Demonstrated Advantages of the Implementation of a Quality Management System in Romanian Hospitals

The quality of health services in the last two decades has been one of the important topics raised in international meetings on the priorities of developing countries. That is also the case of Romania which although has a health care system with certain deficiencies managed to make significant progress in the quality field of services provided to patients. Based on the significant importance of the quality of public health services, this paper aims to highlight the most important benefits obtained further to the implementation of a quality management system focused on the needs of patients in the public hospitals, regarded as the main providers of medical services in the country.