3 research outputs found

    Efficiency in Health Care - Outline of a Multidimensional Problem of the Transformation Period

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    Efficiency is one of key notions in the theory and practice of system and organization management and is also relevant to health care. There are many economic theories to explain appropriate distribution of health care in the society. Controversies about efficiency in health care refer to the extent to which market mechanisms can an should be modified by new instruments of health policy. Efficiency in health care consists of expected effects of action on several interlinked levels: a. system as a whole, b. Organization of health care and c. processes (primarily basic therapeutic processes). In view of the complexity of the problem, the work presents outlines of different health care efficiency concepts and measurement methods, points out to connections and relations in systems, organization and processes which result on the one hand - from the development in medicine and new technologies, and on the other - from management decisions whose importance grows in the times of systemic transformations

    Use of Social Media in Building Social Capital

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    The aim of this article is to address the issue of social capital and new media - concepts recently operating in the public and scientific discourse. Awareness of the importance of the existence of social capital is still low, and the impact of new media on our lives still requires research in this area. Compared to other countries, the level of trust and civic engagement in Poland is very low, so it is worth considering the possibilities to improve the situation, even with the help of new communication technologies. The purpose of this article is to determine whether the new media, especially the Internet are used to create social capital. The analysis will be subject to subjective assessment of the use of new media in the area of social capital

    CONFLICTS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION

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    Currently, the issue of conflict is having a great impact on social sciences. This is disclosed in research and publications. In management theory, conflict means a dispute over deficient resources or inconsistency of objectives and values. At the same time, controlling diversity and transforming conflict into cooperation are the main basis of management that helps various organizations survive and develop. Conflicts that make their appearance in the healthcare services are encoded in the scenery of contradictory interests. However, in light of process of the aging of society and problems of healthcare service financing, it should be emphasized that their significance and intensification is increasing. Research on organizations indicates four fields of conflicts-interpersonal, intergroup, inter-organizational, and conflict-tender. A typology of conflicts existing in healthcare service institutions, their roots, consequences, dynamics, and management styles are introduced in this paper. System conditions, large numbers of stakeholders, complexity of structures, relationships in healthcare service organizations, and a severe shortage of resources affect both potential and revealed conflicts in the National Health Service. This is why they are so frequent, complex, sensitive, and difficult to solve.Wsp贸艂cze艣nie zagadnienie konfliktu znajduje szeroki odd藕wi臋k w naukach spo艂ecznych, o czym 艣wiadcz膮 liczne badania czy publikacje. W naukach o zarz膮dzaniu konflikt wi膮偶e si臋 ze sporami dotycz膮cymi podzia艂u deficytowych zasob贸w lub sprzeczno艣ci cel贸w i warto艣ci. Z kolei panowanie nad r贸偶norodno艣ci膮 i przekszta艂cenie potencjalnego konfliktu we wsp贸艂prac臋 stanowi膮 istot臋 zarz膮dzania, pozwalaj膮c膮 r贸偶nym organizacjom przetrwa膰 i rozwija膰 si臋. Konflikty wyst臋puj膮ce w opiece zdrowotnej wpisuj膮 si臋 w krajobraz sprzecznych interes贸w, cho膰 nale偶y podkre艣li膰 ich rosn膮ce znaczenie i nasilenie wobec potrzeb starzej膮cego si臋 spo艂ecze艅stwa oraz problem贸w finansowania us艂ug medycznych. Badania nad organizacjami wskazuj膮 na istnienie czterech obszar贸w konflikt贸w: interpersonalny, intergrupowy, interorganizacyjny oraz konflikt-przetarg. W pracy przedstawiono typologi臋 konflikt贸w wyst臋puj膮cych w organizacjach opieki zdrowotnej, g艂贸wne ich przyczyny, skutki, dynamik臋 i style zarz膮dzania konfliktami. Uwarunkowania systemowe, liczni interesariusze, z艂o偶ono艣膰 struktur i relacji wewn臋trznych w organizacjach opieki zdrowotnej, drastyczne niedobory zasob贸w powoduj膮, 偶e wyst臋powanie potencjalnych i ujawnionych konflikt贸w w opiece zdrowotnej jest tak cz臋ste, z艂o偶one, dra偶liwe i trudne do rozwi膮zania
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