU projects in Ukraine.
|
March 2006 |
The Comparative data analysis of the sociological surveys on population’s
expectation and awareness of health care reforms in Zolochiv rayon, Kharkiv
oblast, carried out in 2004 and in 2006, was held by Sociology and Psychology
Department, Taras Shevchenko National University.
|
March 2006 |
The Comparative data analysis of the sociological surveys on population’s
expectation and awareness of health care reforms in Popilnya rayon, Zhytomyrska
oblast, carried out in 2004 and in 2006, was held by the Department of
Sociology of NaUKMA.
|
March 2006 |
The 5th
issue of “Family Doctor+” was published.
|
March 2006 |
The PTM 3 Global Budget for HCF and
Performance Indicators
was held in Kharkiv
|
16 March 2006 |
The interactive test based on the internet technology was held in KMAPO for
participants of the training course for health care managers and administrators
|
15-16 March 2006 |
THCA Module 6 “Performance indicators of
health care facilities and quality management of healthcare
” was held in Kyiv
|
14 March 2006 |
The special seminar N 3 “Analysis of public
needs and planning for health care services
” was held in cooperation with NASA.
|
14 March 2006 |
The 10-th videoconference session “Costing
and performance indicators of health services. Part-2
” was held in the framework of distance learning course on the basis of KMAPO,
NASA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr Diagnostic Center
|
13 March 2006 |
The third meeting of Project Task Force Group was organized in the Project
office
|
10 march 2006 |
Project participated in the seminar “Autonomization
of healthcare provider under introduction of contract relations in health
sector
” in Yevpatoria
|
1 March 2006 |
The 9-th videoconference session was held in the framework of distance learning
course on the basis of KMAPO, NASA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr Diagnostic Center
|
22 February 2006 |
The 8-th videoconference session was held in the framework of distance learning
course on the basis of KMAPO, NASA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr Diagnostic Center
|
15-16 February 2006 |
THCA Module 5 “IT for healthcare purchasers and providers
” was held in Kyiv
|
14 February 2006 |
The 7-th videoconference session “Costing of health services
” was held in the framework of distance learning course on the basis of KMAPO,
NASA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr Diagnostic Center
|
14 February 2006 |
The seminar # 2 “Human Resources Management an Team Building
” was held in NADU
|
8 – 9 February, 2006 |
The Roll-out Training Module N3 Global Budget for HCF and Performance
Indicators was held in Zhytomyr.
|
1-2 February 2006 |
According to the Project request a sociological research on public attitude to
the healthcare reforms, medical services evaluation and awareness on the health
insurance was held by the cathedra of sociology Kyiv Mohyla Academy in
Olevskiy, Yemelchynskiy, Ljubarskiy, Chernyakhyvskiy, Novograd-Volynskiy,
Zhytomyrskiy rayons of Zhytomyr oblast
|
1 February 2006 |
The 6 -th videoconference session “Comparative analysis of economic
efficiency of various financing models for health care facilities
” was held in the framework of distance learning course on the basis of KMAPO,
NASA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr Diagnostic Center
|
1-2 February, 2006 |
RTM 2 “Cost accounting for HCF. Data entry procedure
” was held in Kharkiv
|
26-27 January, 2006 |
RTM 2 “Cost accounting for HCF. Data entry procedure
” was held in Zhytomyr
|
26 January, 2006 |
The 5 –th videoconference session was held in the framework of distance
learning course on the basis of KMAPO, NASA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr Diagnostic
Center
|
19 -20 January 2006 |
THCAM Module 4 “Social Health Insurance Implementation in Ukraine
” was held in Kyiv
|
27 December 2005 |
The 4 -th videoconference session “Financial
and economic reporting of healthcare facilities under “global budgeting”
was held in the framework of distance learning course on the basis of KMAPO,
