Institutional determinants of informal payments for health services: an exploratory analysis across 117 countries

C Incaltarau, AV Horodnic, CC Williams… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Healthcare accessibility and equity remain important issues, as corruption in the form of
informal payments is still prevalent in many countries across the world. This study employs a …

[HTML][HTML] Informal payments and patients' perceptions of the physician agency problem: evidence from rural China

M Li, Z Li, CMW Yip - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Informal payment for medical services is a common phenomenon in China. Patients make
informal payments, in cash or in kind, to physicians in addition to official charges billed for …

[HTML][HTML] A five-year (2017–2021) time series evaluation of patient-reported informal healthcare payments in Romania

I Mosca, C Radu, Ș Strilciuc… - Journal of Medicine and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Low wages of health professionals are widely recognized as one of the drivers of informal
payments in Romania's healthcare system. In January 2018, the government increased …

Experiences of childbirth care in Lithuania and Romania: Insights from the European Babies Born Better survey

G Širvinskienė, AI Forray, M König‐Bachmann… - Birth, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Data on experience and satisfaction of users are essential for improvement of
health care, especially in the field of childbirth. The aim of this study was to compare …

Characterizing the role of informal payments in the delivery of pathology and clinical laboratory services

EH Glynn, T Amukele, O Soge, G Baird… - American Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives Informal payments (IPs) are unofficial cash or in-kind payments for
goods or services that should be covered by the health care system. They are a common but …

Patients' attitude toward informal payments in Iran: an application of the cluster analysis method

E Zarei, A Nikkhah, S Khodakarim… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Attitude is a factor affecting the behaviour of consumers. In the literature, the
effect of health care consumer's attitude on making informal payments has been highlighted …

A hálapénzzel kapcsolatos szokások a magyar egészségügyi szakdolgozók körében

M Julesz, ÉM Kereszty - Orvosi Hetilap, 2021 - akjournals.com
Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: Magyarországon 2021. január 1-jétől a hálapénz minden
formájának adása és elfogadása bűncselekmény, kivéve a legföljebb a minimálbér 5%-át …

Hálapénz után a magyar egészségügyben

P Balázs - Orvosi Hetilap, 2023 - akjournals.com
A 2020. évi C. törvény az egészségügyi szolgálati jogviszonyról a Büntető törvénykönyvet
módosítva tiltja az egészségügyi szolgáltatásért adott jogtalan előnyt vagy annak ígéretét …

Informal payments in public hospitals in Malawi: the case of Kamuzu Central Hospital

A Mphande-Namangale, I Kazanga-Chiumia - Global Health Research …, 2021 - Springer
Background Informal payments in public health facilities act as a barrier to accessing quality
health services, especially for poor people. This research aimed to investigate informal …

Hálapénz után a magyar egészségügyben= Aftermath of ban on Hungarian medical doctors' informal payment

P Balázs - Orvosi hetilap, 2023 - real.mtak.hu
A 2020. évi C. törvény az egészségügyi szolgálati jogviszonyról a Büntető törvénykönyvet
módosítva tiltja az egészségügyi szolgáltatásért adott jogtalan előnyt vagy annak ígéretét …