HSRI : Universal Health Coverage for  Hight-Cost , Complex Diseases
Channel: ็HSRI THAI
Date: 2012-01-31

Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2012 Presentation,

Mal-distribution of health resources remains a problem of the Thai healthcare system and this affects access to care of beneficiaries under the Universal Coverage Scheme especially for specialized health services. This field visit will start with a visit to a cardiac centre, namely Central Chest Institute of Thailand, nearby Bangkok, to learn how the National Health Security Office (NHSO) manages the referral system to shorten the queue of patients waiting for cardiac surgery and therefore improves access to specialized care of UC beneficiaries.