NAPA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr Diagnostic Center |
5-19 December 2005 |
According to the Project request a sociological
research on public attitude to the healthcare reforms, medical services
evaluation and awareness on the health insurance was held by the faculty of
sociology and psychology of Kyiv National Shevchenko University in
Bogoduhkihsky, Bliznjukivskiy, Vovchanskiy and Iziumskiy rayons of Kharkiv
oblast
|
14-15 December 2005 |
Training of Healthcare Administrators Module 3
“Financial Management and Cost Accounting” was held in Kyiv |
13 December 2005 |
Seminar ¹ 1 “Change Management” was held in
cooperation with NAPA |
7 December 2005 |
The videoconference session “Economic activity
of newly created health enterprises. Relation between the Purchaser and
Provider of health services” in the framework of distance learning course on
the basis of KMAPO, NAPA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr Diagnostic Center was held |
7-8 December 2005 |
Roll-out Training module 1 ”Set up authonomus
Healthcare Facilities” was held in Kharkiv |
8 December 2005 |
The Third Meeting of the Regional Steering
Committee was held in Kharkiv
|
1-2 December 2005 |
Roll-out Training module 1 ”Set up authonomus
Healthcare Facilities” was held in Zhytomyr
|
2 December 2005 |
The second meeting of Task Force Group was held |
19- 29 November 2005 |
A special Study Tour was organized to study the
experience of Germany in reforming the healthcare sector |
17 – 18 November 2005 |
Training of Healthcare Administrators Module 2
“Contracting between purchasers and providers” |
9 November 2005 |
The videoconference session “The Main
Directions of Health Reform in Ukraine and Other Countries ” in the framework
of distance learning course on the basis of KMAPO, NAPA, KhMAPO and Zhytomyr
Diagnostic Center was held |
2-3 November 2005 |
Training for journalists “How to use funds for
health effectively?" was held in Zhytomyr |
1 November 2005 |
Training on communication skills for Pilot
authorities, was held in Zhytomyr |
19-20 October 2005 |
Training for journalists “How to use funds for
health effectively?" was held in Kharkiv |
18 October 2005 |
Training on communication skills for Pilot
authorities, was held in Kharkiv |
13-14 October 2005 |
Training of Healthcare Administrators Module 1
“Setting up Autonomous Healthcare Facilities” was held in Kyiv |
12 October 2005 |
A one-day seminar on roll-out of the experience
by the EU Project "Health Financing and Management in Zhytomyr |
6 October, 2005 |
Training for journalists "How to use funds for
health effectively?" was held in Kyiv. 70 journalists from allover Ukraine
participated in the training |
5 October 2005 |
The on-line testing on selection candidates for
Training Course for Managers (Administrators) in the Healthcare System of
Ukraine was held in cooperation with Kyiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate
Education named after P.L.Shupik (KMAPE) |
30 September 2005 |
A one-day seminar on roll-out of the experience
by the EU Project "Health Financing and Management in Ukraine" in Kharkiv
|
21-23 September 2005 |
The Conference "Contract based delivery of
health care services by autonomous health care institutions: Meeting the
challenge of health reform in Ukraine" was held Yalta |
16 September, 2005 |
The second meeting of Regional Project Steering
Committee in Kharkiv pilot region took place |
August 11, 2005 |
The second meeting of Regional Project Steering
Committee in Zhytomir pilot region took place |
26 June - 3 July 2005 |
In the course of the Project implementation, to
study the experience of Romania in reforming the healthcare sector, a special
Study Tour was organized |
33-11 July 2005 |
The Project conducted training in health
financing and management on the basis of Summer School of the Jagellonian
University (City of Krakow, Poland). |
30 June - 1 July, 2005 |
The sixth Training Module Quality Management
was held in Zhytomyr |
21-22 June 2005 |
Pilot Training Module #5 nformation
Communication Technology was held in Kharkiv |
16 June 2005 |
