A review of the past year, with a positive sign in the provision of quality health services
Continuing the efforts for a sustainable and efficient Health System, 2022 was another key year for the YESY. Gradually emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic to which the GHS was a key contributor, the Agency was called upon to address new, equally important and vital challenges.
The Health Insurance Agency, in pursuit of shielding the System, made decisive changes and modifications, strengthened controls, enriched existing and introduced new services, strengthened the position of beneficiaries within the GIS, thereby ensuring that beneficiaries receive more and upgraded services on an ongoing basis.
Taking an assessment of 2022, the sign can only be positive, with beneficiaries enjoying, within the System, advantages and benefits of exceptional importance. The General Health System, which has been universally embraced and supported by the world from the outset, proves its momentum every day through the numbers recorded every year.
From the beginning of 2022 until the end of December:
- 801,930 beneficiaries have visited Personal Physicians,
- 608,120beneficiaries have visited Specialists,
- 667,659 beneficiaries have received their medicines through the System (at the moment the GHS covers about 2.100 drugs, with this number including over 500 innovations),
- 500,075 beneficiaries have had laboratory tests,
- 278,911 beneficiaries have visited Dentists,
- 155,966 beneficiaries were served by other Health Professionals,
- 122,551 beneficiaries visited Accident and Emergency Departments,
- 105,874 beneficiaries received inpatient care services.
In addition, within 2022, the Health Insurance Agency took strong measures to curb exploitation by providers and beneficiaries. It diversified the remuneration model of PIs by adopting quality criteria, implemented quality control of referrals from PIs to specialists and modified the right to change PIs every 12 months instead of 6.
An important development for 2022 was the inclusion of 3 new inpatient hospitals, 4 palliative care centres and 2 dialysis units. Since July of the same year, Personal Physician on-call services were implemented in the GHS on weekends and holidays, for cases that do not require the services of the Accident and Emergency Departments.
The Health Insurance Agency, listening to the needs of society, is working tirelessly to provide continuously upgraded health services to the beneficiaries of the System.
The Health Insurance Agency, listening to the needs of society, is working tirelessly to provide continuously upgraded health services to the beneficiaries of the System. A continuous effort, which the society understands, creating a strong shield of protection around the GHS.
(NG/EXP)
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