Health Care Commitee

Mission:

• To help shape not only the future of healthcare in Slovakia but also strengthen the competitiveness of the whole country through focusing on health-related issues.
• Healthcare Committee - must keep in mind the bigger picture and long-term goals for Slovakia, which includes the country’s future competitiveness in relation to healthcare.
• AmCham needs to foster the position of a trustworthy partner for the government, other healthcare-related bodies and stakeholders, while clearly representing the interest of AmCham members and the values of the organization.
  

Members:

Large employers or foreign investors, companies active in the healthcare sector, healthcare consultants or anyone who believes they have innovative approaches for changing current healthcare system in Slovakia for better.

Chair: Juraj Mahút - IBM Slovensko

Vice Chair: Branislav Budke - Pfizer Luxembourgh Sarl

Executive Sponsor from Board of Directors: Charles Hackett - GlaxoSmithKline

Issues:

• eHEALTH
• Act no. 577/2004 on Scope of Healthcare reimbursement
• e-Detailing
• Genomic register
• DRG(Diagnose related groups)
• Number of pharmacies in Slovakia(2300)
• Cashflow between hospitals and medical suppliers
• Ethical codex
• Need and format of issues health insurance companies
• What are we trying to get out of the healthcare system in SR