The participants of the Train-the-Trainers
course on health financing and management conducted by the European Union
Project "Health Financing and Management in Ukraine", in partnership with Kyiv
Medical Academy of Post Graduate Education (KMAPE), the Ministry of Healthcare
of Ukraine passed the test and were recognized as trainers on health financing
and management issues. |
14-15 June 2005 |
The module 8 Hospitals and policlinics in XXI
century of the TTT course was held in Kiev. |
14 June 2005 |
The third meeting of the Discussion Club
"Implementation of IT technologies" took place in Popilnya |
June, 8-9, 2005 |
Pilot Training Module #5 Information
Communication Technology took place in Zhytomyr |
7 June 2005 |
The video-conference between Zhytomyr regional
medical diagnostic centre and Kyiv Medical Academy of Post Graduate Education
(KMAPE) was held. |
June, 7, 2005 |
First meeting of Information Task Group
took place in Conference Hall of the MOH of Ukraine |
June,3, 2005 |
Round-table discussion "How to Implement
Article 49 of the Constitution of Ukraine?" was held |
May, 31, 2005 |
The First Meeting of the Regional Steering
Committee in Zhytomyr Oblast was held |
May 31 - June, 1 2005 |
Pilot Training Module #4 "Cost accounting" took
place in Zhytomyr |
May, 24-25, 2005 |
Train the Trainers (TTT) Module 7 "Leadership and change" was held in Kyiv |
May, 20, 2005 |
The First Meeting of the Regional Steering
Committee in Kharkiv Oblast was held |
May, 18-19, 2005 |
Pilot Training Module #4 "Cost accounting" took
place in Kharkiv |
May, 16-17, 2005 |
The training workshop "Promotion of
Communication Skills for Working with Public |
May, 14, 2005 |
Project took part in the celebration of Europe
Day |
April, 29, 2005
|
The second issue of newspaper “Family doctor+” was issued
|
April, 28, 2005
|
The second meeting of the Discussion Club "Implementation of contracts between
purchaser and provider of health services “ took place in Zolochiv, Kharkiv
oblast.
|
April, 26 – 27, 2005
|
Pilot Training Module #3 Global Budgeting Under Contracting Relationship took
place in Kharkiv
|
April, 21 2005
|
The second meeting of the Discussion Club "Implementation of contracts between
purchaser and provider of health services “ took place in Popilnya, Zhytomyr
oblast.
|
April, 19 -20 2005
|
The training module for pilot regions #2 “Implementation of Health Contractual
Relations in Ukraine ” was held in Zhytomyr
|
April, 12-13 2005
|
Training Module 6 “Information Technology (IT) Systems for Purchasers and
Providers” of the Training The Trainers (TTT) course was held in
Kyiv. During the module the following presentations were done:
-
Modern Information System Architecture in Health Care for Ukraine (what has
been done and what should be done)
-
e-Health – The ICT environment for Healthcare From medical informatics to
e-Health
-
e-Health – The ICT environment for Healthcare. Healthcare application and their
ICT requirements.
-
ICT support for regional/national/district health care systems.
-
Information for payers, providers and controlling authorities - Polish
experiences (RUM).
-
Standards, integration and communication tools (EDI, EHR, HL7, XML, data
security, identification, authorization, authentication).
-
ICT for healthcare in Ukraine: Project implementation in the Pilot regions.
-
Implementing and organizing the ICT services for Health care providers. (UK and
France examples)
-
Implementing and organizing the ICT services for Health care providers.
-
e-Health: examples of the regional/national healthcare projects
-
EU e-Health Initiatives and action plan as a catalyst to new HC procurement
models in EU The draft healthcare ITC strategy for Ukraine
|
April, 1.2005
| IT equipment was delivered to Popilnya CRH
|
March, 23, 2005
|
The meeting of the Discussion club "Control Over the Expenses and Improving the
Efficient Resource Distribution: Tools of Enhancing the Healthcare System in
Ukraine" took place in Zolochiv, Kharkiv oblast
|
March, 21-22, 2005
| The training module for pilot regions #2
“Implementation of Health Contractual Relations in Ukraine ” was held in
Kharkiv.
