Compensating healthcare professionals for incoming losses and extra expenses during COVID-19 /
Compensating healthcare professionals for incoming losses and extra expenses during COVID-19 /
Ruth Waitzberg [and twelve others]
Summary: COVID-19 has affected the incomes of some health professionals by reducing demand for care and increasing
expenditures for treatment preparedness. In a survey of 14 European countries, we found that most countries have incentivised substitutive e-health services to avoid loss of income. Health professionals have also received financial compensation for loss of income either through initiatives specifically designed for the health sector or general self-employment schemes, and have either been reimbursed for extra COVID-19-related expenditures such as personal protective equipment (PPE) or had these provided in kind. Compensation is generally funded from health budgets, complemented by emergency funding from government revenue.
In: Eurohealth, 26 (2) pages: 83 - 87
COVID-19
Betacoronavirus
Disease Outbreaks
Compensation and Redress
Health Personnel
Summary: COVID-19 has affected the incomes of some health professionals by reducing demand for care and increasing
expenditures for treatment preparedness. In a survey of 14 European countries, we found that most countries have incentivised substitutive e-health services to avoid loss of income. Health professionals have also received financial compensation for loss of income either through initiatives specifically designed for the health sector or general self-employment schemes, and have either been reimbursed for extra COVID-19-related expenditures such as personal protective equipment (PPE) or had these provided in kind. Compensation is generally funded from health budgets, complemented by emergency funding from government revenue.
In: Eurohealth, 26 (2) pages: 83 - 87
COVID-19
Betacoronavirus
Disease Outbreaks
Compensation and Redress
Health Personnel