Functioning of Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Review of Literature

• Authors: Józef Haczyński , Agnieszka Trojniak , Krzysztof Jarowicz , Dawid Skaza

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Funkcjonowanie ochrony zdrowia podczas pandemii COVID-19 – przegląd literatury

Abstracts

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Cel: przegląd literatury naukowej na temat reorganizacji w systemie ochrony zdrowia w wybranych specjalizacjach medycznych podczas pandemii COVID-19. Projekt/metodologia/podejście: przegląd i analiza literatury dostępnej w ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, PubMed i w innych źródłach naukowych oraz opracowanie danych liczbowych z wykorzystaniem Microsoft Excel. Znaleziono artykuły, korzystając z określonych słów kluczowych, a następnie poddano je szczegółowej ocenie pod względem ustalonych przez autorów kryteriów. Wyniki: pandemia COVID-19 spowodowała wiele zmian organizacyjnych w placówkach ochrony zdrowia. W wyniku działań ograniczających rozprzestrzenianie się COVID-19 w podmiotach leczniczych zaobserwowano: wzrost znaczenia telemedycyny w kontaktach z pracownikami ochrony zdrowia, utrudniony dostęp do lekarzy różnych specjalizacji, opóźnienie w diagnostyce i leczeniu w różnych dziedzinach medycyny, a także zwiększenie nakładów finansowych na ochronę zdrowia. Dodatkowo pandemia spowodowała zredukowanie kontaktów społecznych. Prognozy dotyczące sytuacji po pandemii pokazują, że będzie miała ona wpływ na wzrost zapotrzebowania na konsultacje lekarskie z powodu pacjentów niezdiagnozowanych i nieleczonych w związku z sytuacją epidemiologiczną. Ograniczenia/implikacje badawcze: brak badań zawierających długoterminowe dane, badania przeprowadzane na niewielkich grupach badawczych, badania przeprowadzane w krajach o różnym stopniu rozwoju (trudniejsza analiza porównawcza), rozbieżność danych w niektórych pracach wynikająca z braku dostatecznej liczby badań nad nowym wirusem. Oryginalność/wartość artykułu: praca zbiera dane dotyczące różnych dziedzin medycyny oraz możliwego wpływu reorganizacji w systemie ochrony zdrowia na sytuację po pandemii. Artykuł jest oryginalny pod względem połączenia aspektów medycznych oraz kwestii zarządzania w pracy personelu medycznego podczas pandemii COVID-19.

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Purpose: A review of the literature on reorganization of the health care system in selected medical specializations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: A review and analysis of available scientific literature from ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, PubMed and other scientific sources, and data analysis using Microsoft Excel. Articles were found using specific keywords, then they were assessed in detail against the criteria set by the authors. Findings: The COVID-19 pandemic caused many organizational changes in health care. As a result of activities limiting the spread of COVID-19 in medical facilities, the following were observed: increased use of telemedicine to contact medical staff, limited access to physicians of various specialties, delayed diagnosis and treatment in many fields of medicine and also increased financial investment in the health care. Additionally, the pandemic reduced social contacts. It is forecast that after the pandemic, there will be an increase in demand for medical consultations due to undiagnosed and untreated patients during the pandemic. Research limitations/implications: A lack of scientific study with long-term data, a survey on a small group of respondents, studies from countries with different degrees of development (a more difficult comparative analysis), discrepancy of data in some studies due to insufficient research on the new virus – SARS-CoV-2. Originality/value: The work collects data from various medical disciplines and presents the possible impact of reorganization on the post-pandemic situation. The article is original because of the combination of medical and management aspects of the health care organization during the pandemic.

Keywords

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COVID-19; telemedicine; reorganization; access

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COVID-19; telemedycyna; reorganizacja; dostęp

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych
• Journal: Problemy Zarządzania
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 2/2021 (92)
• Pages: 64-86

Dates

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2021

Contributors

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Józef Haczyński

• Department of Humanization of Medicine and Sexology, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000289712287

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Agnieszka Trojniak

• Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000332606237

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Krzysztof Jarowicz

• Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000314507673

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Dawid Skaza

• Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Poland

• https://orcid.org/000000025088206X

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DOI

10.7172/1644-9584.92.4

Biblioteka Nauki

2055706