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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

New software increases efficiency in medical treatment

Belgrade, 26 May 2005

Serbian Minister of Health Tomica Milosavljevic and Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mission in Serbia and Montenegro Christian Bruner signed an agreement for a general medical software, developed for the project of medical institutions in Kraljevo.

Speaking at a seminar entitled “Financing Projects and Concluding Contracts Based on Capitation Elements”, Milosavljevic underlined that this software facilitates more efficient recordkeeping of treatment and expenses, and allows the patients to choose their doctors in their nearest dispensary.

The Kraljevo Health Centre, which has 23 dispensaries, now has electronic records, Milosavljevic explained and reminded that the International Red Cross helped the pilot project for reforming primary health care in Kraljevo with $2.65 million in aid, implemented in the Studenica Health Centre as of July 2001.

Kraljevo is an example of how to revive capitation, Milosavljevic said and explained that this is a new financing model according to which funds are distributed to medical institutions based on calculated expenses for every citizen.

Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mission in Serbia and Montenegro Christian Bruner assessed the results of the pilot project as very successful and expressed hope that the Kraljevo model will be applied to other health centres as the basis for the reform of medical care in Serbia.

Director of the Contracts Sector of the Serbian Institute for Health Protection Milica Miletic pointed out that this new financing system stimulates work and efficiency, as the size of the budget will depend on the number of patients and services offered.

European Agency for Reconstruction representative Mathias Reinicke assessed that one of the results of the project is the establishing of a sustainable model of health insurance that will finance a packet of basic medical services.

According to Belgrade Secretary of Health Ivan Radojkovic, Belgrade is interested in transferring the experience of Kraljevo to health centres in all of its 16 municipalities. Obrenovac will be the first municipality to implement the Kraljevo model of financing.