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15 Atanasova E, Pavlova M, Velickovski R, et al. What have 10 years of health insurance reforms brought about in Bulgaria? Re-appraising the Health Insurance Act of 1998. Health Policy 2011;102:263–9.
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22 Dimova A, Popov M, Rohova M. The Health-Care Reform in Bulgaria: Analysis. Sofia: Open Society Institute, 2007.
16 Balabanova D, McKee M. Understanding informal payments for health care: the example of Bulgaria. Health Policy 2002;62:243–73.
23 Murauskiene L, Pavlova M, Veniute M, Groot W. Towards a more comprehensive view on patient payments in Lithuania: new findings from a population survey. Soc Econ Cent East Eur 2012;34:241–51.
17 Rechel B, Blackburn CM, Spencer NJ, Rechel B. Access to health care for Roma children in Central and Eastern Europe: findings from a qualitative study in Bulgaria. Int J Equity Health 2009;8:24.
24 Danyliv A, Stepurko T, Gryga I, et al. Is there a place for the patient in the Ukrainian health care system? Patient payment policies and investment priorities in health care in Ukraine. Soc. Econ. Cen East Eur 2012;34:273–91.
18 Colombini M, Rechel B, Mayhew S. Access of Roma to sexual and reproductive health services: findings from Albania, Bulgaria and Macedonia. Glob Pub Health 2012;7:522–34.
25 Golinowska S, Tambor M. Out-of-pocket payments on health in Poland: size, tendency and willingness to pay. Soc Econ Cent East Eur 2012;34: 253–71.
19 Open Society Institute. Informal Payments in Healthcare. Sofia: OSI; 2008 Report.
26 Baji P, Pavlova M, Gula´csi L, Groot W. Informal payments for health care services and short-term effects of the introduction of visit fee on these payments in Hungary. Int J Health Plann Manag 2012;27:63–79.
20 Ivanov L, Glutnokova Z, Kalinov K. Adequacy and quality of primary health care (consumers’ and doctors’ opinion). Sofia: The National Center of Public Health, Ministry of Health; 1996 Report from a sociological survey, Bulletin 1. 21 Allin S, Davaki K, Mossialos E. Paying for ‘free’ health care: the conundrum of informal payments in post-communist Europe. In: Kotalik J, Rodriguez D, editors. Global Corruption Report 2006. London: Pluto Press, 2006: 63–71.
27 Baji P, Pavlova M, Gula´csi L, Groot W. User fees for public health care services in Hungary: expectations, experience, and acceptability from the perspectives of different stakeholders. Health Policy 2011;102: 255–62.
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Relevance of hospital characteristics as performance indicators for treatment of very-low-birth-weight neonates Melanie Esser1, Nicholas Lack1, Christina Riedel2, Ulrich Mansmann3, Ruediger von Kries2 1 Bavarian Institute for Quality Assurance of Medical Care in Hospitals, Munich, Germany 2 Institute of Social Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany 3 Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometrics and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany Correspondence: Melanie Esser, Tel: +0049 89 21159023, Fax: +0049 89 21159020, e-mail: [email protected]
Background: Current attempts at centralization of neonatal care in Germany focus on a minimum volume of 30 very-low-birth-weight (VLBW, weighing
15 Atanasova E, Pavlova M, Velickovski R, et al. What have 10 years of health insurance reforms brought about in Bulgaria? Re-appraising the Health Insurance Act of 1998. Health Policy 2011;102:263–9.
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22 Dimova A, Popov M, Rohova M. The Health-Care Reform in Bulgaria: Analysis. Sofia: Open Society Institute, 2007.
16 Balabanova D, McKee M. Understanding informal payments for health care: the example of Bulgaria. Health Policy 2002;62:243–73.
23 Murauskiene L, Pavlova M, Veniute M, Groot W. Towards a more comprehensive view on patient payments in Lithuania: new findings from a population survey. Soc Econ Cent East Eur 2012;34:241–51.
17 Rechel B, Blackburn CM, Spencer NJ, Rechel B. Access to health care for Roma children in Central and Eastern Europe: findings from a qualitative study in Bulgaria. Int J Equity Health 2009;8:24.
24 Danyliv A, Stepurko T, Gryga I, et al. Is there a place for the patient in the Ukrainian health care system? Patient payment policies and investment priorities in health care in Ukraine. Soc. Econ. Cen East Eur 2012;34:273–91.
18 Colombini M, Rechel B, Mayhew S. Access of Roma to sexual and reproductive health services: findings from Albania, Bulgaria and Macedonia. Glob Pub Health 2012;7:522–34.
25 Golinowska S, Tambor M. Out-of-pocket payments on health in Poland: size, tendency and willingness to pay. Soc Econ Cent East Eur 2012;34: 253–71.
19 Open Society Institute. Informal Payments in Healthcare. Sofia: OSI; 2008 Report.
26 Baji P, Pavlova M, Gula´csi L, Groot W. Informal payments for health care services and short-term effects of the introduction of visit fee on these payments in Hungary. Int J Health Plann Manag 2012;27:63–79.
20 Ivanov L, Glutnokova Z, Kalinov K. Adequacy and quality of primary health care (consumers’ and doctors’ opinion). Sofia: The National Center of Public Health, Ministry of Health; 1996 Report from a sociological survey, Bulletin 1. 21 Allin S, Davaki K, Mossialos E. Paying for ‘free’ health care: the conundrum of informal payments in post-communist Europe. In: Kotalik J, Rodriguez D, editors. Global Corruption Report 2006. London: Pluto Press, 2006: 63–71.
27 Baji P, Pavlova M, Gula´csi L, Groot W. User fees for public health care services in Hungary: expectations, experience, and acceptability from the perspectives of different stakeholders. Health Policy 2011;102: 255–62.
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Relevance of hospital characteristics as performance indicators for treatment of very-low-birth-weight neonates Melanie Esser1, Nicholas Lack1, Christina Riedel2, Ulrich Mansmann3, Ruediger von Kries2 1 Bavarian Institute for Quality Assurance of Medical Care in Hospitals, Munich, Germany 2 Institute of Social Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany 3 Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometrics and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany Correspondence: Melanie Esser, Tel: +0049 89 21159023, Fax: +0049 89 21159020, e-mail: [email protected]
Background: Current attempts at centralization of neonatal care in Germany focus on a minimum volume of 30 very-low-birth-weight (VLBW, weighing