The following presentations were given in the course of the module:
• Ukrainian practice in contracting (V. Rudiy)
• Cross-regional lessons on contracting – A brief overview (Dr. Antonis
Malagardis)
• Polish examples of out- and in-patients contracts (Krystyna Czarniecka)
• German examples of out- and in-patients contracts (Bela Kaunzinger)
• Presentation of the communal enterprise's contract Zolochiv Central
Rayon Hospital (O. Gavva, the Chief Physician of Central Rayon Hospital)
• Standards for health services to be included in the contract (M.
Shevchenko)
• Critical analysis of foreign contract usefulness for Ukraine : economic
aspects (Y. Orel)
|
15-16 March 2005
|
The fifth module “Insurance and Financing” of the TTT course was
held in Kyiv within its training program. In the course of the module the
following presentations were done:
-
Social Health Insurance Design and System Components: Population Coverage,
Benefit Package (Dr. Antonis Malagardis)
-
Cost estimation, Financing and Administration of Social Health Insurance (Dr.
Antonis Malagardis)
-
Collection and Pooling of funds: Selected Countries experience (Dr. Antonis
Malagardis)
-
The introduction of Social Health Insurance in Ukraine: Describe measures
needed and evaluate Presentation of WG tasks
-
Social Health Insurance and Provider Payment systems: Advantages and
Disadvantages (Adam Kozierkiewicz)
-
Social Health Insurance problems – how to regulate relationship between
solvency, rates and quality of care (Adam Kozierkiewicz)
-
Drawing on the experience of EU with Social Health Insurance systems &
Building Consensus in Ukraine (WG)
|
February 25, 2005 |
The sitting of the Discussion club "Control Over the Expenses and Improving the
Efficient Resource Distribution: Tools of Enhancing the Healthcare System in
Ukraine" took place in Popilnya, Zhytomyr oblast
|
February 22 - 23, 2005
|
The fourth module "Human Resource Management, Quality Management, Purchase
Control and Pharmaceutical Management" of the subject advancing course was held
within the training program.
The following issues were discussed:
-
Communication skills - basic concepts, methods and techniques to improve
Negotiation and conflict resolution - techniques and practical approaches
Managing the supervision process - motivations, changes and innovations
implementation
-
Rationalizing of purchasing process - collective or individual, central or
local, wholesale or not. Tender procedures. Lessons from other countries
-
Conceptual framework to improve quality - definitions, measures, methods and
techniques
-
The quality improvement cycle
-
Quality management programs - implementation, organizational and leadership
changes for quality improvement, monitoring and strategy
-
Pharmaceutical supply system in hospitals - techniques to increase their
efficiency and effectiveness
|
February 21, 2005
|
The first issue of this newspaper "Family Doctor +" (ѳìåéíèé ë³êàð +") was
published
|
February, 8 2005 |
The fourth sitting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) was
held
|
January, 27- 28, 2005 |
Training the Trainers (TTT) Course (Module 3) Introduction to
Health Economics" was held. The following issues were discussed:
-
What is Health Economics?
-
Basic Concept of Health Economics
-
Demand and Supply of Health and Healthcare
-
Planning and Allocation of Health Service Resources
-
Health Economics in Action"
-
Principles of Economic Evaluation in Healthcare
-
Economic Appraisal in Practice
|
January, 25-26, 2005
|
Train the Trainers (TTT) Course (Module 2) "Planning and
Management" was held The following issues were discussed:
-
Basic Management
-
Evidence based management
-
Operational planning
-
Strategy management
-
Decision-making Process
|
9-10 December, 2004 |
Regulatory and Organizational Changes in Pilot
Regions and Their Influence on Health Financing in Ukraine workshop took place
in Kyiv.
The following presentations were given in the course of the seminar.
-
Regulatory and Organizational Changes in the Pilot Rayon of Kharkiv Oblast
-
Regulatory and Organizational Changes in the Pilot Rayon of Zhytomyr Oblast
-
Presentation of the Contract of Healthcare Services Provision of Zolochiv
Central Rayon Hospital
-
Presentation of the Contract of Healthcare Services Provision of Popilnya
Central Rayon Hospital
-
IT Implementation: Review of Software and Hardware Provision
|
16-17 November, 2004
|
Train the Trainers (TTT) Course (Module 1)
"Health sector development" was held.
