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Healthcare System
Healthcare System
CORE COMPETENCIES
(WHO, 2000)
Health Systems
Missions
1. Population health improvement
2. Capacity and sensitivity to respond to
the needs (non-health) of patients
3. Equity in the funding of the system
The Italian healthcare system
• established in 1978 (SSN)
• increased responsibility and autonomy of
regional authorities – 1992
• decentralisation process – 1998