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Impact of policy regulations on the functioning of hospitals in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis

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  • Masłowski Dariusz

    (Faculty of Production Engineering and Logistics, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland.)

  • Kulińska Ewa

    (Faculty of Production Engineering and Logistics, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland.)

  • Salwin Mariusz

    (Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.)

  • Pawlas Karolina

    (Faculty of Production Engineering and Logistics, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland.)

  • Kulińska-Jachowska Karolina

    (Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland.)

Abstract

During the state of epidemic in Poland in 2020, all facilities providing medical services were subject to constant reorganization. Legal changes, which were introduced at a very rapid pace, did not allow the standardization of the work of the health service. Therefore, the assessment of the practical effects of the introduced legal measures is challenging due to the lack of fixed benchmarks. Accordingly, the research method used in the article is a survey conducted among employees of the Voivodeship Specialist Hospital in December 2020, in which 165 employees from different wards participated. For this purpose, the article presents the detailed description of policy regulations related to healthcare management introduced in Poland in 2020. Combining legal research and qualitative data allowed general conclusions to be drawn with regard to the quality assessment of the implemented policy measures from the perspective of healthcare professionals.

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  • Masłowski Dariusz & Kulińska Ewa & Salwin Mariusz & Pawlas Karolina & Kulińska-Jachowska Karolina, 2022. "Impact of policy regulations on the functioning of hospitals in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis," International Journal of Management and Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of World Economy, vol. 58(2), pages 192-217, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ijomae:v:58:y:2022:i:2:p:192-217:n:2
    DOI: 10.2478/ijme-2022-0012
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    Keywords

    COVID-19 pandemic; hospitals; legal regulations; management processes;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • K39 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Other
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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