The following issues were discussed
-
Defining health determinants
-
Assessment of the factors affecting health sector as a means of long-term
strategic planning
-
Current problems of health management in Ukraine
-
Political and economic context of health care system development
-
Analysis of the EU countries experience
-
Evolution of the health care system in Poland: lessons for Ukraine
|
28 October 2004 |
Round-table discussion "Healthcare Reform -
Where and How to Begin" was held.
The following issues were discussed:
-
Accessible and Quality Health Care - Today's Urgent Demand
-
The Ministry of Health - Reform Strategy
-
The Law on Mandatory State Social Health Insurance: What Will It Bring and What
Can Be Done Without It?
-
The Components of the Reform: Efficiency Boost of the Available Financial and
Managerial Resources
-
Obstacles on the Way to Healthcare Reform
-
What will the Healthcare Reform Give to the Patients, Doctors, and the State?
|
19 - 20 October 2004 |
The open seminar "Contracting Between
Purchasers and Providers: Issues for Ukraine".
The following questions were considered during the seminar:
-
The Current Regulatory Basis for Contracting in Ukraine
-
Grounds for Contracting: Regulatory Aspects
-
Contract Typology: Analysis of German Experience
-
Contractual Relations in Healthcare as a Mechanism of Effective Resource
Allocation
-
The Current Examples from Ukraine: Contracting in the Field of Family Health
Care
-
New Model of Primary Care Organization for Pilot Regions within the EU Project
-
Preventive and Primary Healthcare Measures in Ukraine, Kyiv, and a Number of
Oblasts
-
International Experience: Lessons for Ukraine
|
October, 7 2004 |
The third meeting of the Project Steering Committee at which the
Report on achievements of the Project during the period of 3 months
(July-September 2004) was considered
Report of Olga M.Tytarenko, Deputy Head of KharkivOblast State
Administration on the Project performance in the Pilot region ¹ 2 (Kharkiv) was
presented
Report of V.K. Golovakov, First Deputy Head of Health
Administration within Zhytomyr Oblast State Administration on the Project
performance in the Pilot region ¹ 1 (Zhytomir) was presented
|
28-29, September, 2004 |
The seminar on Health care services cost
Determination was held in Kiev.
Program of the Seminar included discussion of the following issues:
-
How to Buy Health
-
Comparative Analysis for Acute Hospitals Payment Systems
-
Experience of Some Countries: Payment for Case
-
Calculation Methods and Information Needs in Calculation of Prime Cost
-
Methods of defining healthcare providers' expenses in Ukraine
-
Comparative Analysis for Ambulatory Care Payment Systems
-
Practical Use of Payment-for-Case System in Hospitals. Information systems.
Codes for Diseases and Procedures
|
13-14, September 2004,
15-16, September 2004 |
The seminars on contracting, pricing and
financial management of health facilities on local level were held in Kharkiv
and Zhytomyr
The seminars program envisaged coverage of the following issues:
-
The Regulatory framework for changing hospital legal status and management
structures in Ukraine
-
Contracting of Health Services in the Czech Republic
-
Role and Task of Local Authorities in Healthcare in Poland
-
Financial Management of Health Care resources
-
Pricing of Health Services in the EU, Finnish experience
|
September 2004
|
Within the framework of realization of the EU project "Health
Financing and Management in Ukraine" and in correspondence with the information
strategy for September - October 2004, the First Information Campaign was
initiated. Its goal is to attract attention of state officials, physicians,
journalists and the public to the necessity of reforming the sphere of
healthcare.
|
August, 9 -16 2004 |
A sociological research of people's awareness about health
insurance in Zolochiv rayon of Kharkiv oblast and Popilnya rayon of Zhitomir
oblast took place in cooperation with the Chair of Sociology of the NaUKMA
within the framework of the project. On the whole, 1076 respondents aged from
18 to 86 were interviewed in both regions
|
July,1 2004 |
The second sitting of the Project Steering Committee at which the
Report on achievements of the Project during the period of 3 months was
considered
|
June, 30 2004 |
Meeting of the National Press Club on the topic "How to Make
"Medical Money" Work Effectively?"
