| Abstract [eng] |
The healthcare system in modern society faces continuously growing challenges – rising patient expectations, limited financial resources, shortages of human resources, and the need to ensure the provision of quality services for all citizens. In this context, strengthening inter-institutional collaboration becomes increasingly relevant, particularly when municipal-level initiatives for consolidating healthcare resources are implemented. Consolidation is a new approach that involves merging or coordinating human, infrastructure, informational, and financial resources from different institutions to provide personal healthcare services more effectively. The relevance of this topic is driven by global trends and the efforts of European Union (EU) member states to improve the quality, accessibility, and efficient use of personal healthcare services (Hearld & Westra, 2022). In Lithuania, since the end of 2023, integrated healthcare systems have been introduced, emphasizing the establishment of Health Centers in municipalities to ensure more efficient resource allocation and better fulfillment of patient needs (Ministry of Health, 2024). However, there is still limited scientific literature addressing the establishment and management of consolidated Health Centers (Keast, Brown, & Mandell, 2007). Therefore, this final project examines the possibilities for strengthening inter-institutional collaboration through the consolidation of personal healthcare treatment resources in the Marijampolė Municipality Health Center. |
