UTILIZATION AND FINANCIAL INDICATORS OF SPA SERVICES IN THE SOUTH DANUBIAN REGION, HUNGARY
Author(s)
Varga V, Bibó AZ, Hanzel A, Kerner Á, Elmer D, Ács P, Endrei D, Boncz I, Horváth L, Molics B
University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
OBJECTIVES: Aim of our study was to analyze the utilization and health insurance of physiotherapy-type spa services in Hungary and focusing the datas of the South-Danubian region. METHODS: Our data were obtained from the Central Bureau of Statistics. The list of spa and other medical care treatment contained 11 activities. The examined period was the year 2014. RESULTS: The number of treatments offered by 11 spa funded by the National Health Insurance Fund were 6.839.546. The first three most common treatments included: 1. pool with medicinal water therapy 2.076.148 (30.36%); 2. medical massage 1.642.037 (24.01%); 3. underwater group physiotherapy 686.773 (10.04%). 11.41% of all procedures were enlisted in the South-Danubian region (780.477 treatments), where the most common were: 1. pool with medicinal water therapy 194,976 (24.98%); 2. medical massage 179.003 (22.94%); 3. underwater group physiotherapy 87.176 (11.17%). Sequence of treatments in relation to the Social Insurance (thousand HUF): 1. medical massage 933.229 (21.71%); 2. pool with medicinal water 686.826 (15.98%); 3. complex bath medical-care 621.361 (14.45%). The total National Social Insurance subsidy was 4.299.171, of which 564.838 (13.14%) were in the South-Danubian region. The region's most supported treatments include (thousand HUF): 1. complex bath medical-care 155.707 (27.57%); 2. medical massage 10.334 (18.29%); 3. mud pack 71.613 (12.68%). In the region studied, the majority of patients receiving the above therapeutic possibilities were between 50-79 years of age. CONCLUSIONS: There were no differences in the sequence of the most common treatments between the national and South-Danubian region, while there was a significant difference in Social Insurance subsidy. In the South-Danubian region, complex spa medical-care had an extremely high financing rate, while underwater group physiotherapy and pool treatments with medicinal water receive relatively less support reducing overhead costs. Being aware of data can be essential in the organization of regional spa services.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2017-05, ISPOR 2017, Boston, MA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 20, No. 5 (May 2017)
Code
PMS78
Topic
Health Service Delivery & Process of Care
Topic Subcategory
Health Care Research
Disease
Musculoskeletal Disorders