During the session, the following issues were discussed:
-
Why Ukrainian Members of Parliament did not approve the law on
medical insurance?
-
Is it possible to transform medical facilities into full-value subjects of
economic activity?
-
How to change forms of payment for local authorities to improve the situation
in the healthcare sphere?
-
Is it true that all medical services must be free of charge?
The lecturers were:
Mykola Pol³shchuk, Head of the Committee of Verhovna Rada
of Ukraine in issues of healthcare, motherhood and childhood;
Vasil Hara, Head of the Committee of Verhovna Rada of Ukraine in issues
of social policy and labor;
Timur Pedchenko, the First Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine;
Lilya Grygorovich, Head of the subcommittee of Verhovna Rada of Ukraine
in issues of healthcare, motherhood and childhood;
Volodymir Rudy, the Ukrainian Director of the European Union Project
"Health Financing and Management in Ukraine".
|
June 2004 |
Competitive selection of the Project coordinators in pilot regions
was carried out.
As a result of the competition, the regional coordinator in Zhytomyr oblast
became Golovakova Kristina Volodymirivna, and in Kharkiv oblast - Shinkarjova
Irina Mihajlivna
|
June, 22 2004 |
The agreement on cooperation with Zhytomyr pilot region
concerning increasing efficiency of financing and management in the health
sphere is signed. |
June, 9 2004 |
The agreement on cooperation with Kharkiv pilot region concerning
increasing efficiency of financing and management in the health sphere is
signed. |
June, 3 2004 |
Opening of the web site of the Project. References to the web site of the
Project will be placed on Internet sites of the European Commission, the
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Ministry of Health, Zhitomir and Kharkiv
Oblast State Administrations, the SvitUA portal
www.healthfin.kiev.ua
The structure of the web site:
- About EU
- The Project
- Reviews
- Reports
- News
- Pilots
- Legislation
- Trainings
- Links
- Contacts
|
May, 18 - 20 2004 |
Open seminar on the topic "Health Insurance: Experience of the
European Union"
The seminar program envisaged coverage of the following issues:
-
Law on Mandatory Health Insurance (how to improve the draft law on mandatory
health insurance in Ukraine).
-
Critical analysis of the insurance system in EU countries and countries of
Eastern Europe (which of the reformed healthcare systems are closer to the
future Ukrainian system and why).
-
Health management and financing during the transitive period (what should be
done in each hospital and polyclinic to meet requirements obligatory for
implementation of the insurance system). the Critical analysis of system of
insurance in the countries of EU and the East Europe (which of the reformed
systems of public health services more close to the future Ukrainian system and
that).
-
Support of local authorities during the transition period (how local
authorities can support changes in regional hospitals and polyclinics).
-
Control over the process of reforming and public relations (the example of
Poland).
Representatives of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Verhovna
Rada, heads of medical facilities, scientists, international experts,
representatives of pilot regions took part in the work of the seminar.
Within the frameworks the seminar, a press conference for mass-media took
place. Among the participants, were following persons: Minister of
Health T.Pedchenko, the Project Team Leader A.Malagard³s, the Ukrainian
Director of the Project V.Rudy, rector of KMAPE J.Voronenko, international
experts-participants of the seminar, and over 20 journalists ("Glavny Vrach",
"Nova Medytsyna", "Strahovy Klub", the newspapers "Vashe Zdorovja", "Urjadovy
Curier", "Ukraina Moloda", "Vremja" (Kharkiv), "Zhitomirschina", "Pravda
Ukrainy", "Khreschatic", Ukrainske Radio, TV Inter, STN (Kyiv), TRC
"Alternativa", etc.)
|
April, 15 2004 |
The first sitting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) during
which the composition of this body was formed, its task, role and
responsibility determined.
