Weryfikacja prawa pacjenta do świadczeń medycznych finansowanych ze środków publicznych

In the Polish health care system, the basic principle conditioning the access to public services financed from the public founds is the possession of proper entitlements. The study presents and systematizes the mechanisms related to ways of verification of patients entitlements to benefits financed from public funds in accordance with applicable laws. It describes the duties and powers of a service provider, beneficiary, and the process of information exchange with the principles of validation and verification of reporting data prepared by the National Health Fund.