PMID: 32141871Mar 7, 2020Paper

IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY STANDARDS IN HOSPITAL CARE IN GEORGIA. PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTIVES

Georgian Medical News
N GorgiladzeO Gerzmava

Abstract

Health systems provide health actions-activities to improve or maintain health. These actions take place in the context of and are influenced by political, cultural, social, and institutional factors. Demographic and socioeconomic makeup, including genetics and personal resources, affect the health status of individuals seeking care. Access to the health care system is required to obtain the care that maintains or improves health, but simple access is not enough; the system's capacities must be applied skillfully. Thus, quality means optimizing material inputs and practitioner skills to produce health. As the Institute of Medicine defines it, quality is "the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge." Globally, there is an acute shortage of human resources for health (HRH), and low-income countries bear the highest burden. This shortage has not only considerably constrained the achievement of health-related development goals but also impeded accelerated progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). Like any other low-income country, Georgia is experiencing a health workforce shortage, particularly ...Continue Reading

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