The PSC included representatives of the following institutions and
organisations:
National organisations:
-
the Ministry of Health (4)
-
the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (1)
-
the Ministry of Economy and Issues of European Integration (1)
-
the Ministry of Finance (1)
-
Members of Parliament (2)
-
Representatives of administrations of pilot regions (2)
-
Representatives of health service providers from pilot regions (2)
-
Representatives of the national trade union of healthcare workers (1)
International donors:
-
EU delegation (1)
-
EU monitoring group / the observer status (1)
-
World Bank / the observer status (1)
-
WHO bureau for connections with Ukraine / the observer status (1)
Project Team Leader
GVG Deputy Director
Ukrainian Project Director / with the consultative vote status
|
March 2004 |
-
A comparative analysis of draft laws 4505 "On Mandatory State Social Health
Insurance", 4505-1 "On Mandatory State Social Health Insurance", 3370 "On
Healthcare Financing and Health Insurance", and 3370-1 "On Mandatory Health
Insurance" was held.
-
Development of detailed recommendations concerning improvement of draft law
4505 "On Mandatory State Social Health Insurance".
-
A legal analysis of formation and development of financing and management
policy in the sphere of healthcare for the period since 1992 till the present
time.
|
March, 23 2004 |
Meeting of the competition commission for designation of "pilot"
regions. Selection of "pilot" regions as potential key target groups was based
on conditions of the tender and was started within the framework of the
Project. The following activities were initiated:
-
The questionnaire containing 23 questions was developed by the Project staff,
coordinated with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and dispatched to the 25
oblasts, to the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol. The survey included the
proposition to provide basic economic, social and medical data concerning
certain rayon, to explain in detail readiness of the staff to work on
implementation of health insurance, to estimate experience of alternative
financing mechanisms and to demonstrate the level of awareness of the
corresponding legislation. Further questions dealt with the role of mass media
in coverage of social protection problems in the region and estimation of
principles that are critical for implementation of health insurance.
-
The Project received filled in questionnaires from 10 oblasts: Zhytomyr,
Kharkiv, Zaporozhye, Cherkassy, Kirovograd, Lviv, Odessa, Poltava, Sumy, and
the city of Kyiv. They were evaluated according to certain criteria:
conformity/discrepancy, sufficiency/insufficiency of pilot work opportunities.
-
Applicants who had the greatest number of points were invited for the final
designation. Representatives of Zhytomyr, Kirovograd, Lviv, Sumy, and Kharkiv
oblasts delivered 30 minute presentations in which they provided more detailed
information about the pilot rayon and opportunities for successful
implementation of the project.
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The tender committee included officials of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, a
representative of the World Health Organisation, a European Union
representative and experts of the Project. All the members agreed that Zhytomyr
oblast had prepared the most complete (written and oral) application and that
was why one of P³lot rayons should be set up in this area. Concerning the other
candidate, preferences were split among presentations of Kirovograd, Lviv and
Kharkiv oblasts. After a long discussion, the committee suggested Kharkiv
oblast due to the strong political support on the part of the Ministry of
Health of Ukraine.
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February, 26 2004
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A seminar conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of
Ukraine. The theme of the seminar was "Implementation of Mandatory State Social
Health Insurance in Ukraine: Problems and Prospects"
Basic issues raised at the seminar:
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Legal maintenance of healthcare financing in Ukraine: modern conceptual
problems and possible assistance of the European Union project in solving them.
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Specific legal problems connected with mandatory insurance and recommendations
for their solution.
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Economics in health insurance: comparing personal and mandatory state social
insurance
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January, 29 2004 |
Presentation of the Project in the Ministry of Health (MoH) .
Among participants there are representatives of Verhovna Rada of Ukraine, the
Cabinet of Ukraine, the MoH, European Commission Representation, World Health
Organisation (WHO), oblasts delegates.
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December, 12 2003
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The Project launch
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