99.1% of Romanian patients want to know more about the cost of the medical care they received. 98.2% want to know how much they contributed to the health-care system. 96% of patients believe there is a need for an IT system that would allow them to learn how much the medical system paid for the care they received. 96.5% believe that a law is required to provide them with access to a database containing the amounts paid and the costs for the medical services that patients receive.
These are the results of FACIAS's questionnaire responses for the "Romanian patient - fair laws and maximum transparency" project. The study was conducted online between July 15 and August 15.
The vast majority of those who responded to the survey desired a transparent health-care system with easy patient access to information. Patients also believe that information about treatment costs, insurance premiums, and how they are spent should be available at all times.
FACIAS, according to its statutory purpose, but also through its constant activity over the past 14 years, defends the rights of citizens and seeks to ensure transparency in the functioning of state institutions as a principle of democracy and the rule of law.