Realization of Contracts for Providing Health Care Services Such as Health Resorts in 2019

Introduction: Health treatment services in health resorts are a specific type of health care services in the Polish health protection system. In the context of performing the services, this specificity should be indicated in the rules for referring patients to treatment in health resorts. Referrals to treatment or rehabilitation in health resorts must be confirmed by the voivodeship branch office of the Fund, which is competent for the place of residence of the respective beneficiary. By confirming referrals, the voivodeship branch office of the National Health Fund specifies, inter alia, the type, place and date of the treatment. Therefore, it should be pointed out that the process in which the National Health Fund confirms referrals to treatment in health resorts is an important factor impacting the performance of treatment services in health resorts. Material: In order to inform about the performance of health care services in health resorts in 2019, the National Health Fund analysed the data by taking into account, inter alia, quantitative and value data (the value and number of registered medical referrals), medical data (the basis of the referrals, treatment profile, and scope of services), and statistical data (age and sex). Conclusions: From the analysis containing the above mentioned data, which is performed by the National Health Fund, results that the largest age group being treated in health resorts is the group aged from 56 to 65 years, which accounts for 41.03% of the total group of beneficiaries. On the other hand, the smallest groups is comprised of beneficiaries aged from 19 to 40 years, i.e. 1.39% of the total group of beneficiaries. This means that there is a significant disparity in the performance of treatment in health resorts between different age groups. Disparities may also be noticed in the performance of medical referrals to treatment in terms of sex, i.e. women account for 63.67% and men for just 36.33%.