The directive on cross-border healthcare has been regarded by many as a major achievement of the policy of “patient empowerment” of the European Commission, granting EU citizens the right to access healthcare services (for planned treatment) in another member state [2]. In summary the aims of this directive are to: 1) clarify and simplify the rules and procedures applicable to patients regardin...

BACKGROUND Continuity of care is important for outcomes and patient satisfaction and includes additional considerations in the context of cross-border health care. Although this has been discussed in research and was picked up in the recently transposed Directive on patients' rights (2011/24/EU), there is limited evidence about related issues actually encountered by patients crossing borders. ...

13.00-14.30 Introduction to the meeting Global haemophilia care: what can be learned from emerging countries? Chairs: J. Astermark (SE), P. de Moerloose (CH) Low-dose replacement and prophylaxis in emerging countries A. Srivastava (IN) Cross-border care: heterogeneity of haemophilia care between countries and its consequences on patients’ management C. Hermans (CH) How can wealthy countries hel...

The article overviews cross-border cooperation across Polish borders in the last three decades. Deeply rooted conflictive border legacies and shifts first half of twentieth century, they quickly became locations symbolic reconciliation with neighbours functional aiming at economic development. non-linear character these processes resulted from changing political environment region.

This paper explores the impact of cross-border M&As on host economies of Korea ; China; and Hong Kong, China. For an intensive analytical research on this topic, this paper presents a comprehensive framework for analyzing the various impacts of cross-border M&As on the competitiveness of the host economies. We apply this framework to the data from five outstanding and considerable cases of each...