MEETING OF THE HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ISSUES COMMITTEE CONCERNING THE HOSPITAL SERVICE FINANCING REFORM
The Committee, within its oversight function, holds meetings concerning the hospital service financing reform.
Today, at the second meeting, the Committee members discussed the Hospital Service Financing Reform in Georgia: Outcomes and Challenges with the representatives of the hospitals of Tbilisi, as well as the Mtskheta-Mtianeti and Kvemo Kartli regions.
The meeting was as well attended by the Minister of IDPs, Labor, Health and Social Protection, Mikheil Sarjveladze; his First Deputy, Tamar Gabunia, and the representatives of the Ministry; as well as the Head of the UNDP project “Stronger Parliamentary Institutions in Georgia”, Nini Sarishvili.
The central topic of the meeting was the healthcare reform envisaging the financing of the hospital service, namely the financing model for the diagnosis-related groups (DRG).
“It is a crucial reform launched 1,5 years ago. Thus, we are to establish a new financing system, which is applied worldwide and has its pros and cons, which is the case for Georgia as well. Pursuant to the Rules of Procedure, deriving from our oversight activity, the Committee opted to hold working meetings to discuss the problems that the hospitals encounter, outline the solutions and thus, ultimately ensure the protection of the rights of the patients, doctors and the representatives of the medical business sector”, - the Chair of the Committee, Zaza Lominadze noted.
According to the Health Minister, Mikheil Sarjveladze, the active engagement of the sector in the decision-making will highly benefit the process and the working meetings can safeguard making proper decisions.
The First Deputy Health Minister, Tamar Gabunia overviewed the DRG financing.
The attendees expressed their positions, underlining the advantages of DRG financing, and on the other hand, stressed the problems that linger in the sphere, offering their options for solutions. The parties agreed on the necessity of intensified communication with the field specialists for joint planning and solutions. As Z. Lominadze stated, the meetings will continue during the spring session.
Next meetings will be held in the regions with the representatives of all medical institutions participating in the DRG financing and universal healthcare programs.
The meeting, organized by the Health Committee, was backed by the UNDP project “Stronger Parliamentary Institutions in Georgia”.
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