betegellátási

Betegellátási refers to the activities, processes, and structures involved in providing care to patients within health care systems. It covers clinical treatment, nursing, diagnostics, rehabilitation, palliative care, and support services aimed at maintaining health, alleviating symptoms, and enabling functioning. The concept emphasizes patient safety, rights, and autonomy, as well as coordination among care providers.

The goal of betegellátási is to deliver high-quality, accessible, and continuous care across care settings. It relies on multidisciplinary teamwork, evidence-based practice, and appropriate use of resources to meet individual health needs throughout illness and recovery.

Settings include hospitals, outpatient clinics, primary care centers, home care, and long-term or rehabilitation facilities. Care is delivered by a range of professionals, including physicians, nurses, midwives, therapists, social workers, and support staff, often coordinated through care pathways and case management.

Key activities encompass patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, medication management, rehabilitation, education for patients and families, discharge planning, and transition to other services. Quality and safety measures, infection control, informed consent, data protection, and continuous evaluation of outcomes are integral to betegellátási.

In the Hungarian health system, the term is used in policy and administration to describe how medical and allied health services are organized, funded, and regulated to ensure comprehensive patient care across different levels of care.