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Healthcare in Sweden

Index Healthcare in Sweden

The Swedish health care system is mainly government-funded and decentralized, although private health care also exists. [1]

14 relations: County councils of Sweden, Dentistry, Electronic health record, Emergency medicine, Euro health consumer index, Gross domestic product, Health system, Patient, Primary care, Psychiatry, Publicly funded health care, SOM Institute, Västernorrland County, Vårdgaranti.

County councils of Sweden

A county council (landsting) is a self-governing local authority and one of the principal administrative subdivisions of Sweden.

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Dentistry

Dentistry is a branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, commonly in the dentition but also the oral mucosa, and of adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area.

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Electronic health record

An electronic health record (EHR), or electronic medical record (EMR), is the systematized collection of patient and population electronically-stored health information in a digital format.

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Emergency medicine

Emergency medicine, also known as accident and emergency medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with caring for undifferentiated, unscheduled patients with illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention.

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Euro health consumer index

Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) is a comparison of European health care systems based on waiting times, results, and generosity.

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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly) of time.

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Health system

A health system, also sometimes referred to as health care system or as healthcare system, is the organization of people, institutions, and resources that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations.

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Patient

A patient is any recipient of health care services.

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Primary care

Primary care is the day-to-day healthcare given by a health care provider.

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Psychiatry

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of mental disorders.

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Publicly funded health care

Publicly funded healthcare is a form of health care financing designed to meet the cost of all or most healthcare needs from a publicly managed fund.

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SOM Institute

The SOM Institute is a survey research organisation at the University of Gothenburg.

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Västernorrland County

Västernorrland County (Västernorrlands län) is a county (län) in the north of Sweden.

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Vårdgaranti

The Vårdgaranti (National Guaranteed Access to Healthcare) is a standard established in Sweden for public health services.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Sweden

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