In and out: user fees and other unfortunate events during hospital admission and discharge
Cad. saúde pública
;
24(5): 1174-1178, maio 2008.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-481469
ABSTRACT
In various countries it has been reported that patients who receive hospital care, for example assisted birth, are detained inside the health facility until they pay their bills. The practice of hospital detention, whose magnitude is unknown, has been criticized as anti-humanitarian by UNICEF and human rights organizations. However, according to the author, leaving the hospital with a confirmed diagnosis and the recommended treatment can prove more difficult than simply being detained, particularly when health budgets are allocated with disregard for the social conditions in which people live, as in Latin America and elsewhere.
RESUMO
Segundo relatos, em vários países os pacientes que recebem tratamento hospitalar, inclusive durante o parto, podem ficar detidos dentro do hospital até saldarem suas contas. A UNICEF e diversas organizações de direitos humanos já denunciaram como anti-humana a prática da detenção hospitalar, cuja magnitude é desconhecida. Entretanto, de acordo com o autora, receber alta com um diagnóstico confirmado e a garantia do tratamento indicado pode ser mais difícil do que a simples detenção, particularmente quando os orçamentos da saúde são alocados sem levar em conta as reais condições da população, como ocorre na América Latina e em outras regiões do mundo.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Patient Discharge
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Health Expenditures
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Parturition
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Fees and Charges
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Hospitalization
Type of study:
Health economic evaluation
Language:
English
Journal:
Cad. saúde pública
Journal subject:
Public Health
/
Toxicology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Harvard Medical School/US
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