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New President of the NFZ appointed
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New President of the NFZ appointed

Adam Niedzielski has become the new President of the National Health Fund (NFZ). From mid-July 2019, he was acting president. Previously, he was Deputy Chairman of the NFZ. Adam Niedzielski is an economist and manager specialszing in financial management and strategic management. In his professional career he has worked for many public institutions. Between 2002…

Da Vinci operations financed by the NFZ?
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Da Vinci operations financed by the NFZ?

Although formally, operations with the use of medical robots are not included in the basket of guaranteed services, some hospitals have found a way to (co)finance such services from the National Health Fund (NFZ). Everything is legal. Positive opinion of the AOTMiT in 2017 As Rynek Zdrowia reminds, already in 2017 the Agency for Health…

New NFZ vice president for medical affairs
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New NFZ vice president for medical affairs

Dr. Bernard Waśko was unanimously positively assessed as a candidate for membership of the board of the National Health Fund (NFZ). As Deputy Chairman of the Fund, he will be responsible for the medical division. Until 2011. Waśko was the director of the Provincial Specialist Hospital in Rzeszów. Later, he served as a medical director…

The NFZ wants to improve its image
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The NFZ wants to improve its image

The National Health Fund (NFZ) wants to take action to improve its functioning and, as a result, its image. The Fund wants to be a modern and efficient organization. This is the aim of the recently published “Assumptions to the NFZ Strategy for 2019-2023”.  The results of the CBOS research indicate that the NFZ positively…

Diagnostics: NFZ punishes hospitals with outsourced laboratories
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Diagnostics: NFZ punishes hospitals with outsourced laboratories

The hospital, which has its own laboratory, receives a 2% higher contract with the National Health Fund than the one for which the laboratory is outsourced by an external company, according to Jakub Swadźba, president of Diagnostyka. “There is no good press for outsourcing of medical services and this is followed by legal solutions”, said…

Medicover to invest millions in development of mental health center network
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Medicover to invest millions in development of mental health center network

Damian Medical Centre (CMD), part of Medicover, is building a network of mental health centers in the country’s largest cities under the banner of Mind Health Mental Health Centre. PMR predicts that the psychiatric care market in Poland will grow rapidly – by 6.9% this year and by an average of nearly 13% annually by 2026 …

ABM announced competition for Oncology Clinical Research Support Centers
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ABM announced competition for Oncology Clinical Research Support Centers

The Medical Research Agency has announced a competition, the subject of which is the establishment and development of Oncology Clinical Trials Support Centers (OnkoCWBK). Increasing the number of both clinical trials in the area of oncology, to increase the number of participants in Poland, as well as to exploit the potential of the commercial and non-commercial…